PhLE 2026: Pharmacy Board Format, Subjects, Passing Rate

PhLE Pharmacy Board 2026: Format and Subjects

The Pharmacist Licensure Examination (PhLE) is the PRC board exam for pharmacists in PHL.

What PhLE tests

6 subjects across 2-3 days:

1. Pharmacy Practice (RA 10918, RA 9165, related laws)
2. Pharmaceutical Chemistry
3. Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics
4. Pharmaceutics
5. Pharmacognosy + Plant Chemistry
6. Quality Assurance / Quality Control + Drug Microbiology

Each subject 2.5-4 hours, ~50-100 items.

Pass criteria

• Weighted average ≥ 75
• No subject below 50

PhLE pass rate

National pass rate ~70-85% — among the higher PRC board pass rates.

Key topics

Pharmacy Practice + Laws:

• RA 10918 (Pharmacy Profession Act)
• RA 9165 (Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act)
• RA 6675 (Generics Act)
• Code of Ethics

Pharmaceutical Chemistry:

• Drug structures + functional groups
• Mechanisms of action
• SAR (structure-activity relationships)

Pharmacology + Therapeutics:

• Drug classifications
• Mechanisms + side effects
• Drug interactions
• Therapeutics by disease

Pharmaceutics:

• Dosage forms
• Compounding
• Pharmacokinetics
• Biopharmaceutics

Pharmacognosy:

• Medicinal plants + active constituents
• Crude drug evaluation

QA/QC + Microbiology:

• USP standards
• Sterility testing
• Microbiology basics

Where Super Tutor fits

Super Tutor's PhLE track covers all six subjects.

What to read next

The PhLE 2026 pillar guide covers prep.