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I think I did ok compared to the last time I took it. The topics were a little bit from everywhere. A lot of tpns, biostats and ethics/pharmacy leadership. If you have a Uworld test bank, master their math and biostats section. If you have the pharmpreppro ethics and management packets, you should be good on the ethics and management questions.

Cardiology was a large component asking about heart failure meds, chad2vasc, and a lot of questions with drug interactions with those cardiology medications. I was asked the mechanism of action of a drug I never heard, had a weird brand name I did not remember. I would say 15 or so questions were select all that apply, half from pharmacy management and ethics.

Infectious disease was lighter than expected as it basically asked you which drug to use or which drug caused the side effect. You had to know what bacteria you were treating.

I don’t think I was asked a single insulin question. Chemo was all side effects, with one mechanism of action.

I was asked about 3 questions regarding vaccines and one pediatric question. Smoking cessation also was a few questions.Psych was crazy and I had a lot of drug interaction questions with seizure meds.

The exam really is an endurance test as there were times I felt like I was zoning out. The breaks you get are really helpful but I felt I should have brought somethings to eat. I brought a Coke Zero and I probably should have gotten water with a protein bar and the Coke Zero. The caffeine helped alot, so I highly recommend getting caffeine and good snacks as it will help you.

I took two practice exams from pharmpreppro prior to sitting to this exam and i think that helped alot with the endurance of the exam and practice overall. I scored a 61 the first time around so i took another month to study and took another pharmprepro exam and got in the upper 70s. I also read the uworld book countless times. Read your world book until you are sick of it. That is the real key to success. I had questions that I could close my eyes and see the page of the book and the page information. That’s is why this time I felt better about walking out because I prepared better for it. Before i was rushing and this time around I took the time to study and practice.

Is it legit? I’ve heard mixed reviews about it and many of the reviews on here seem to be inorganic. Can someone shed some light onto how the program is structured? Is there a course book? I heard it’s expensive and all they do is rapid fire questions. I am considering joining for CPJE help. Thank you.

Early June. I wanna throw up. I feel like I’m ready, but I honestly have not done that much studying… here’s why I think I’m ready

• graduated with a 3.75

• I feel like my knowledge retention from school is insanely high, given that I got a 150 on the practice NABP NAPLEX exam (the $90 100 questions one) and I got a 90% on the Pyrls exam the other day (I’ve heard it’s just to help identify your weaknesses and nothing like the NAPLEX)

I will say that I opted out of RxPrep and bought a cheaper prep book that had a few good reviews on Amazon. I’d say it’s alright, but definitely not in-depth and missed some major sections.

I’m planning on buying the 2-pack of PharmPrepPro exams and their ethics and leadership packets because I have seen good things on here about them.

I’m nervous that it’s so soon, but I genuinely feel like I can do this. I’m ready to be licensed. If you have any additional resources you want to share that you feel helped you, please share them. I feel pretty good about just about everything, including math, but could maybe do a little better on natural products and OTC. Asthma is a bit overwhelming too.

Hello everyone. I took my exam on April 30th. My first attempt was in 2025 before the changes. This was when math was its own category. I had a 1 in math. 
To keep it short & right to the point. I hope this post helps someone.

1: I used RxExcellence for math. I struggled with math and knew that was my weakness so I looked into their program. I used ONLY their math book to do the math. Their math has everything that you need. I promise you won’t need anything else. It contains 20 chapters. It starts from basic math and then goes into the good stuff. 
2: For clinical studies I used two things. I did the UWorld book and Rxcellence minis.
Rxcellence has minis that focus on certain topics.  
Example: That week she’ll do a mini on HIV. She goes into everything that you need to know about HIV. It's really helpful because it tests your knowledge if you know the material or not. So I took a couple of their minis on certain topics that I wanted to strengthen my knowledge in & honestly a lot of the stuff that we went over was helpful for my exam.
3: For ethics I used PharmPrePro and just read their definitions and I do have a quizlet that helped me, if anyone needs it just please message me.  

