Blog Category: Pharmacist Resources

In January 2024, NABP launched the NAPLEX Advantage™ assessment tool which provides colleges of pharmacy and students with a testing experience that mimics the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination® (NAPLEX®). Like the NAPLEX, the NAPLEX Advantage is administered in a secure and proctored environment. Comprised of 100 questions that were previously used on the NAPLEX, […]

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As we close out American Pharmacists Month, we highlight the importance of supporting mental health and well-being in the pharmacy. The Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation, through its WellBeing First Challenge is working to reduce burnout of health care professionals and safeguard their well-being and job satisfaction. The organization envisions a world where seeking mental […]

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Full enforcement of the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) was set to begin on November 27, 2024, at the conclusion of the one-year FDA Stabilization Period. On October 10, 2024, U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) issued an exemption notice for certain DSCSA requirements.   We support this decision. FDA took the right approach balancing the advancement […]

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NABP exams are designed and built using an exam blueprint, which provides the content areas and the approximate number of questions for each content area that will be asked on the exam. NABP uses the exam blueprint to develop exams, and external stakeholders such as prospective examinees, colleges of pharmacy, state boards of pharmacy, and the […]

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When patients pick up medication from the pharmacy, they are most likely asked, “Do you have any questions for the pharmacist?”, but are your patients aware of what pharmacists can help them with? Pharmacists are go-to experts on medication, knowledgeable about how medications work, what they treat, and how they interact with other products. Pharmacists […]

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Finishing pharmacy school is a huge accomplishment and probably feels like a big weight off your shoulders. While you can catch up on sleep and binge shows you missed while in school, you can also take productive steps towards the next phase of your pharmacy career! In this blog post, we will discuss 10 important […]

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Pharmacist Licensure Transfer Yesterday and Today  For over a century, NABP has served a key role in licensure transfer for pharmacists from one jurisdiction to another. Before NABP’s assistance, licensure transfer could be a challenging maze of hurdles for boards of pharmacy and pharmacists represented by different requirements, processes, and delays. Over the years, our […]

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Since NABP President Lenora S. Newsome, PD, assumed office, we have been hard at work assisting her with her presidential initiative to support mental health and well-being for pharmacy staff. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, pharmacy staff has been under immense stress that has reached a critical point, leading to rampant burnout and resignation. NABP staff […]

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Recently, CPE Monitor, NABP’s continuing pharmacy education (CPE) tracking tool, was updated to provide a more modern interface that offers a better, more streamlined experience. And if you subscribe to the Plus plan, navigating your requirements for license renewal and staying compliant—whether you have 1 license or 15—is now even easier with the improved platform.   […]

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Young People and Substance Use Disorder  October is Youth Substance Use Prevention Month, highlighting prevention and treatment efforts to keep adolescents drug free. Although drug use has always been a concern for teens, there are specific challenges that today’s youth face. Thankfully, since the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a National Institutes of Health survey has […]

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