Exams For Indian Pharmacists who wants to go USA conducted by NABP

The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy^® (NABP^®) is the independent, international, and impartial association that assists its member boards and jurisdictions in developing, implementing, and enforcing uniform standards for the purpose of protecting the public health.

EXAMINATIONS :

North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination^® (NAPLEX^®)

The NAPLEX is developed by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy^® (NABP^®) and is utilized by the boards of pharmacy as part of their assessment of competence to practice pharmacy.

The NAPLEX is a 185-item computer-based examination that uses adaptive test technology to deliver a mixture of selected-response and constructed-response test questions. Of the 185 delivered questions, 150 are operational and will be used to calculate your test score. The remaining 35 questions are pretest items and will not count towards your NAPLEX score. Pretest questions are included on all NAPLEX examinations and are administered to evaluate their appropriateness for possible inclusion in future examinations. The pretest questions are dispersed throughout the examination and cannot be identified by the candidate.

A majority of the questions on the NAPLEX are asked in a scenario-based format (ie, patient profiles with accompanying test questions). To properly analyze and answer the questions presented, you must refer to the information provided in the patient profile. Other questions are answered solely from the information provided in the question.
Also available from NABP is the Pre-NAPLEX^®. Preparing for the NAPLEX is much easier when students use the Pre-NAPLEX. The only NAPLEX practice examination written and developed by the NABP, the Pre-NAPLEX will familiarize candidates with the NAPLEX testing experience.

Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination^® (MPJE^®)

The computer-adaptive MPJE combines federal- and state-specific law questions to serve as the state law examination in participating jurisdictions. The MPJE is based on a national blueprint of pharmacy jurisprudence competencies; however, the questions are tailored to the specific laws in each state. The MPJE consists of 90 multiple-choice test questions. Of these, 60 questions will be used to calculate the test score. The remaining 30 items serve as pretest questions, and do not affect the MPJE score. Those pretest questions are dispersed throughout the examination and cannot be identified by the candidate.

Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Examination^® (FPGEE^®)
Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Committee ^™ (FPGEC^®) Certification

Candidates are required to pass the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Examination^® (FPGEE^®) as part of the FPGEC Certification process. The FPGEE is based on a nationally uniform content blueprint and is developed, administered, and scored under policies and procedures developed by the NABP Advisory Committee on Examinations and approved by the NABP Executive Committee. The content of the FPGEE is created by practitioners and educators from around the country through their service as Examination Review Committee members and item writers. In order to be considered for approval to sit for the FPGEE, candidates must submit a completed application form, fees, and supporting documentation in accordance with the procedures established by the FPGEC and as described in the FPGEC Application Bulletin.

In spring 2009, the FPGEE will be administered using a computerized format. The examination will be administered twice each year at Pearson VUE test sites throughout the continental United States. The first computerized FPGEE will be administered on Tuesday, April 14, 2009. For more information regarding the FPGEE please refer to the FPGEC Application Bulletin and the Notice of Change located in the links to the right.

The FPGEC Certification Program is accepted by 50 state boards of pharmacy as a means of documenting the educational equivalency of an candidate’s foreign pharmacy education and licensure and/or registration to practice pharmacy. Foreign-educated pharmacists awarded FPGEC Certification are considered to have partially fulfilled eligibility requirements for licensure in those states that accept the Certification.