Pharmacy Written Exam

Written Exam Marking Criteria:

Prior to commencing your written exam preparation make sure to have a read through the marking guide to know how you should be preparing for the written exam. Furthermore, utilising practice questions can help you to become aware of the content in the exam.

The exam is open books so it would be best to print these documents and then bring them into the exam with you for your reference

Time Management:

One of the most important aspect of the written exam is time management. You have a limited amount of time to answer questions and you have to manage your time appropriately to ensure that you answer each question or most before your time is up. To do this I made sure to only spend a certain amount of time on each question before selecting the best answer through the process of elimination. This is the method that I used but you can tailor your method according to your preference.

Medication Management Questions:

One of the most difficult parts of the written exam is answering medication management questions.

In this section you have to become proficient at using the clinical information used to then answer the questions asked.

It is important to create your own process is answering these questions. Here is a process I have developed below:

• look at the question asked
• analyse the clinical information provided
• use the clinical information provided to guide you in answering the question asked

A good way of getting good at these questions is by conducting HMR's and doing practice questions

Documents to take into the exam:

Below are some documents which you can take into the exam and refer to in some cases. However, be aware that time is very limited and that it is unlikely that you will have enough time to refer to these documents.

Legal documents:

Pharmacy Board Guidelines Summaries:

Calculation examples:

**Disclaimer: This is my personal experience and in no way shape or form am I liable for your performance in the pharmacy exams you undertake. This information is only provided to give an insight into my personal experience which may benefit you in your intern year and should not form the complete basis for your study.