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 computer-adaptive examination that consists of 185 multiple-choice test questions. Of these, 150 questions will be used to calculate your test score. The remaining 35 items will serve as pretest questions, which will not affect your NAPLEX score. Pretest questions are administered to evaluate the item’s difficulty level for possible inclusion as a scored question in future examinations. These 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. For more information, please visit www.nabp.net.
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