MariaBKK

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Do you mean Pharmacy Technician? You can just take the exam from PTCB, you can find the info on PTCB website. After pass the exam, you can register with your state board of Pharmacy and that's it! :)

You can always visit USA just to take the exams (FPGEE, TOEFL, NAPLEX & MPJE) and go back to Philippines using visitor visa. The hardest part is to obtain 1,500 internship hours (1,400 hrs in some states). It is already very difficult even you volunteer to get hours. If you're lucky enough, you'll get paid but if you are looking to be sponsored, your chance is very slim but not impossible. Good luck with your journey.

No, you can't. :)

I work full time as a pharmacy technician, so I spent 2-3 hrs/day to study.. I also have kids which mean not everyday that I could do that. But on the weekend, I studied 4-8 hours/day (depend on family activities). I listened to the online lecture twice. First round I listened to almost every chapters, focus on the common disease chapters first (DM, Hypertension, all kinds of heart disease, infectious disease, pain and psych, drug interaction is extremely important). I made my own flash cards which I used them to review all kind of stuff when I have a little free time like when I waited for my kids when they went to gymnastic class etc.. and also on the day before the exam. Second round, I only reviewed the common diseases chapters with the online lectures but practice almost all the questions in their quiz bank. I used the app on iphone which made it easier for me to do the quiz anywhere at anytime I wanted.. The calculation part is also very important, there is no choices for you to choose, you have to answer in number.. so no "good luck" for this type of questions. Lucky that I'm good at that.. I think I passed the exam because of the calculations part. :) All you need is the 120 practice questions which has been posted somewhere in this forum. Before the test days, I asked for day off from work and I had 4 full days to review everything before I went to the test at 8 am. I went to bed early the night before the test day, woke up early and told myself that "I cannot know everything, do not worry, just do my best". Well, I was still nervous but I gotta do it. :) All in all, I think I spent around 500 hrs in around 4 months.. the catch is I graduated 21 years ago from my home country.. this RxPrep helped me a lot because it was like I started from scratch.. If you're newly grad, you might not need to study hard like me though.. Good luck on your exam!

It's computerized.

I'm a foreign grad pharmacist and I recently passed NAPLEX just this week and it was my first attempt. I use RxPrep 2014 and ProntoPass Flash Card & Poster. PM me if interested. :) Maria

I'm a foreign grad and just passed NAPLEX using only RxPrep course (online+book) and their quiz bank. Good Luck on your exam. Maria

Hi, There is the Pharmacy Law Review course on March 1 in Austin,hosted by Texas Pharmacy Association. I will attend that course. You might want to postpone your MPJE as I think this course is worth to attend before taking the exam. :) Maria

Hi, I'm a foreign grad pharmacist and I already passed FPGEE and TOEFL. I'm now waiting for my FPGE Certificate. I already got a pharmacy that I can work at and earn my internship hours. The question is, can I earn my 1,500 hours in only one pharmacy setting? What is the requirement? Another question is, in the Internship Instructions, it states that the extended intern registration will be expired if the extended-intern fail NAPLEX or MPJE. I would like to have the clarification that if the failure occur within 6 months after getting FPGEC, will I have a chance to re-take the test and try to pass within 6 months or the extended intern will be expired immediately after the first attemp regardless the period of time? I tried to call the Texas State Board, it kept transfer me to the voice mail, I also sent them an email and I have not got any reply yet. Thank you for any help.

Where in Texas are you? I live in Fort Worth and plan to have NAPLEX and MPJE by the end of this year. BTW, I'm foreign grad.

I just passed both FPGEE and TOEFL and now I am waiting for the Certificate to arrive. I already got the.Place where I can do my internship. I have some questions about the internship if any of you can give me the clarification. 1.In the Internship Instructions, it states that the extended intern registration will be expired if the extended-intern fail NAPLEX or MPJE. I would like to have the clarification that if the failure occur within 6 months after getting FPGEC, will I have a chance to re-take the test and try to pass within 6 months or the extended intern will be expired immediately after the first attemp regardless the period of time? 2.Does the extended internship require more than one pharmacy setting? Can I be and intern in 1 setting (for example, Long Term Care Pharmacy) for 1,500 hrs? Thank you. :)