FPGEE April 2014 Exam-takers's Views

[Talha Shafique]

Hi Guys. I have collected this information from this April fpgee exam takers. Hope It help you. And we are preparing for October fpgee, if you really want to study n give fpgee in October, then come and join us on FB = https://www.facebook.com/groups/fpgee.october.2014/

 

Here is summary which I collected from different Students who gave exam.

I hope you will appreciate it. and Share your Experience and what you Heard from FPGEE Takers.

 

1a. The exam is in 2 parts with a 30 min mandatory break. 125 questions per part . You can go back and review your answers only after you complete all questions.

1b. 250 questions, 390 minutes.the time was more than enough, if you know the answers!! I had time to review the ones that I flagged which was half of them! Don't worry about time! Was enough. Part two is just clinical and management!

2. APhA Book = Important but No enough, especially in Last exam.

3. CPR = For the Win. Best book and highly Advised, especially after yesterday's exam

4. Manan Management Theory & 500 Qs Important.Manan 1000 Qs are import. too if you have time.

5. Other sources for Management = CPR & APhA

6. There were Calculations, but basics and easy if you have good understandings, e.g. concentration, infusion rates and half life.

7. No brand names or doses, but clinical / laboratory values are very important. So try to memorize important lab values.

8. Study vaccines very well and what they includes.

9. few questions from Pharma-cognosy.

10. Drugs and Diseases were asked. Diseases symptoms and drugs Side Effects, Indications & MOAs were Asked.

11. Few Questions were from Immunology, especially Antibodies and different Immunoglobulins... Study well.

12. Study Med. Chemistry ( SARs, Recognize chemical structures and Functional Groups) and Pharmacokinetics, First order, Zero order Questions. Study very well, especially from CPR. many questions from them.

13. Questions on Enzymes - inhibitors 7 Inducers, etc...

 

14. Biostatistics and epidemiology = Trials, Case Control studies, etc...

 

Hope it Gives you Idea. Now Please Share your Experience and Tell us What were there more In Exam.....

Thanks guys.

Best wishes.

Talha

[qtarvin]

I took the April 2014 last monday. My advise to all of you, concentrate on the APhA Complete review on FPGEE. Majority of the questions i encountered in this exam, was exactly i have read in the APhA book. I should have read this book more. Wasted my time with Mannan Shroff books and Shargel Complete Pharmacy review book.

 

The first part of the exam (first 125 questions where mostly basic and pharmaceutical sciences questions),a couple of questions on medicinal chemistry and clinical pharmacokinetics and a couple of simple calculations questions. Suprisingly, i only encountered 2 or 3 questions on pharmacy law,management,admin and social.

 

The second part of the exam is majority clinical, there were a lot of patient profiles and pharmacology, drug adverse reactions and laboratory values. There are no trade names asked, all drugs mentioned in their generic/chemical names.

 

Time is not a problem, so make sure to flag those items you are not sure of your answer,so you can review it before the end.

 

 

HTH

[pharmacistone]

Hi Talha,

Thanks a lot for your descriptive post and wish you all good luck. I am preparing for Oct 2014 and just joined the facebook group and will go from this point.

[palakpatel76]

I took the April 2014 last monday. My advise to all of you, concentrate on the APhA Complete review on FPGEE. Majority of the questions i encountered in this exam, was exactly i have read in the APhA book. I should have read this book more. Wasted my time with Mannan Shroff books and Shargel Complete Pharmacy review book.

 

The first part of the exam (first 125 questions where mostly basic and pharmaceutical sciences questions),a couple of questions on medicinal chemistry and clinical pharmacokinetics and a couple of simple calculations questions. Suprisingly, i only encountered 2 or 3 questions on pharmacy law,management,admin and social.

 

The second part of the exam is majority clinical, there were a lot of patient profiles and pharmacology, drug adverse reactions and laboratory values. There are no trade names asked, all drugs mentioned in their generic/chemical names.

 

Time is not a problem, so make sure to flag those items you are not sure of your answer,so you can review it before the end.

 

 

HTH

 

Hiiii,

I am getting ready for the october 2014 and I am bit nervous.I studied from APHA,CPR not full some topics,Manon shroff and Manan Shroff 1000Q & A,still I a not confident.What do you recommend.Shall I revise the APHA again?