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North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX) Syllabus
Licensure exam assessing pharmacy competency for US pharmacist licensure. The full North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX) syllabus: 5 subjects, 22 chapters, 105 topics and 19 sub-topics, with 276 flashcards written against it.
North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX) subjects
North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX) has 5 subjects. Each one is listed below with its chapters in syllabus order; open a subject for every topic and sub-topic inside them.
Pharmacotherapy and Disease State Management
- Cardiovascular and Renal Disorders · 7 topics
- Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders · 5 topics
- Infectious Diseases · 7 topics
- Central Nervous System and Psychiatric Disorders · 7 topics
- Respiratory, GI, and Specialty Conditions · 6 topics
Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Calculations
- Core Pharmacokinetic Principles · 5 topics
- Clinical Dosing and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring · 5 topics
- Pharmaceutical Calculations · 5 topics
- Pharmacodynamics · 4 topics
Drug Safety: Interactions, Adverse Effects, and Toxicology
- Drug Interactions · 5 topics
- Adverse Drug Reactions and Monitoring · 5 topics
- Toxicology and Antidotes · 5 topics
- Special Populations and High-Risk Medications · 4 topics
Pharmaceutics, Compounding, and Drug Delivery
- Dosage Forms and Biopharmaceutics · 4 topics
- Sterile and Nonsterile Compounding · 4 topics
- Stability, Storage, and Formulation · 4 topics
- Parenteral and Specialized Delivery · 3 topics
Pharmacy Practice, Law, and Patient Care
- Clinical Decision-Making and Patient Assessment · 4 topics
- Pharmacy Law and Regulation · 4 topics
- Medication Safety and Quality · 4 topics
- Biostatistics and Literature Evaluation · 4 topics
- Public Health and Preventive Care · 4 topics
North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX) flashcards
276 question-and-answer cards across 5 subject decks, each shown in full on its subject page.
North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX) syllabus FAQ
What subjects are in the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX) syllabus?
North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX) covers 5 subjects: Pharmacotherapy and Disease State Management, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Calculations, Drug Safety: Interactions, Adverse Effects, and Toxicology, Pharmaceutics, Compounding, and Drug Delivery and Pharmacy Practice, Law, and Patient Care.
How many chapters and topics are in the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX) syllabus?
22 chapters and 105 topics, broken down further into 19 sub-topics, across 5 subjects. Pharmacotherapy and Disease State Management is the largest subject, with 32 topics in 5 chapters.
Are there North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX) flashcards?
Yes — 276 question-and-answer flashcards in 5 subject decks. Each deck is printed in full on its subject page here, and the same cards are in the Examius app with spaced repetition. The free plan covers one exam of your choice, including its flashcards; Examius Pro, a one-time purchase, unlocks every other exam and deck.
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