How To Pass The Pharmacy Qualifying Exam

By Author: Harry Miller
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PEBC exam is by no means the easiest paper you’ll sit for in your study life. Congratulations are in order for those who passed the exam. It is sweet reward for your preparation and effort. If you didn’t make the pass list, don’t throw in the towel just yet, keep your head held high above the waters and surely you will get your name on the coveted pass list and earn your PEBC certification. Certification sets us apart when we enter the job market and the demanding pharmacy qualifying exam requires smart preparation and focused study. Let’s set things straight first, the following are neither sample nor actual pharmacy exam questions; it is how you can prepare for the pharmacy review course and make the grade.

Understand references
Start off by knowing references. This can be difficult in the exam room because you may not know what’s in the references itemized on answer choices. You need to be acquainted with the essential references, the type of information contained therein and the kind of questions they can assist answer. For instance, have a basic knowledge ...
... of what information is in the monographs, Paediatric Handbook, CPS, AHFS and TC.

Understand the Various Ethical Principles
Knowledge in ethical principles is important. This includes Justice, Veracity, Nonmalefience, Autonomy and so forth. In most cases you will be given situations requiring application of several principles. The pharmacy exam is however not requiring you to think deeply about this, you’re just tested knowledge in ethical principles in its most basic form. Just know how to define them and explain their dissimilarities.

Be Acquainted With The Important calculations
Comprehend calculations. You need to grasp the key calculation topics such as dosages, dilutions percentage by volume and weight, mEq calculations, calculating creatinine clearance, the various pharmaceutical units such as lbs. and ounzes and situations that you’re typically going to find in a dispensary.

Do you have a grasp of Appendix A of the CPS? You need to memorize it. You will gather a good deal of marks in the PEBC exam by keeping Appendix A at your fingertips. The questions you can answer by reviewing this section includes those asking about narcotics.

Comprehend Therapeutic Choices
You need to comprehensively study all the topics of the TC, making your own notes for each chapter. Read the TC as though you will never read it again so you don’t carry the worry and the agony of having to go through it all when you’re a few days to the pharmacy exam.

Know the drug charts and the management charts. Do not spend too much time on dosages.Rather, grasp a general knowledge of the doses. Get to know when to refer and have a grasp of pathophysiology. Review the special populations that are children and pregnant women really well. You will find helpful information about this in the TC. Keep tabs on the antibiotics and the infectious diseases. It is not a bed of roses I reckon, but continuous exposure will help you understand.