ExCPT study plan

Build a one-page drug-class map covering the 20 highest-yield classes, listing generic name, brand name, mechanism of action, and two common adverse effects per class.

Differentiate narrow-therapeutic-index and high-alert medications, then state one concrete dispensing safeguard for each of 10 examples.

Match each major federal statute (CSA, FDCA, HIPAA, and state-level duty-to-warn rules) to the record-keeping, labeling, or counseling requirement it drives.

Apply a seven-point validity check to 15 written prescription scenarios and classify each as valid, forged, expired, or missing required elements.

Recall indications, strengths, routes, and adult dosing ranges for the 25 most frequently dispensed medications without reference materials.

Transcribe 20 handwritten and verbal prescriptions into a standard order-entry format, resolving every abbreviation flagged on the ISMP error-prone list.

Verify all required prescription elements (patient, drug, strength, quantity, sig, prescriber, refills) and mark any missing or ambiguous field for prescriber clarification.

Calculate days' supply and quantity to dispense for 15 orders, including PRN sigs, partial fills, and insulin or liquid dosage forms.

Separate sterile from non-sterile compounding requirements and list the garbing, facility, and environmental controls required for each.

Perform alligation, dilution, ratio-strength, and concentration conversion calculations across 30 practice problems with work shown.

Assign correct beyond-use dates to 12 prepared products based on the compounding type, preservative status, and storage conditions.

Assemble a complete compounding record for a sample order, including ingredients, lot numbers, calculations, and the verifying pharmacist's checkpoints.

Classify medication errors by type and stage of the medication-use process, and identify the point of failure in 15 documented error scenarios.

Distinguish look-alike/sound-alike pairs and tall-man lettering applications, then rewrite 10 drug names using correct tall-man formatting.

Explain the purpose and workflow of REMS programs, Medication Guides, and mandatory error reporting to an internal or external body.

Outline the steps of a root-cause analysis and apply them to one medication error case study from event report through corrective action.

Describe the ordering, receiving, and reconciliation workflow for controlled substances and list the documentation required at each step.

Apply first-expiry-first-out rotation logic and calculate reorder points for 10 inventory scenarios given usage rate and lead time.

Interpret storage temperature requirements and explain the handling and documentation steps for a temperature excursion affecting a drug shipment.

Identify the elements of an effective recall procedure and trace a mock recall from notification through patient or customer notification.

Submit a clean claim for 10 prescription scenarios, selecting the correct fields for patient, prescriber, drug, days' supply, and quantity.

Interpret common rejection codes and write the corrective action for each of 12 claim denials.

Verify eligibility, formulary status, prior authorization needs, and copay tiers for 10 payer scenarios.

Calculate the patient out-of-pocket amount for 10 claims involving deductibles, copays, coinsurance, and coordination of benefits.

Deliver a structured patient counseling session for 10 mock prescriptions, covering purpose, directions, key adverse effects, and storage.

Adapt the same counseling content for three audiences: a patient with limited health literacy, a caregiver, and a non-English-speaking patient using an interpreter.

Identify and respond appropriately to five difficult communication scenarios, including an angry patient, a privacy request, and a prescribing error disclosure.

Apply ethical decision-making to four case vignettes involving confidentiality, scope of practice, and conflict of interest.

Complete two full-length timed practice exams under exam-day conditions, simulating breaks and pacing.

Review every missed item across all eight domains and rewrite each as a flashcard with the underlying rule or fact.

Re-drill the five weakest subtopics identified across the prior seven weeks until each reaches at least 85% accuracy on a fresh question set.

Rehearse the exam-day logistics: testing environment, permitted materials, identification, and a pacing plan per question block.