r/NAPLEX_Prep

Exam was all over the place. There were definitely plenty of clinical questions, but I was surprised by how often the exam tested medication specific details rather than pure therapeutics. I saw questions involving osteoporosis, heart failure, thyroid disorders, anticoagulation, HIV, and asthma/COPD, but there were also a lot of questions on medication safety, dispensing considerations, monitoring parameters. I had things on adverse effects, pharmacokinetics, and selecting the most appropriate dosage form or formulation for a patient.

Know your brand/generics because I got several questions involving insulin products, GLP-1 agonists, anticoagulants, inhalers, and anticonvulsants. Also know counseling points, administration requirements, monitoring parameters, boxed warnings, contraindications, dose adjustments, and major drug interactions. Don't ignore supplements and OTC products either.

Overall, don't completely ignore the smaller details and less common medications. I spent a lot of time focusing on the major disease states and calculations, but many of the questions seemed designed to test whether you think like a practicing pharmacist and can recognize important medication information, counseling issues, safety concerns, and monitoring requirements.

I don’t feel like I failed but I definitely guessed on like 40 questions easily. For reference I studied almost 3 months using uworld, the qbank. I also scored 70 and 79 on the pharmpreppro practice exams a few weeks apart. Definitely take the time to do practice questions over and over and over again. Definitely do a practice exam as it’ll help with pacing and give you an idea where you stand before you walk in.

Has anyone gotten their test results yet?

Check to see if you can pay.

Checked at 12:35 pm PST and can pay now

Update: Took mine at 9AM PST.

I posted about my mock tests before

PNN Exam 1 85
PPP exam 1 72
PNN exam 2 90
PPP Exam 2 81

Pre-NAPLEX 97

Is my score good? I am so scared now…..

Also, whoever takes Aug24 exam, pls let me know
Thanks

Just took the Naplex…. Made so many dumb mistakes ugh I feel like I failed. Going to be the longest 9 days of my life :(

Hello! Im heading into the last couple days of my cooldown for the NAPLEX. Should be within the next 10 days.

Contrary to the first time that I took it, I focused a lot on Math, Biostat and PK, which was an area I struggled just because I didnt practice the amount that I should have practiced. I also focused a lot on foundations, knowing inhibitors, inducers, stability and other foundation sections.

I have also done 75 questions minimum a day of practice questions, sometimes up to 150 or 200 in a day on mixed topics and my lowest grade was probably a 73% on one of them besides that Ive been ranging 75% to 87% for the most part.

I took the Prep test on Uworld and scored 87% just yesterday. I have been basically just doing practice questions and reading everything I get wrong and understanding where I get it wrong and why the others are wrong.

TBH I do feel confident in taking the exam a second time but at the same time I do feel some times like "hey dont be overly confident". Any tips on how I should approach these next couple weeks. I would like to take the exam as soon as the cooldown is done, is that a good idea? What should I go over, or maybe what should I definitely focus on during these last couple days. I have yet to get the email to schedule so I do have time.

Thank you!

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I’ve been following the conversations in this group for quite a while, and one pattern kept coming up again and again: many pharmacy students are looking for a serious study partner, but finding the right person is surprisingly difficult.

At first, I thought this was just an occasional issue. Then I looked into it more carefully and realized it is a much bigger problem. There are plenty of general social platforms, messaging apps, and study groups, but very few tools built specifically for pharmacy students and pharmacists who want to prepare together in a focused and professional way.

That is why I created RxExamPal.

While building it, I spent a lot of time thinking about one important question: how do we make sure this does not become another Tinder, WhatsApp, or random social network?

The answer, I believe, is to keep the purpose very clear.

RxExamPal is not about meeting people casually. It is about finding the right person to study with.

The matching is based on things that actually matter for studying: the exam you are preparing for, MPJE state when relevant, exam timeline, timezone, availability, study style, and the topics you want to work on. I am also designing the study sessions so that they remain focused and productive rather than turning into endless chatting.

Now I would like to do something a little different.

I do not want to present this to you as a finished product and simply say, “Here it is.”

I would like us to build it together.

RxExamPal is completely free, and it is open to pharmacy students and pharmacists anywhere in the world. I wrote the software myself, which means that when you tell me, “This part is confusing,” “We need this feature,” “This does not work well,” or even “This is a bad idea,” I can actually go back and change it.

Many of you know me here primarily as an educator. Over the years, one of the things I have valued most is seeing students help each other, encourage each other, and eventually become colleagues.

Perhaps we can create something with that same spirit here.

Not another social network.

Not another dating-style matching app.

But a small professional space created around pharmacy, learning, collegiality, and helping each other succeed.

So I would really like the first group of students to test it, challenge it, and help shape what it becomes.

Let’s build something for pharmacy students and pharmacists, together.

RxExamPal
Don’t prep alone.

https://www.rxexampal.com

Hi everyone!

My naplex is in 10 days and I have studied here and there but now I have to fully lock in for the next few days. What are some high yield topics that you saw on exam? Now that I’m on a time crunch I want to use the time wisely

I know calc, biostats and ethics are big ones

Any help would be appreciated! Thank you!

Just came out of my Naplex exam. Don’t know how to feel… being honest I thought I’d feel worse but you ever know.

25-30 math questions.

Mostly generic drugs.

Random MOA questions 2-3.

5-6 random compounding questions.

Very similar to pre Naplex I recommend practicing 2 pre Naplexs before the exam.

I have failed my 4th NAPLEX and the next is going to be my last and one only. At this point I am questioning myself I might not be suited as being a pharmacist.

