PhLE Pharmaceutics Review
PhLE Pharmaceutics Review
PhLE Pharmaceutics covers physical pharmacy, dosage forms, compounding, and biopharmaceutics.
What PRC asks
| Topic block | Approx. items |
|---|---|
| Dosage forms (solids, liquids, semi-solids, sterile) | 18 |
| Pharmaceutical calculations | 12 |
| Compounding | 8 |
| Pharmacokinetics calculations | 10 |
| Biopharmaceutics | 6 |
| Drug stability + storage | 5 |
| Packaging | 3 |
| Pharmaceutical microbiology basics | 3 |
Dosage forms
Solids:
- Tablets (compressed, chewable, sublingual, buccal)
- Capsules
- Powders
- Granules
Liquids:
- Solutions
- Suspensions
- Emulsions
- Syrups, elixirs, tinctures
Semi-solids:
- Ointments, creams, gels, lotions
- Suppositories
Sterile preparations:
- Parenterals (IV, IM, SC, ID)
- Ophthalmics
- Sterilisation methods
Pharmaceutical calculations
- Conversions (apothecary, metric, household)
- Dilution + concentration
- Alligation (mixing strengths)
- Reducing/enlarging formulas
- Children's dosing (Clark's, Young's, Fried's rules; BSA)
- IV flow rates
Compounding
- Aseptic technique
- Pharmacy compounding standards
- Beyond-use dating
- Documentation
Pharmacokinetics
- One-compartment + two-compartment models
- Area under the curve (AUC)
- Volume of distribution
- Clearance
- Loading + maintenance dose calculations
- Therapeutic drug monitoring
Biopharmaceutics
- Bioavailability
- Bioequivalence
- Drug release rate
Drug stability
- Degradation pathways
- Expiration dating
- Storage requirements
A 4-week drilling plan
| Week | Focus | Volume target |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dosage forms | 80 items |
| 2 | Pharmaceutical calculations + compounding | 80 items |
| 3 | Pharmacokinetics + biopharmaceutics | 60 items |
| 4 | Mixed mock + remediation | 1 mock + 50 items |
Realistic scores
| Diagnostic baseline | Realistic test-day score |
|---|---|
| 50% | 70% |
| 60% | 78% |
| 70% | 85% |
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