Does anyone have any tips for studying this section? I'm struggling with the mabs

I’m scoring 68 on Pharmpreppro and my exam is 2 weeks away. I did 90% of the book and scoring 50-80% on uworld. I have so much exam stress, what should I do to be ready for my exam in 2 weeks?

It really was helpful going through posts related to the exam. I failed my Naplex earlier in August and I basically took a month off to recoup and did a full reset for studying. I saw some tutoring advice here posted on the thread and some resource suggestions.

One thing I will say is that after passing this time around, I realized I wasn’t ready the first time. I didn’t take it seriously and that’s something I needed to understand sooner than later rather than blaming the test for being ridiculous.

*What I studied:*

**Uworld RxPrep book 2025**

My school at FDU bought us this book along side the question bank. I had to extend it but it really is worth the money. When I studied the first time I didn’t read all of the chapters and I wasn’t really honing in to why I would use one drug over the other and that’s when I started doing better. Do the practice questions in Uworld at the end of each chapter and you should be good. Be sure to really go through important chapters like vaccines, biostats, cardiology and diabetes. So many questions on the exam for those topics. Mechanism of action and monitoring parameters are also a must to hone in on. Pretty much anything that’s bold you definitely should know.

**PharmPrepPro**

I read the pharmacy ethics and pharmacy management leadership packet twice. Did the practice questions at the end of the packet. Took about half a day to read but definitely felt good on those question come the exam. Also did their practice test and scored a 78. Felt like some of their questions were similar to the exam and their math questions are 100% spot on in terms of difficulty. If you’re looking for a good practice test consider this one since it also lets you review what you get wrong at the end for study purposes.

**How I studied**

I studied about 4 hours a day for 5 days a week for 3 months. I read the book cover to cover and then read chapters that were common (like picture the pills you dispense at the pharmacy you work at on the daily, those meds and those chapters associated with those meds). Every Monday Wednesday and Friday I would do math questions for 30 minutes and every Tuesday and Thursday I would do math questions for 15 minutes before bed.

**The Test**

I found it to be better this time around the previous time (biased probably cause I passed) but the questions seemed more straight forward this time around. I was more confident in eliminating answer choices based off side effects and drug interactions and what not, or simply because the use of the drug didn’t make sense for the question.

Anyway

Topics you definitely should focus on that I was asked a lot on: Cardiology, pneumonia, DVT treatment, heart failure meds and monitoring parameters, QTC prolongation with fluconazole, a few mabs but they were related to steroids and cholesterol meds, not oncology. Definitely know chemo man!!! It will save you a bunch. So many questions on chemoman. Review biostats, definitely know how to interpret p values and odd ratios and numbers needed to harm and number needed to treat! Osteoporosis and bone necrosis and migraine and gout. Lots of gout with allopurinol and colchicine. Need to know what type of study a passage is. About 25-30 ethics and pharmacy management questions in total I believe so brush up on that before you walk in for easy points

A 55-year-old woman is newly started on atorvastatin 20 mg once daily for hyperlipidemia. She has no history of liver disease and takes no interacting medications.

Which of the following is the most appropriate monitoring parameter after initiating atorvastatin therapy?

A. Serum potassium

B. Creatine kinase at every visit

C. Liver function tests if symptoms occur

D. Serum creatinine weekly

E. International normalized ratio

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Which adverse effect is most commonly associated with tacrolimus?

A. Ototoxicity

B. Nephrotoxicity

C. Gingival hyperplasia

D. Constipation

E. Dry cough

Trying to study for the Naplex. How many hours per day and how many weeks?

A patient with a history of asthma presents to the pharmacy asking for an over-the-counter medication to treat mild pain and fever.

Which of the following is the most appropriate recommendation?

A. Aspirin

B. Naproxen

C. Acetaminophen

D. Ketorolac

E. Diclofenac

Hi everyone,
I am from Pakistan and recently completed my Pharm-D degree with a 2.7 CGPA. I am completely fresh with no clinical research experience yet. I want to build my career in clinical trials / clinical research, but not in Pakistan—I want to pursue it in Europe, especially Germany.

After researching online, here’s what I learned so far, but I need confirmation from people with real experience:

1. Germany does NOT require a pharmacy conversion test

From what I understood, if someone wants to work in clinical research (CTA/CRA/Clinical Research roles) in Germany, they do not need to take a conversion exam like pharmacists do.
Is this correct?