I also applied for accommodation. I’m currently pregnant so it was SO helpful taking breaks when needed .

REMEMBER DON’T skip the little topics because I had a little bit of everything. 
My EXAM was:

LOTS of vaccines 
Asthma brand and generic 
Diabetes 
CARDIO 
ID specifically opportunistic infection 
Oncology chemo man is not enough 
WOMEN’s health 
ANTIDOTE 
VITAMINS 
Osteoporosis 
Compounding 
MATH: I had about 32-35 questions on math. There were a lot of flow rates, TPN, allegations. Biostat, loop diuretic, steroids conversion, statin, ANC, calcium corrected, OMG guys please don't ignore the bactrim dosing. Insulin vials and pens conversions. The math book has perfect examples. To anyone who has purchased the book I would extremely focus on the clinical math cause a lot was from that. IF anyone has questions feel free to reach out to me:) 

Hi everyone! So I have been studying for the NAPLEX by trying to make study material, as in trying to condense all the info onto one page, but I feel like I’m going so slow with going through the topics. On the other hand, just reading and highlighting makes me fearful that I won’t actually retain any of the information. Does anyone have any better study tips besides doing flash cards? I’m not sure if others feel this way but with the need to take the NAPLEX for residency especially, the anxiety of feeling inadequately prepared and the anxiety of passing in time for residency is really starting to get to me

First, I want to preface - please no negative comments & this is a long post.

Now let's begin. Today I took my first PPP practice exam (I bought both). I am exactly 2 weeks from testing, and I've been reading others' comments about their scores, so I figured I'd go ahead and take one 2 weeks before the test date (June 4).

I also want to add that I have yet to cover thyroid disorders, autoimmune & steroids, compounding, psych, neurological disorders, and the other half of biostats. Right now, I'm about 65% finished with UWorld, and I scored a 65% today on PPP. (146/225) It took me about 4.5. hours to get through. I know that is still FAR from where I need to be, but it's something, and I needed to see where I was.

Moving from there, I know what I need to cover (the above) and then my gracious calculations, specifically compounding II in UWorld. With that being said, I plan to study the above topics over the next 4 days, then May 25-29, just review/read my notes, and then take 125 Q UWorld Exams daily to test my knowledge.

Then May 31 (Access Pharmacy Practice Exam), June 1 (UWorld Practice Exam), and June 2 (PPP Practice Exam 2) do more practice exams before my exam on June 4. I am very dedicated and focused well, so I guess my "looking for advice" question would be: Is this a good plan? Do we (I and y'all) think it's possible to be ready by June 4?

Thanks for any advice. Godspeed to everyone right now studying until they're blue in the face.

After 3 weeks of waiting, I finally got my official PASS result in the mail this weekend!!!

For context: I graduated in 2021 and burned out almost immediately after pharmacy school. A lot happened during my last 2 years of school — lost a loved one, the pandemic, and everything that came with it. I wasn’t residency or fellowship-bound, did not interview for or secure a job during my final year, and honestly started questioning whether I even wanted to pursue pharmacy at all.

That being said, I studied on and off since grad. I took my first NAPLEX attempt in 2022. The week before the exam, I got really sick and barely studied. I took it anyway and failed. After that, I completely stepped away from pharmacy and avoided anything related to it for years.

Fast-forward to 2026: I started studying again in January, entirely through self-study using only RxPrep book and UWorld Q bank. The first 6 weeks were roughhh. I genuinely had to relearn how to study and rebuild my stamina. I focused on consistency over intensity: 1–2 chapters a day, short quizzes, weekly math review, spaced-repetition/revisiting old material, and repeating high-yield ladders often. I averaged about 4-6 hours everyday. Seems overkill, but I def needed the extra hours especially in the beginning.

The last 4 weeks were when everything finally started clicking. Two weeks before my exam, I scored a 68% on PPP and an 82 on the Pre-NAPLEX. I also lived on this subreddit during that stretch, and honestly, reading everyone else’s experiences helped me more than anything else. So thank you to everyone who shared advice and encouragement!

