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FPGEE Syllabus

Below is an abbreviated version of the FPGEE syllabus. The full syllabus can be obtained from The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP).

http://www.nabp.net/

The exam consists of 250 questions and are divided among four content areas:
  • Basic biomedical sciences – 21%
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences – 29%
  • Social, behavioral, administrative pharmacy sciences – 15%
  • Clinical sciences – 35%
Area 1 – Basic Biomedical Sciences – 21%
  1. Anatomy & Physiology - major body systems, molecular biology including cell physiology, structure and organization.
  2. Pathology/Pathophysiology - Inflammation, degeneration, hemodynamics, developmental defects, neoplasia, pharmacist triage of conditions.
  3. Microbiology - infectious disease, inflammatory responses to infectious agents, clinical aspects of infection.
  4. Immunology - human immune responses, antigen-antibody relationships, molecular biology of immunity, immunity in relation to genes.
  5. Biochemistry/Biotechnology - proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, and DNA / RNA replication and repair, enzymology and kinetics, energy utilization.
  6. Molecular Biology/Genetics - cell structure including ion channels, receptor physiology, mitosis and meiosis and recombinant DNA technology
  7. Biostatistics - management of data sets, evaluation of statistical results versus clinical significance.

Area 2 – Pharmaceutical Sciences – 29%
  1. Medicinal Chemistry -physio-chemical properties of drugs in relation to ADME, pharmacophores, drug-target interactions.
  2. Pharmacology / Pharmacodynamics - adverse effects and side-effects of drugs, drug discovery and development.
  3. Pharmacognosy and Alternative / Complementary Treatments - herbal medicines and their regulation, dietary supplements, herbal-drug interactions.
  4. Toxicology - toxicity and toxicokinetics, interpretation of drug screens, antidotes, poison control centers, bioterrorism.
  5. Bioanalysis/Clinical Chemistry - use clinical data for screening, diagnosis and evaluation of patients
  6. Pharmaceutics/Biopharmaceutics - dosage forms, drug delivery, stability, formulation.
  7. Pharmacokinetics/Clinical Pharmacokinetics - bioavailability and bioequivalence, low-therapeutic-index drugs.
  8. Pharmacogenomics/Genetic - genetic basis for disease, drug action, alteration and drug metabolism
  9. Extemporaneous Compounding/Parenteral/Enteral - United States Pharmacopeia (USP) guidance on compounding and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Compliance Policy Guidelines

Area 3 – Behavioral /Social//Administrative (BSA) Pharmacy Sciences – 15%
  1. Health Care Delivery Systems - United States, state, and local health care delivery systems and their interfaces, Medicare and Medicaid
  2. Economics/Pharmacoeconomics analysis - applications of economic theories and health-related quality-of-life concepts to improve allocation of limited health care resources
  3. Practice Management - principles of management, marketing, accounting, infection control, project management and third-party administration and managed care systems.
  4. Pharmacoepidemiology
  5. Pharmacy Law and Regulatory Affairs - pharmacy practice, law, liability (civil and criminal), drug-related misadventure and business contract law.
  6. History and evolution of Pharmacy - major milestones and contributors in the evolution of pharmacy.
  7. Ethics - principles of professional behavior, ethical dilemmas, principles of paliatitive care and ethical issues in teamwork.
  8. Professional Communications - effective verbal and written interpersonal communication, interviewing techniques and principles of behavior modification.
  9. Social and Behavioral Aspects of Practice - pharmacy as a patient-centered profession.

Area 4 – Clinical Sciences – 35%
  1. Pharmacy Practice and Pharmacist-Provided Care - principles of pharmacist-managed, patient-centered pharmacy services and home diagnostic devices.
  2. Medication Dispensing and Distribution Systems - medication errors and subsequent audits, drug toxicity, automation
  3. Pharmacotherapy – Practice Guidelines and Clinical Trials - evaluation of clinical trials that validate treatment usefulness
  4. Pharmacotherapy – Health Promotion/Disease Prevention - promotion of wellness and nonpharmacologic therapies
  5. Pharmacotherapy – Pharmaceutical Care - application of evidence-based decision making to patient care, non-prescription drug therapies and drug-induced disease.
  6. Pharmacist-provided Care for Special Populations - pediatric, geriatric, pregnant, cystic fibrosis, sickle cell anemia, celiacdisease, genetic disorders... and dosage calculation and adjustments.
  7. Drug Information - application of drug information skills for delivery of pharmaceutical care showing the ability to judge the reliability of various sources of information
  8. Medication Safety - pharmacy leadership in medication safety
  9. Literature Evaluation and Research Design - principles of research design and analysis in practicing evidence-based pharmacy
  10. Patient Assessment Laboratory - obtaining a comprehensive patient history, triage and referral skills, knowledge of therapeutic drug concentrations and their interpretation.

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