Hi Diana,

The PEBC lists the following texts as recommended references for studying the biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences covered in the Evaluating Exam. These are texts they suggest are used in Canada in undergraduate pharmacy programs and by Canadian pharmacists in practice.

1. Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach, ed. by DiPiro, Talbert, et al, McGraw-Hill Medical.
2. Robbins & Cotran’s Pathologic Basis of Disease, ed. by Cotran, Kumar, Robbins, Saunders.
3. Biochemistry, Berg, W.H. Freeman & Co.
4. Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology, by Martin, Prentice Hall.
5. Human Physiology From Cell to Systems, by Sherwood, West Publishing Co.
6. Human Molecular Genetics, by Strachan and Read, John Wiley and Sons Inc.
7. Jawetz, Melnick & Adelberg's Medical Microbiology, ed. by Brooks, Lange Medical Books/McGraw-Hill.
8. Medical Microbiology & Immunology Examination and Board Review, Levinson and Jawetz, Lange Medical Books/McGraw-Hill.
9. Tietz’s Fundamentals of Clinical Chemistry, ed. by Burtis, W.B. Saunders.
10. The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, ed. by Goodman and Gilman, McGraw-Hill.
11. Principles of Medical Pharmacology, ed. by Kalant and Roschlau, B.C. Decker Inc.
12. Rang and Dale's Pharmacology, Rang, Dale, Ritter and Gardner, Churchill Livingstone.
13. Foye’s Principles of Medicinal Chemistry, ed. by Williams and Lemke, Lippincott Williams and Wilkens.
14. Wilson and Gisvold’s Textbook of Organic Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, ed. by Block and Beale, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
15. Martin’s Physical Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, by Sinko, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
16. Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms and Drug Delivery Systems, by Ansel, Popovich and Allen Jr., Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
17. Pharmaceutics-The Science of Dosage Form Design, by Aulton, Churchill Livingstone
18. Applied Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics, by Shargel, Wu-Pong and Yu, McGraw-Hill Medical Publishing Division.
19. Clinical Pharmacokinetics: Concepts and Applications , by Rowland, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
20. Pharmaceutical Biotechnology: An Introduction for Pharmacists and Pharmaceutical Scientists, by Crommelin, Crommelin and Robert Sindelar, Harwood Academic Publishers.
21. Pharmaceutical Biotechnology: A Programmed Text , by Zito, Technomic Publishing Co. Inc.
22. Principles of Biochemical Toxicology , by Timbrell, Taylor & Francis.
23. Goldfrank’s Manual of Toxicologic Emergencies, by Hoffman, Nelson, Howland, Lewin, Flomenbaum, Goldfrank, McGraw-Hill.

This is quite the extensive list and I do not have personal experience with every book, but sufficed to say, if the PEBC recommends it, then it is a useful text. In choosing which of these books to study from I would say that it will depend on the areas you feel you require further study in.

The books I used to cover the basic sciences were

1. Rang and Dale's Pharmacology, Rang, Dale, Ritter and Gardner, Churchill Livingstone.
2. Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews: Pharmacology
3. Tietz’s Fundamentals of Clinical Chemistry, ed. by Burtis, W.B. Saunders.
4. Principles of Anatomy and Physiology, Tortora et al.

I also used a few other sources to cover pharmacokinetics and microbiology, any one of the texts listed would be a good addition to your book shelf. After that I trawled the internet for resources. You can see some of what I found in the links section.

Also bear in mind, when studying subjects such as microbiology, toxicology and anatomy and physiology, that this exam tests your knowledge of these areas as they relate to pharmacy practice, you do not need to study these books from cover to cover. If anyone has any further personal experience with these books, please feel free to let us know what you think

Good luck
Mat

I am new to pebc.i am planning to give next year.i have been told that its a real tough exam.i need to know the basic books needed to study for evaluating exam.

 When I did my EE last Jan 2010,I studied Misbah notes.For me,that reviewers give you a bit of everything I read that book cover to cover. Some of the practice questions in Misbah were almost simliar to EE. I also read the computation chapters in Shargel(CPR),I answered the Appleton Exercise book.All in all I guess Misbah Notes were the one that help me the most. 
  As for the MCQ I just again studied the Therapeutic Choices Book not  cover to cover but just the important topics that I thought PEBC will tackle like the infectious diseases,DM,Heart Diseases etc..Some told me to study the book cover to cover but due to time constraint I was not able to do so lucky enough I passed the Exam.  I also consulted Rx files but not so much just the things like bioeconomics stuffs.Be smart when taking this exam,think about the competences. 
   For the OSCE,I read the PSC,TC,Natural Medicine Book,Drug Interaction and of course the CPS.I really read the PSC (Patient self care) cover to cover with matching notes to familiarize myself with the red flags. I familiarized myself with CPS,its different pages and what to expect from that pages.The most common drugs that I might encounter.I also familiarize myself with the monograph where to find the storage info,indications info of certain drugs.Its all about quick access to information so to be able to do that familiarized yourself with the books that were listed in PEBC website. This serve me well when I'm answering the non-interactive stations in OSCE. 
 Actually for me OSCE is just familiarization of the books,You dont necessarily need to know everything,it just you know where to look for the answer and know how to appear prepared.You have to keep in mind that the accessors are really smart people so  they will know your thought process.They will be able to detect if you are in the right track.Its all about the thought process and of  course,patient communication.
  What guided me during this exams is that its all about the patient.It's always them,their convenience,their benefits.The star in tha pharmacy is always always the patient! so when you encounter questions regarding what to do or ethical questions think of them!!
  Be smart when taking PEBC EXAMS,know your stuffs but also be smart.  Some may think that if you study you'll already passed,most of the times its not the case.So I adviced that you read the format of the exams the competences for that exam.All of this can be found in PEBC website and also read forums :)) Good Luck and God Bless to all!!I hoped one day all of us will be registered pharmacists here in Canada :))