r/Naplex_Advice

For a long time I thought performance meant working harder.

Endurance rowing taught me something different: performance is about managing energy, attention, recovery, and consistency - not just effort.

I eventually started applying the same principles to preparing for licensing exams and even everyday work.

I'm curious...

Have you found that the habits that improve athletic performance also improve your work or learning? If not, are you willing to try?

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!

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

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 :(

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. 😭❤️

I need advice, if it is OK to use Claude for preparing NAPLEX?
I am asking Claude to precise topics into a weekly review. Based on high yield topics! I will learn only those specific topics.
Is it a reliable source?

I’ve been consistently scoring between 45% and 60% on timed, random UWorld tests of 100–125 questions. Today, I scored 56% on a 125-question test, and my NAPLEX is in about two weeks.
Has anyone had similar UWorld scores and still passed the NAPLEX? Should I consider postponing, or is there enough time to improve?
I would also appreciate hearing from anyone who took the UWorld comprehensive practice exam. What did you score, and how did it compare with the actual NAPLEX?
Thank you for any advice!

I am so beat up from this test yall. I lost my residency, feel like I waste 3 years of my life, have been unable to support my family and rely on my boyfriend and mom. In between tests I started a lot of contractor jobs, sales, MSL, and my own consulting firm but it's still not enough I feel like I am incompetent and have unreal imposter syndrome.

Every time I go in it feels like I literally have a 6 hour panic attack- I've tried so many medications, tried Uworld, read the book 2023-2026 infinite quizlets, varsity tutors, therapists, meditation

What makes this worse is that my mom has been a hospital pharmacist for 25 yrs, she didn't have to take the NAPLEX but still. I feel for both of us. I'm 30yo and I still don't feel like an adult because of this test and I wanted to have kids by this point and it breaks my heart that it's be

I care so much, I know I would be a good pharmacist. I want to get on with my life. So if there are any tips/resources that helped you I am open to everything <3 Thank you/good luck/congrats to everyone!

Update: Thank you all truly from the bottom of my heart to the tip of my brain I appreciate all of the advice, support, and kindness. This was really hard for me to post but it's probably one of the best things I've done through this experience <3

PNN here I come! Also a couple people sent me group invites but I can't see them anymore- would love to join thank you!

Hi guys, i really need your help!
I found out that i failed my second MPJE. I'm currently working as post-grad intern. I have 3 months after my graduation to get my license. As I failed the second one my next attempt will be in Sept.
I'm wondering if retaking it this 3rd time would affect my status working as post-grad. Should i notify my employer about this failure, i'm kinda ashamed of myself?

Taking my Naplex in 5 days. I’m using rx prep and I’ve mastered all the equations and can answer all the calc questions from chapters 1-4 but chapter 5 (exam style math practice) I’m only getting half them right :( I just feel like each question is 3-4 steps and aren’t like chapters 1-4. Are the Naplex questions more like the questions from chap 1-4 or more like chapter 5?

If interested I can share with you guys how I prepped for the naplex. I have really awful test taking anxiety. I’m gonna be vulnerable and say I also received ADA accommodations during pharmacy school (and all thru undergrad, and high school) for anxiety. I have been used to a private room with extended time. This wasn’t applied to my NAPLEX, and I still passed on my first try! I’m happy to help encourage anyone ready to take it!

I’ve been all over the place studying that past few months and it makes me anxious. I keep rescheduling & not feeling ready. My exam is a month away and I have stuck to it. I keep hearing to just focus on the uworld quiz bank but then when I go back to the book there’s study gal boxes that wasn’t tested on in the quiz bank. So I’m really confused on what I should do now. Does anyone have study tips?? I really don’t want to waste anymore time.

I spend probably too much time reading NAPLEX posts here :)
One thing started bothering me, so I went back and looked at around 100 posts/questions from students preparing for the exam.
Not scientific research. Just me being curious.
What surprised me was how often the problem was not really “I don’t know pharmacology.”
It was things like:
“I know the material but I can’t decide between two answers.”
“I keep making stupid calculation mistakes.”
“I studied the whole chapter but the question looks completely different.”
“I don’t know what to focus on anymore.”
“I keep postponing because I never feel ready.”
Calculations came up a lot, obviously. But so did anticoagulation, diabetes/insulin, infectious diseases, oncology and some of the smaller topics people tend to leave until the end.
But there was another pattern I found more interesting.
A lot of people seem to be measuring preparation by how much material they have covered.
Finished 70% of UWorld.
Read X chapters.
Did X thousand questions.
Studied X hours.
I’m not sure those are the best measures.
After teaching pharmacy students for many years, I think there is a point where doing more content gives less return than getting better at making decisions with the content you already know.
Especially when two answers both look reasonable.
Maybe the last phase of NAPLEX preparation should be less:
“What else haven’t I studied?”
and more:
“Why did I choose the wrong answer when I actually knew the topic?”
Curious what recent test takers think.
For those who passed recently, what caused you more trouble in the final weeks: knowledge gaps or decision-making under pressure?

October Naplex takers? How are you all studying for it any tips? Sometimes one chapter take me the whole day😢

Hi everyone,

Has anyone here used Pyrls before? I recently came across it on social media and noticed they offer NAPLEX prep materials for Pro members. I'm wondering if it's a good resource to add other than PNN, UWorld, or PPP. For those who have used it, how well do you think the questions compare to the actual NAPLEX in terms of difficulty and style? Would you recommend it?