Books recommended for the Evaluating Exam?
Hi there,
Can anyone recommend to me the books that I need to study for the evaluating exam?
Thanks,
thepharmer
hey, so is comprehensive review the only book i should revise from? i hate revising from notes. I prefer books.
thanks
Hi there,
Well I wish I could give you a straight answer, but it's hard to do so. Comprehensive Pharmacy Review is a great text book, I personally found it very useful as it is a good review of a wide range of core pharmacy subjects. Having said that I do not think it is wise to put 'all of your eggs in one basket'. That is, I feel it is not wise to put all your faith in one book, as such an approach could backfire. The PEBC evaluating exam is not based on one book; they cover everything listed in the PEBC evaluating exam syllabus, which is a wide scope indeed.
As I have advised elsewhere, using Appleton & Lang's Quick Review of Pharmacy, may also be a good idea as this will help test and identify the areas you may be weaker in, and as such, you can then decide what areas need further study and if you need any other reference books. Also bare in mind that certain areas can also be studied for free by referencing material on the internet ( See the Links section).
Of course, I can only advise you based on my experience, and everyone studies in different ways, but I think getting these two texts will be a very good start.
Best of Luck,
Mat (siteadmin) :)
Hi,
I was searching the net to get a pharmacology text book,preferably Lippincott, there are a few available like clinical pharmacology ,pharmacology review. I am preparing for the evaluation exam in Jan. Can you guide to the best option available keeping in mind the short time left for preparation.
Thanks!
Hi
I know the book Comprehensive Pharmacy review by Shargel.I read in your post about Practice questions for evaluating exam. Could you please let me know where can I buy it from. Is it specifically for Evaluating exam ?
Thanks
Hello Digs,
You can click on the following link to purchase the exam package: Comprehensive Pharmacy Review Practice Exams
This exam package is actually designed for those taking the American NAPLEX exams and is not specifically for those doing the Canadian PEBC Evaluating Exam. However, many of the questions and material covered will be relevant to your study for the Evaluating Exam and will be a good way to test your knowledge.
Mat
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Hi Ranash,
There are a few pharmacology texts available in the book store, most of which are recommended by the PEBC. Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews: Pharmacology
For more in depth reviews of pharmacology I would recommend Principles of Medical Pharmacology
Mat
(Siteadmin)
Hi,
I will be sitting for Jan'09 Evaluating Exam, and am using Comprehensive Pharmacy Review as my main textbook, was just wondering if solving Naplex Pharmacy Review questions would be of any help for the Canadian Evaluating Exam?
Any feedback appreciated.
Thank you.
Yes I would say many Naplex questions would be relevant to the areas you will be studying for the PEBC Evaluating Exams. The only content that I could think of that would not be the same and not worth answering sample questions on, would be those relating to pharmaceutical law. Also bear in mind that any drug brand names presented in Naplex questions may be different in Canada and Canadian Clinical Guidelines may differ.
Bearing those points in mind then yes Naplex questions will help you test yourself in preparation for the PEBC Evaluating Exams. A good example of a useful text that is geared toward the Naplex exams but is very useful for the Evaluating Exams is Appleton & Lang's Quick Review of Pharmacy.
Hope that helps to answer your question,
Mat
I am trying to solve all the end of chapter question in comprehensive pharmacy review(CPR). Is that required or is it wiser to concentrate on the more impt topics with the time running out. Does anyone know how to solve maintenence dose and loading does questions on page 138 of CPR? Is the answer to Q.32 on page 29 of CPR (on Standard deviation ) right? How important is it to learn the avoirdupois and other systems?
Thanks Mat,that's what i wanted to hear :)
I have got Quick Review of Pharmacy, was just wondering if it is worth spending time on. And yeah I do understand the laws would be different so I didn't go through that section in CPR sinc it's based on American Law.
That was a great help. Really appreciate it.
The end of chapter questions in CPR, although do not cover everything but will help you refresh your memory and revise what you have read, because I believe there's no point in just reading when you don't know how much you grasped. After completing every chapter I just spend 10-15 mins in doing the questions.
CPR isn't really good for calculations. Pharmaceutical Calculations by Mitchell J.Stoklosa is a good reference.
