[Rx2021] P4 Townhall: NAPLEX Blueprint Revisions

[Freidhoff, Matthew John]

Class of 2021:

Hope you all are safe and well!

Recently, the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) have alerted Schools of Pharmacy to revisions to the North American Pharmacy Licensure Exam (NAPLEX) THAT WILL TAKE EFFECT ON JANUARY 18, 2021 and therefore will affect you as you prepare for and complete the exam.

While I have summarized the changes below, Dr. Howrie and I wanted to schedule a townhall with you to discuss further: specifically, implications of these changes, how PittPharmacy will help in successful performance on the new NAPLEX, and answer questions that you might have.

We have scheduled the Townhall for Thursday, February 4th, 4:00 – 5:00 pm EST.    Join us to learn the new resources that PITTPharmacy, through the Office of the Dean, has acquired to help you be successful in this important exam challenge

The Zoom link can be accessed https://pitt.zoom.us/j/93654963527  The meeting will be recorded and circulated for those unable to make the live discussion.

Hope to see you there,
Drs. Benedict and Howrie


 The significant NAPLEX changes are as follows:

  1.  The NAPLEX blueprint will now be broken into 6 areas of competency instead of 2 areas.

     *   Area 1 – Obtain, Interpret, or Assess Data, Medical, or Patient Information (Approximately 18% of Test)
     *   Area 2 – Identify Drug Characteristics (Approximately 14% of Test)
     *   Area 3 – Develop or Manage Treatment Plans (Approximately 35% of Test)
     *   Area 4 – Perform Calculations (Approximately 14% of Test)
     *   Area 5 – Compound, Dispense, or Administer Drugs, or Manage Delivery Systems (Approximately 11% of Test)
     *   Area 6 – Develop or Manage Practice or Medication-Use Systems to Ensure Safety and Quality (Approximately 7% of Test)

  1.  The NAPLEX and MPJE will move to a Pass/Fail result.  NABP will no longer provide a numerical score.  This change closely aligns with the current practice of other professional licensure board exams and reporting practices.  Candidates whom are not successful in passing the NAPLEX will receive a report into their e-profile showing how well they performed in each of the 6 areas of competency and areas of which they need to focus to better prepare for successful completion of the exam.
  2.  The test results change will eliminate the candidate waiver request.
  3.  The pre-NAPLEX and pre-MPJE exam have been upgraded to completely mimic the NAPLEX and MPJE exams.  This change will allow a student to simulate the process and tools provided when taking the NAPLEX and MPJE and give them the same look and feel.  It will help in their preparation and remove some of those unknown factors.


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Neal Benedict, PharmD
Director of Assessment
Associate Professor Pharmacy and Therapeutics | University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy
Critical Care Pharmacist | UPMC-Presbyterian hospital
Phone: (412) 647-6202


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