Preparing for the NAPLEX®

CHAPTER 1 Preparing for the NAPLEX®



GENERAL INFORMATION



NAPLEX


The North American Pharmacy Licensure Exam (NAPLEX) is the clinical aptitude test developed by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) and administered to pharmacy graduates to assess the competency of candidates for pharmacy practice. It is a requirement to obtain pharmacy licensure in all 50 states.



MPJE


The Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination (MPJE) is the examination developed by the NABP to test the candidate’s competency and knowledge of federal and state pharmacy law. The questions are customized to the specific law in each state. It is required for a pharmacy license by 44 states and the District of Columbia.



REGISTRATION


Candidates wishing to register for the NAPLEX with or without the MPJE must contact the board of pharmacy in the state they are seeking licensure or their school of pharmacy and complete a paper examination registration form for each examination. Candidates may also choose to register online for the NAPLEX or MPJE at www.napb.net. Candidates should check the website to see if their state participates in online registration.


Candidates may submit their registration, paper or online, before graduation; however, the state board of pharmacy will authorize eligibility only after all graduation requirements have been met.


The NAPLEX and MPJE may be taken on the same day, if time permits; however, it may be beneficial to take the examinations on separate days due to the diversity of the material.



FEES


Examination fees:


• NAPLEX: $465 per examination

• MPJE: $185 per examination

For those who wish to change their appointments, an additional fee of $50 will be charged. Candidates who withdraw from taking the NAPLEX will receive a partial refund of $140; those who withdraw from taking the MPJE will receive a partial refund of $65. Cancellations or rescheduling the exam must be done at least two business days before the scheduled appointment.


Fees are payable to the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy or NABP and submitted in the form of a money order, bank draft, or certified check. Personal check or cash is not accepted.


After registration, candidates will receive an authorization to test (ATT) letter, which confirms the candidate’s eligibility by the state board of pharmacy. Upon receipt, candidates can schedule their appointments for examination and have one year to do so. The ATT and application expires after one year.


The NABP website, www.nabp.net, can provide the most current information.



ANSWER FORMAT OF THE NAPLEX


The computer-adaptive NAPLEX examination consists of 185 multiple-choice questions; however, only 150 questions are scored. The remaining 35 are considered pretest questions, which have no impact on the final score. These questions are used to help develop future tests. Because no indication is given to determine the scored questions versus the nonscored questions, it is to test-takers’ advantage to answer all questions to the best of their knowledge.


The test also uses case/scenario-based format (i.e., patient profiles) and K-type multiple choice questions in which three choices are given and candidates select from five combinations of those three choices:


I. Choice 1
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Jun 21, 2016 | Posted by in PHARMACY | Comments Off on Preparing for the NAPLEX®

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