My final 2 weeks were heavily focused on repetition and pattern recognition:

• Daily math, biostats, and Foundations 1 & 2
• High-yield review (first-line therapies, dosing, therapeutic ranges)
• TOP300 brand/generic flashcards
• Correction logs from PPP exams and 125-question UWorld random sets

I also kept a running “brain dump” sheet with formulas, acronyms, conversions, and dose equivalencies that I rewrote every morning and night. By exam day, I knew it so well that I didn’t even do a formal brain dump beforehand — I just wrote things down as needed during the test. This probably saved me some time as well as not stress myself out from the first minute trying to regurgitate my brain dump sheet.

More importantly, I walked into the exam with a process instead of trying to memorize everything:

• Age/pregnancy status
• Chief complaint
• PMH
• Abnormal labs
• Allergies
• Previous treatment failures
• Weight-based dosing
• Renal function
• DDIs/adverse effects

Even when time felt tight, I stuck to the same process — just faster and more efficient. I think that’s what kept me grounded during the exam. The last 50 questions flew by for me, while the first 2/3 of the exam felt like I was barely on pace. Still, I finished with over an hour left, including double-checking every math problem.

So for anyone who’s been out of school for years: it’s absolutely doable.

And for recent grads: I know the burnout is real. But trust yourself, trust your system, and keep moving forward. You already earned the degree.

The hardest part of the NAPLEX is preparing for it (and waiting for the results afterward lol).

Now onto CPJE… see you all again soon!

Thank you to this community, I wouldn’t have been able to do it without you guys 🥺❤️ Message me if you have any questions!

anyone know whats the big hitters for this month?

Hi everyone

I wanted to kindly ask recent NAPLEX test takers if you’d be willing to share any feedback or advice. Were there any topics that surprised you, or areas you wish you had reviewed more before the exam?

Thank you so much in advance, and wishing the best of luck to everyone who’s studying 🙏

Hello everyone, i take my NAPLEX exam in about two weeks so i wanted to see where Im at with a practice test and i got 164/225 which is almost 73%. After going back and looking at the results it seems like i got almost all of the biostat questions wrong, i got about 18 questions wrong. Im going to be focusing on that for the next two weeks but i was wondering is that score bad and how close is to the actual exam difficulty wise for the people that took the NAPLEX already and have passed. I was also wondering how similar is the math problems on the practice exam vs the NAPLEX is it around the same difficulty or easier. Thank you in advance!!

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I ended up doing the Uworld practice assessment and got thr average of 60%. For those who have taken the naplex and uworld. Is being the average close enough to pass? I take my exam in a week and a half and was seeing if I should reschedule while I still can.

I have been studying for months for the Naplex and I scored a 78. I am starting to feel a bit of relief as I thought I was going to score much lower based on what I’ve been reading and seeing on Reddit.

My plan is to go over the stuff I got wrong this week and maybe take another test later on next week or the following week. I already bought the two exams so I might as well take another one prior.

I guess I’m also looking for validation cause I’m posting my score. Is there any tips and suggestions I should do to get my score higher for my next take? Are there any other things I should review before I go in? I plan to take this my Naplex in June

My exam is coming up and I keep seeing ppl on reddit say they did well on all sections except domains 4 and 5. I bought the ethics and management packets from pharmprepro and I have the rxprep 2025 book.

My questions are:

1. how are ppl practicing these sections aside from the 20 or thirty questions on the back of pharmprepro packets?

2. what chapters of the new 2026 rxprep book corresponds to the domain 4 and 5 topics? I'm asking because I'd like to narrow my uworld question bank to find the practice questions, I just don't know what sections they'd be in since I have the old book.

Thanks everyone for your help ahead of time!

hey yall my exam is late july and i want the best resources-dont wanna pay 800 for uworld. anyone got any free suggestions? thank you

Is anyone planning on taking the cpje on 7/9/2026?

I take the NAPLEX Wednesday - anything specific that test takers have been seeing a lot of recently?