Domain 1: foundational knowledge for pharmacy practice (25%) level 2
Domain 2: Medication use process (25%) Level 3
Domain 3: Person centered assessment and treatment planning (40%) Level 3
Domain 4: Professional Practice (5%) Level 3
Domain 5: Pharmacy management and leadership (5%) Level 1

I have seen so many posts saying it is not worth purchasing rescore but I think I am very close on this one. I don’t know what to do at this point. Financially and mentally I am pretty much beaten up.
I need some advice on how to study and what other study material are good out there. Uworld and PharmPrep are the materials I have been using but obviously it’s not helping me. Do you think PassNaplexNow (PNN) with live course worth it? the price is like $1470 and not a cheap one.
Also How am I supposed to study for that domain 5. At this point im just ranting sorry. I need serious advice here.

hello I am using rxprep to study. I graduated a while back (4 years ago). life got in the way. I never had study group or support group in school. I am wondering if anyone would kindly let me in their study group or even if it’s just 1-2 people? thank you. I appreciate it. I’m testing October.

Today is the day! Good luck to everyone getting their results for naplex or mpje!!! ☘️

Hello,

So I have give my pre NABP and scored 69 about 3 weeks ago. Then gave PPP exam 2 weeks ago and got 70. Gave another PPP exam and got 75. My NAPLEX is in week. I still need to do another pre NABP. Do you think this scores reflect actual exam? should I consider reschedule ? also doing residency alongside :(

Anyone able to pay yet

Exam status is closed and I have two boxes….is it safe to say i passed?

Are these the given formulas like uworld: phenytoin, corrected calcium, body weight, pugh score, cockroft-gault, MAP, tee&bee and bsa ?

Reminding myself that whatever happens, we’ll be okay. To retake it or not… WE WILL BE OKAY!! congrats to everyone who’s already passed :)) 8/7 peeps the wait is almost over

I’m looking for a partner to study with for Naplex exam. Thank you.

Ugh where do I even begin? I FINALLY PASSED NAPLEX!! Literally crying tears of joyy 😭

I’m a 2024 graduate. I did pretty well in pharmacy school, mostly A’s and some B’s, but I was also the type of person who would cram everything 2 days before an exam lol. I always had a study partner/group, so staying motivated and accountable was never really an issue.

After graduation, I took my MPJE first and passed. Then came NAPLEX... and for some reason studying became EXTREMELY hard for me.

I wasn’t used to studying by myself, and I quickly realized my usual “cram everything last minute” method was NOT going to work for NAPLEX. There were way too many topics, and I’m also the type of person who won’t sit for an exam until I feel confident.

I became overwhelmed and decided to take a little break... except that “little break” turned into a veryyy long one because of different personal reasons. By the time I seriously tried studying again, it had been almost a year and a half since graduation.

And honestly? It was one of the darkest periods of my life.

Everyone around me had passed their boards and started their careers, meanwhile I felt completely stuck on this ONE exam. I would open RxPrep and literally could not get past 1-2 pages. I had grown to hate studying. Maybe I lacked motivation, maybe I became lazy, maybe it was a combination of everything... but I just could NOT focus.

That’s when I randomly came across Rxcellence on Instagram. I was VERY skeptical at first. I looked through their page, saw some of their practice questions, and noticed they had a 12-day Crash Course.

I considered joining but initially couldn’t justify spending the money, so I kept telling myself, “I can do this myself.” However, the same cycle repeated where I lacked the motivation to even open the book and read through the pages. 

Eventually I got to the point where I asked my parents for the money and signed up. My thought process was literally, “If I spend this much money, maybe I’ll finally force myself to study and make it worth it.”

I also had NO idea how the class worked. I thought it was lecture-based and that we would sit there with our cameras on listening to someone teach.

First day I walked in confused as fudgee lol.

The tutor had absolutely no filter and was VERY straight to the point. She had a super high pitched raspy voice lol, and was kinda scary. Then I realized it was basically verbal rapid-fire questioning and I was internally hyperventilating because I HATE looking stupid in front of people 😭

But weirdly enough... for the first time in a VERY long time, something clicked.

I started studying again. I was able to study more in those 12 days, that I had in an entire year. Yeah, I know that sounds really crazy, but that's literally how bad it was.  

I had never failed NAPLEX before because I had never even attempted it. My problem wasn’t necessarily understanding the material — I had completely lost my motivation, structure, accountability, and confidence. And THAT is what this program helped me get back.

I also met amazing study partners through it, and eventually we were staying up all night studying together just like I used to do in pharmacy school. Having people around me who were going through the same thing made such a huge difference.

And honestly, meeting the people in that program really humbled me too. There were people on their second, third, even more attempts, and every single person had a story. Some had full-time jobs, some were postpartum, some were running on barely any sleep and still showing up every day and staying up all night to study. Seeing that really inspired me and made me realize everyone is fighting their own battle, and if they could keep pushing, so could I.

This is NOT an ad lol. Trust me, I am probably the lasstttt person to make a post like this because I am a HUGE critique. It takes alottt for me to be impressed or compliment someone. And quite honestly, I do NOT think everyone needs tutoring. You can absolutely pass studying by yourself.

I’m making this post specifically for the people who feel like I did.

If you’ve been stuck in a rut where you KNOW you need to study, you WANT to move on with your life, but for whatever reason you cannot even bring yourself to open the book... sometimes you need an external push.

I was stuck like that for almost 2 years.

For me, getting that push, structure, accountability, and finding people to study with was worth the investment.

And after feeling like I was never going to get out of that phase of my life...

I FINALLY PASSED. 😭❤️