I guess it's good to be familiar with the conversion systems, just in case they don't give the conversion units.
Hope it helps.
hi there
can any of u can tell me that the books of pharmacyprep that the provide are useful in exam,,,i heard that Mat had studied from those can u plz guide me MAT
thx
samiyah
Hi Samyiah,
I only studied the material provided by pharamcyprep for the evaluating exam. Though I found some of the material useful, I personally was not satisfied with the materials and did not feel that they represented value for money. However, this was several years ago and I can not say if the materials have changed since then, I also can not vouch for or against their material for the other PEBC exam material.
If you are interested in their material and If I were you, I would ask for some kind of sample material before parting with your money, after all it is a lot of money to part with :)
Hope that helps,
Mat
hi! thx for replying me but i already purchased the books and also studying from it, anyways does comprehensive pharmacy review are really of great help becoz there r many topics in the syllybus of pebc that is not covered in the book? wat should i do about the topics that are not mentioned in the book?
Generally speaking if you have studied Comprehensive Pharmacy Review well, then you should do well in your Evaluating Exam, even if you have not covered every topic listed in the Evaluating Exam Syllabus. The syllabus lists topics that the PEBC expect post-grad pharmacy students to have covered in their degree, it does not necessarily list topics that are to be examined. Using the syllabus as a study tool helps you to identify the depth of knowledge you are expected to have in various pharmacy related subjects and as such should help you to focus on areas that you may be weaker in.
If you find a subject listed in the syllabus that is not covered by Comprehensive Pharmacy Review and that you do not have a great deal of knowledge in, then you would be best advised to seek out further reference material to cover those topics. As I say these topics might not necessarily appear on the exam. However, there is no way of telling if a topic will be tested or not. Sufficient to say the more you know the better you will do. If there is a specific topic that you can not find reference material for then post it here and I will see if I can suggest some reference material.
Mat
Hi!
I read in the syllabus that for certain diseases, it is good to refer to the Canadian Consensus Guideline/ Clinical Practice Guidelines for diseases such as Asthma, Diabetes, CHF. Is it necessary or useful to go through them in the examination point of view?
Thanks,
Diana
hi mat!!
thx for the advice, i surely will read it well and hopefully find least difficulty in examz.
tc
Hi,
Can anyone guide me on a good book on drug interactions?
There is a text called Drug Interactions Analysis and Management: Published by Facts and Comparisons by Hansten & Horn. This a very comprehensive text used in many Canadian Pharmacies but it is not cheap.
If you would like to check individual interactions you could use Medscape's Drug Interaction Checker
There is also a useful reference called RxFiles, which is a set of Drug Comparison Charts. I am currently looking at how to make this available to site members.
Thank you very much for your reply; can you also guide on all the necessary books needed to pass the qualifying exam?
Hi there, I am writing the jan 2011 xam I would like to knw , only review book is more suffient for studying EE, or any other book could u please help me , I thinking of purchasing therapeutic choice book, can u help me, what other books are good. Have u passed the EE, if u could spend some time it would be a great help for me
I think for EE, you must read CPR (comprehensive pharmacy review) by Leon Shargel. It helps a lot.
Thanks,
Muhammad Muqadas
am also preparing for the jan 2011 EE.please do u have advice about the cpeprep or pharmacyprep materials.how relevant are they to the the exam.
Thanks
Hi all,
is it necessary to go through these guidelines for specific diseases such as Diabetes etc for the EE??
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Hello, As I commented on my previous Blogs.... Comprehensive Pharmacy Review is a great all round reference book for the review of a large range of pharmacy topics and will be useful for the qualifying exam also. Appleton & Lang's Quick Review of Pharmacy is also a great book for sample questions. Though this book is really aimed at Pharmacy in America the questions will still give you a good feel for how much you know and where you can improve. You can find these texts in the book section (I will continue to add to this section with time). My advice for clinical topics, mostly required for the qualifying exams, is to get get Therapeutic Choices and seriously learn it from cover to cover (don't skip the little details because they won't) to have a good chance of passing. If anyone has any other suggestions please feel free to add to this. Good Luck, Mat