Blog Category: Pharmacy Exams

Over the past decade, we have observed a decline in the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX) pass rates, with an average first-time pass rate of 76.08% from 2022-2024. By contrast, the average pass rate was 82.32% from 2017-2019. A spike in the rate of pharmacy residency non-completion has also been observed for the past […]

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Just like you would create a training plan before running a marathon, preparing for test day requires planning to get across the finish line. Explore the benefits of NABP’s practice exams as you build a “training plan” for your pharmacy licensure exams. We sat down with NABP Director of Psychometrics and Research, Rob Brucia, PhD, […]

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If you’re a pharmacy student getting ready to take the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX), you’ve probably heard terms like “exam blueprint,” “competency statements,” and “content outline,” but what do these terms really mean? Well, put simply, these are tools that outline the areas of pharmacy practice knowledge that will be tested on the […]

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At NABP, we offer pharmacist examinations like the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX) and the Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination (MPJE) to assess a pharmacist’s competency to practice while protecting the public health. In our last blog post, we discussed the development and the recent improvements that have been made to the MPJE and its […]

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At NABP, one of the ways in which we support patient safety is by offering examinations that assess a pharmacist’s competency to practice. The Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination® (MPJE®) is specifically designed to evaluate candidates’ understanding and application of federal and state-specific laws and regulations. The exam measures both candidates’ knowledge of these laws and […]

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For many P4 students, the final months of the school year are an exciting and hectic time. After all these years of preparing to become a licensed pharmacist, the finish line is in sight, but there is one more major milestone to pass: The North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX).  Taking the NAPLEX is one of the […]

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If you’re a pharmacy student preparing to take the NAPLEX, you know that there are a wide range of study tools out there to choose from, but some are more trustworthy than others. NABP’s study tools, the Pre-NAPLEX and the NAPLEX Advantage, have both been carefully crafted by examination experts, but they have distinct differences. […]

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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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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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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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