How To Pass Pre-registration Exam For Pharmacist (PEP)

To pass the Pre-registration examination for pharmacist (PEP), the pharmacist must be ready. This is because many people do fail the examination. On average more than 5 percent fail per PEP. Just a few among those who failed the test were not present for the examination. That means that if you fail to take the examination seriously, such can be your fate.

PEP is a compulsory test organised by the pharmacists council of Nigeria (PCN). It is conducted two times in a year for all pharmacists who are willing to register in Nigeria after completing their internship. The test comprises 200 multiple choice questions. Pass mark is 50 percent.

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The objective of the pre-registration examination is to ascertain that those who have undertaken the internship training programme have acquired the requisite knowledge, attitude and skills to practice pharmacy in Nigeria.

PEP pass method

Steps To Pass PEP

1. Manual: the PEP has a manual. The manual contains the programme structure. You should get the manual on time during your internship. It is available for download on the PCN website.

2. Practice: the manual contains the areas the question will come from. During internship, it is good to focus more on these areas as you practice. That way you will perform better during the examination. That means that reading starts from internship.

3. Read: the questions come from different specialties in the pharmacy programme. Since you cannot practice in all the specialties, you have no choice than to read. If you practice in the industry, read more on community, hospital and regulatory pharmacy practice.

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4. Study group: most of the materials for the examination are not found online. And PCN is not giving out materials like your lecturers. The only way to get them is to find those who have and get them. Most of the materials are softcopy. So you need a good phone to be able to access them. Another source of materials is in social media groups dedicated to PEP study. Join and download them.

5. Past Question: download past questions from social media groups or from friends who have. Study the past questions especially a month before the examination. Best to study it with a social media group after reading for the test. This is because most questions will be repeated.

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