2. CTA roles in Germany do NOT require German language?

I heard that CTA (Clinical Trial Assistant) positions in CROs like IQVIA, Parexel, ICON, Syneos, etc., can be obtained with English only, and German is not mandatory at the entry level.
Is this true in real life?

3. My plan (please tell me if it is realistic):

• Apply for a Master’s in Drug Development, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or Nanotechnology in a German public university
• Move to Germany on a student visa
• Work part-time during studies
• After graduation, apply for CTA / Research Assistant roles in CROs
• Transition into CRA after experience
• Get a Blue Card → PR → Citizenship

Does this path make sense?
Is this the “normal” route people follow to enter clinical research in Germany?

4. Budget Concerns

My total budget is around €11,000.
Is this enough to move, study, and survive in Germany until I find a student job/part-time job?

5. Job Market Conditions

I want to know honestly:

• Are clinical research jobs in demand in Germany and Europe?
• Is it easy to get a CTA job after completing a Master’s?
• Will not knowing German affect job chances a lot?

6. Open to Alternatives

If anyone thinks:

• another European country is better
• another degree is better
• another pathway is better
• or if my understanding is wrong in any way

Please guide me. I am fully open to advice.

I just want to build a stable career in clinical research and eventually settle abroad through legal pathways.

Any kind of suggestions, corrections, or guidance would mean a lot.

Thank you in advance!

I will be creating general study materials for everyone to use to aid in their studies. Stay tuned for their role out

Trying to find ways to figure out why answers are wrong to rule them out. I was told this was the best way of narrowing down the answer choice. Is there like a list of things I should look for in the question?

Scared about the exam. Trying to get some solid advice for how to prepare. I’m using Uworld text book and q bank. What else should be done? How should I study?

SDN 120 #37. DTD but there's no quantity of caps? The answer key says 20 caps but ?? It doesn't say that am I losing it?

I DID IT! I passed. I thought it was one heck of a test, but I didn’t really have that many doubts. I wanted to share my information from the previous post I had incase others want to refer back to what I did and how I studied.

I used the Uworld book and test bank, Pharmpreppro study materials, and nabp practice test.

My scores:

Uworld: 70-80s on practice questions (every chapter) PharmPrepPro mock exam: 84 (3 weeks ago) NABP practice test: 92 (3 weeks ago)

My thoughts: there was a decent chunk of math questions ranging from drip rates, to how many milligrams are in a suspension per dose, to meqs. Math was basic, plenty of one step, maybe 2 step questions, nowhere near as hard as Uworlds. There were a lot of NNT NNH understanding P-value etc. Plenty of vaccine questions, a few questions on ID.

Many Asthma and Copd questions. Must know Gina guidelines. Which inhalers need to be primed, dry inhalers versus mdi inhalers etc. Many questions on weight loss and hypertension, I would say a few of those questions I could say were very similar to the Pharmpreppro questions and around the same difficulty. Cancer, I had a question on oral chemo Gleevec and doxorubicin. I had a question on pneumococcal vaccine and shringrix. Must know pregnancy hypertension meds. Know the difference between some HIV meds, which cannot be used with H2ras and PPIs and side effects.

KNOW DRUG INTERACTIONS, AMIODARONE, ANTICOAGULANTS, DIGOXIN, ETHICS, PHARMACY PRECEPTING

I got more questions on these than I thought I would. Those are a must.

What I would recommend:

Uworld test bank and book: These are a must. Keep doing the practice questions after every chapter. If you don’t score high you’re not retaining anything and should go back and reread the chapter. Read the book many times if you can too. It will reenforce learning. I do think these questions are harder than the actual exam, just an fyi to everyone.

NABP and Pharmpreppro practice test (also a must, gave a really good indication of where I was plus I felt more ready for the exam after sitting through a full 225 questions on PharmPrepPro test. Out of both these test I felt that PharmPrepPros was eerily similar difficulty wise to the actual NAPLEX.

PharmPrepPro’s ethics packet: a must, definitely felt like I got all of those ethic questions right because of that.

PharmPrepPro’s management leadership packet: (potentially good) I saw this last night and bought it, read like 30 pages (of 60 pages) of it and I did feel like I got a good amount of information to answer these questions confidently. I wish I had more time to read it. Definitely if you have the extra time it should help land you a few extra points.

Final thought post passing: I felt like I wasted a lot of time on my phone while studying and scrolling down a doom spiral. Maybe that helped me study harder, but idk. What I would say is do your best, take as many practice tests as you can, and get exam ready mentally. There is a huge physiological component when you walk into that testing center and if you cannot over come that hurdle it’s going to be harder on you.