PEBC Evaluating Exam study guide
PEBC Evaluating Exam · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Evaluating Examination is a computer-based, multiple-choice examination administered by The Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada (PEBC), the national certification body for the profession of pharmacy in Canada. Historically it formed part of the certification pathway for internationally educated pharmacy graduates, assessing whether a candidate's knowledge base is comparable to that expected of a graduate of a Canadian pharmacy program before the candidate proceeds to the pharmacist Qualifying Examination. The PEBC Evaluating Exam study guide has 4 sections and about 1,344 words.
01Biomedical Sciences: Physiology, Biochemistry, Microbiology and Pharmacology
Biomedical questions reward a working model of homeostasis rather than isolated facts. Know that cardiac output = heart rate × stroke volume; how the kidney filters, reabsorbs and handles acid–base load; how endocrine feedback loops self-correct; and how neuronal signalling depends on ion gradients.
356 words, about 2 min02Pharmaceutical Sciences: Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics
This domain spans medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutics, biopharmaceutics and analysis. In medicinal chemistry, know how functional-group ionization (pKa) governs solubility and permeability, how salt formation alters dissolution rate, and how prodrugs bypass absorption or stability limits.
335 words, about 2 min03Pharmacy Practice (Patient Care): Assessment, Drug Therapy Problems and Monitoring
Patient-care questions test a sequence, not a single fact: gather subjective and objective data, identify drug therapy problems, set goals, select and individualize a regimen, monitor, and document. The drug therapy problem categories are the backbone - unnecessary drug, needs additional therapy, ineffective drug, dose too low, adverse drug reaction, dose too high, and nonadherence.
334 words, about 2 min04Social, Behavioral and Administrative Pharmacy Sciences: Behavior, Economics and Regulation
This domain blends health behaviour theory, communication, pharmacoepidemiology, pharmacoeconomics, regulation and management. Know the transtheoretical model stages (precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance); the health belief model constructs (perceived susceptibility, severity, benefits, barriers, cues to action, self-efficacy); and motivational interviewing as a collaborative, non-judgemental style that builds on the patient's own reasons for change.
319 words, about 2 min