P2 Students

If you want to get a head start in your pharmacology and pharmacotherapeutics classes (and Naplex), I suggest getting an OLD copy of RxPrep book and studying the different disease states and associated treatments/drug therapies from there as you are going through class. The lectures in those classes can be overwhelming, so reading through the disease state and associated drug therapies from the RxPrep book prior to your lectures and in conjunction with your class notes will definitely help improve your understanding (and hopefully your grades)! Essentially, treat the old copy of RxPrep as a somewhat simplified summary. Only pay attention to the disease state info, drugs, and med safety (MOA, side effects, contraindications, black box warnings, teratogenicity, etc.) info though. Don’t pay attention to the dosing so much as these may have changed. The reason why I recommend using an old copy of RxPrep at this stage is because it is extremely cheap. Remember, REPETITION, REPETITION, REPETITION! The more you are exposed the the information, the better it will stick in your head by the time you are studying for the Naplex. Save your money for the more expensive and updated version (along with the question bank and videos) for the end of P3 year!