We get asked a lot by our students, "what do I really need to know for the FPGE exam?". To answer this have a look at the FPGEE Exam syllabus below, it details out the general aspects you will be expected to know for the exam. For the official version make sure you visit: The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP).
FPGE Syllabus
The FPGEE syllabus covers various areas of pharmaceutical sciences and pharmacy practice. The exam is divided into four major content areas:
Basic Biomedical Sciences (approximately 20% of the exam):
- Biochemistry
- Physiology
- Anatomy
- Microbiology
- Immunology
- Pathophysiology
Pharmaceutical Sciences (approximately 30% of the exam):
- Medicinal chemistry
- Pharmaceutics
- Pharmacokinetics
- Pharmacodynamics
- Pharmacogenomics
- Pharmacology
- Biopharmaceutics
- Pharmaceutical calculations
Social, Behavioral, and Administrative Pharmacy Sciences (approximately 20% of the exam):
- Pharmacy practice management
- Pharmacy law and regulations
- Pharmacoeconomics
- Pharmacy informatics
- Public health and healthcare systems
- Patient counselling and education
Clinical Sciences (approximately 30% of the exam):
- Therapeutics
- Pharmacotherapy
- Clinical guidelines
- Clinical trial design and interpretation
- Adverse drug reactions
- Drug information and literature evaluation
- Pharmacy compounding
If you are interested in taking the FPGEE and would like to learn more about these topics have a look at our recommended books for the FPGE exam, or subscribe to our dedicated course where we have compiled these resources into a range of guaranteed lectures and MCQs.