Comments on: NYS Pharmacy MPJE and NAPLEX Exams

By: Sue

Sue — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 15:29:25 +0000

Hi Dan and everyone,
What materials did you use to study for the NY MPJE? I am from California and I used Weissman’s law book for ours. Thank you in advance

By: Lee

Lee — Sat, 28 May 2011 12:11:53 +0000

Hey everyone – yes I agree; after taking the NY MJPE yesterday, I dont think there is anyway I could have passed the exam. After the first couple of questions I realized you either know it or you dont. Surely I did not know the answers, I bascially just made the best guess I could for a LARGE chunk of the exam. The questions were very random; I figured I should be okay since I have nearly 5 years of retail experience, but it really did not help.

By: anna

anna — Wed, 25 May 2011 03:04:15 +0000

hi dan! enjoying reading your comments about all the exams. took the ny law today and i’m totally bummed. anxiety + fear + intense worry is over powering me, but your sense of humor and witty words gave me a tad sense of relief! lol

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 02:36:18 +0000

Brian – most people I’ve talked to have had the same experience. It’s all graded on a curve though. If you’re only expected to get 5 questions right out of 100 and you get 10 right, well that’s well above average and you will score high – not 10% which we consider to be failing from our experiences in school and real life.

Let me know how you did and enjoy life in NY (if possible)

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 01:23:20 +0000

Thanks for the post. I took the NY MPJE today. I walked into the exam reasonably confident. I walked out crushed and angry. The questions were so off point it made me wonder if I had signed up for the right exam. I had even bought a study guide which “guarantees” that you will pass and 90% what it covered was NOT on the exam. Like yourself I could tell you the breakdown of the CE requirements, how to fill out a 222, psuedoephedrine sales rules, prescription and related document storage requirements, you know, the stuff you really need to know. Instead I was asked which agency is responsible for determining good manufacturing practices…….what??? Hopefully your assessment of the grading curve is correct. It’s the only way i could have possibly passed!

Such minutiae I have never seen in almost 30 years of pharmacy practice.

Congrats on passing and have a great career my friend