PCAT
Months that the PCAT is offered
What is July, September, October, November, January, February?
When Pharmcas opens
What is mid July?
-Required by 85% of schools
- scored out of 600
What is the PCAT?
The regulatory body that all new drug applications must be filed with
What is the FDA ( Food and Drug Administration )?
The meaning of Q.O.D.?
What is 'Every other day'?
The number of times you are allowed to take the PCAT
What is 5 times?
The cost of the application and additional fees per application
What is $150 and $55 per application thereafter?
True or false: you must be a certified pharmacy technician to work during pharmacy school
False! While you are in a PharmD program, you are considered a "pharmacy intern" and you may work as a pharmacy tech without the CPhT designation!
The purpose of the "NDC"
National Drug Code- to identify drug, dose, and manufacturer of a particular medication
The maximum amount of pseudoephedrine an individual is allowed to purchase in 1 month.
9 grams
True or False: all schools weigh PCAT scores the same
False, some schools weigh some sections more heavily than others
You must complete all required prerequisite courses in order to apply to pharmacy school (T/F)
False- you can be accepted contingent on completing prerequisites before maltriculation
Post graduate year that offers varied clinical scenarios and generalized training.
What is a PGY-1?
True or false: Pharmacists can legally prescribe drugs
True!
What are statin drugs like Lipitor and Crestor used to treat?
Hyperlipidemia
The Quantitative Abilities (maths) tested in the PCAT
What are
Basic math
Algebra
Probability & statistics
Precalculus
Calculus
True or false: you must take the PCAT before applying through PharmCas
False
-$210
- one form of ID with photo
-second form of ID with name
What is needed to take the PCAT?
Regulatory body created ( along with 5 classifications of drugs) under Department of Justice in 1970
What is the DEA ( Drug Enforcement Agency)?
The amount of time a pharmacy's DEA permit is valid for
What is 3 years?
The categories tested on the PCAT
What is writing, verbal ability, biology, chemistry, reading comprehension, and quantitative ability?
The components submitted through Pharmcas
What are
-Transcripts
-Standardized Tests
-Personal Statement
-Letters of Recommendation
-Supplemental Essays ( May be Externally Submitted)
The duration of all pharmacy schools
Trick Question!- there is not one. Some schools have excellerated programs that are only 3 years
The schedule that opium belongs to
What is Schedule I?
The general category or type of drug that the following drugs are : atenolol, metoprolol, nadolol, propanolol
What are beta blockers ( reduce heart rate, myocardial contractility, blood pressure and myocardial demand)?