Philippine Pharmacist Licensure Exam study plan

Build a one-page formula sheet covering concentration expressions (molarity, normality, molality, ppm, %w/w, %w/v), dilution and alligation, and pH/buffer calculations, then solve 30 mixed calculation problems with at least 85% accuracy.

Classify and name 40 inorganic drug substances by official chemical name, common name, and pharmacopoeial assay method, and recite the identification tests for at least 15 of them from memory.

Draw and label the functional-group map for the 12 organic reaction families most tested (nucleophilic substitution, esterification, hydrolysis, oxidation-reduction, aromatic substitution), predicting the major product for 20 given substrates.

Set up a laboratory notebook section listing the principle, endpoint detection, and primary standard for each of the four volumetric methods (acid-base, redox, complexometric, precipitation) and work 10 assay calculations using each equivalence factor.

Interpret IR, UV-Vis, NMR, and mass spectral data for 15 small molecules, assigning at least three diagnostic signals per spectrum and justifying the assignment in writing.

Explain the operating principle, source, detector, and typical application of each major instrumental method (UV-Vis, IR, AAS, HPLC, GC, potentiometry, Karl Fischer) and match 20 analytical scenarios to the correct method with written rationale.

Solve 25 physical pharmacy problems on solubility, partition coefficient, phase equilibria, and colligative properties, showing unit-consistent working for each.

Describe the unit operations of size reduction, mixing, drying, and filtration in terms of the governing equation and the critical process parameters, then predict the effect of changing one parameter in five worked scenarios.

Construct a natural-product classification chart covering alkaloids, glycosides, tannins, terpenes, flavonoids, and resins, listing for each the biosynthetic origin, a representative plant, the active constituent, and the official monograph use.

Identify 30 crude drugs from written macroscopic and microscopic descriptions (no images) and state the correct family, part used, and adulterant for each.

Write the extraction, isolation, and identification scheme for five high-yield phytochemicals, naming the solvent system and the confirmatory chemical test at each step.

Explain the chemistry behind at least six phytochemical screening tests (Dragendorff, Mayer, Keller-Kiliani, Molisch, Shinoda, Liebermann-Burchard) and predict a positive or negative result for 12 given plant extracts.

Design a complete tablet formulation on paper, specifying the API, diluent, binder, disintegrant, lubricant, and coating, and justify each excipient choice against the API's physicochemical properties.

Compare tablets, capsules, parenterals, suppositories, suspensions, and semisolids by their pharmacopoeial quality tests (hardness, friability, disintegration, dissolution, sterility, pyrogen, uniformity of content) and state the acceptance criterion for each test.

Explain the pharmacokinetic parameters AUC, Cmax, Tmax, half-life, clearance, and volume of distribution, and calculate each from a supplied concentration-time data set of 10 time points.

Apply bioavailability and bioequivalence concepts to decide whether two products are interchangeable, writing the regulatory reasoning for five product-pair scenarios.

Map 25 major drug classes to their receptor or enzyme target, mechanism, principal therapeutic effect, and the two most characteristic adverse effects, then self-test until 90% recall is reached.

Explain the mechanisms of drug interactions and adverse drug reactions (pharmacodynamic, pharmacokinetic, idiosyncratic, teratogenic) and classify 15 clinical vignettes into the correct mechanism.

Describe the management of poisoning for at least eight common toxicants (organophosphates, paracetamol, salicylates, methanol, cyanide, opioids, benzodiazepines, heavy metals), naming the antidote and the monitoring parameter for each.

Interpret a 20-item set of drug-level and laboratory monitoring scenarios (therapeutic drug monitoring, renal and hepatic dose adjustment) and recommend a concrete dose change with justification.

Summarize the provisions of the Philippine Pharmacy Act (RA 10918) and its implementing rules on licensure, scope of practice, dispensing, and ownership of drug establishments, and answer 40 jurisprudence items with cited section reasoning.

Outline the regulatory pathway for a drug product from clinical trial application through registration, licensing, and post-marketing surveillance, and place 15 regulatory events in the correct sequence.

List the legal record-keeping, labeling, and prescription-handling requirements for controlled and prescription drugs, and audit a sample prescription against each requirement, flagging every deficiency.

Apply the code of ethics and professional standards to 10 ethical dilemmas (conflict of interest, dispensing error disclosure, patient confidentiality, refusal to dispense) and justify each decision in two to three sentences.

Draft a complete business plan outline for a community pharmacy covering site selection, capital, inventory turnover, pricing, staffing, and licensing, and compute break-even volume from assumed figures.

Explain pharmaceutical care, medication therapy management, and pharmacovigilance workflows, and write a structured pharmaceutical care plan for three patient cases using the SOAP format.

Perform pharmaceutical calculations used in dispensing and compounding (pediatric doses by body weight and BSA, IV flow rates, dilution, percentage strength, isotonicity) at 90% accuracy across 40 items.

Review the top 50 prescription and over-the-counter drugs by Philippine market relevance and state the counseling points, storage requirement, and auxiliary label for each.

Take two full-length timed mock exams under exam conditions, then analyze every wrong answer by domain and error type (knowledge gap, misread, calculation slip, guess).

Re-drill the 60 highest-frequency facts from the personal error log until each is recalled correctly twice in a row on separate days.

Rehearse the calculation types that appeared in the mocks, solving 20 fresh items per type within the exam's per-item time budget.

Build a final one-page per-domain cheat sheet from memory only, then verify it against notes and correct every discrepancy.