Pharmacist Evaluating Exam – References and Learning Resources List

Pharmacy Review Guides

These American pharmacy review guides cover many subject areas related to pharmacy education
and practice issues, as well as practice multiple-choice questions. Note that drug names and units of
measure may be different in Canada. Federal law review questions must be avoided as they are
based on American legislation, not Canadian.
NAPLEX Prep, Kaplan Medical
FPGEE Review, Kaplan Medical

Canadian Pharmacy References

These four listings are all resources published by The Canadian Pharmacists Association
(www.pharmacists.ca) and are available in print and online (RxTx) versions.

Compendium of Therapeutic Choices

Compendium of Pharmaceuticals and Specialties

Compendium of Therapeutics for Minor Ailments

Compendium of Products for Minor Ailments

Pharmacy Textbooks (current editions)

The listings shown in the table below are major textbook references which form the framework for
many of the Canadian undergraduate pharmacy programs. For easy reference to search out a
reference in a particular subject, the titles are organized under the headings of the four major subject
areas of the Pharmacist Evaluating Examination Blueprint.

Blueprint Area Textbook Author Publisher

Biomedical Biochemistry Berg et al W H Freeman & Co.
Sciences Fundamentals of Anatomy & Delmar Publishing
Rizzo
Physiology Inc.
Review of Medical Microbiology &
Levinson et al McGraw-Hill
Immunology
Pharmaceutical Goodman & Gilman’s: The ed. by
McGraw-Hill
Sciences Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics Brunton et al
ed. by
Basic & Clinical Pharmacology McGraw-Hill
Katzung et al
Martin’s Physical Pharmacy &
Sinko Wolters Kluwer
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Ansel’s Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms
Allen Wolters Kluwer
& Drug Delivery Systems
Applied Biopharmaceutics &
Pharmacokinetics: Principles of Shargel et al McGraw-Hill
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
Blueprint Area Textbook Author Publisher
Pharmacy Basic Skills in Interpreting Laboratory American Society of
Practice Data Lee Health-System
Pharmacists
Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic ed. by DiPiro
McGraw-Hill
Approach et al
Pharmacotherapy: Principles & Chisholm-
McGraw-Hill
Practice Burns et al
Pharmaceutical Care Practice: The
Patient-Centred Approach to Cipolle et al McGraw-Hill
Medication Management
Drugs in Pregnancy & Lactation: A
Reference Guide to Fetal & Neonatal Briggs et al Wolters Kluwer
Risk
Compounding: Guidelines for Canadian Society of
Pharmacies Hospital
Pharmacists
Pharmaceutical Calculations Ansel et al Wolters Kluwer
Remington: The Science & Practice of The Pharmaceutical
ed. by Allen
Pharmacy Press
Martindale: The Complete Drug The Pharmaceutical
Brayfield
Reference Press
Communication Skills in Pharmacy Beardsley et
Wolters Kluwer
Practice al
Drug Information: A Guide for
Malone et al McGraw-Hill
Pharmacists
Making Sense of Critical Appraisal Ajetunmobi CRC Press
Quality & Safety in Pharmacy Practice Warholak et al McGraw-Hill
Pharmacoethics: A Problem-Based
Gettman et al CRC Press
Approach
Behavioural, Pharmacy Management in Canada ed. by Canadian
Social and Hindmarsh et Foundation for
Administrative al Pharmacy
Pharmacy Pharmacoepidemiology Strom et al Wiley-Blackwell
Sciences Pharmaco
Marketing for Pharmacists: Providing &
Holdford Enterprise
Promoting Professional Services
Publishing
Essentials of Pharmacoeconomics Rascati Wolters Kluwer
Pharmaceutical Statistics: Practical &
Bolton et al CRC Press
Clinical Applications
Internet Resources
The websites listed in the table below provide information on federal legislation and other topics that
are useful to practising pharmacists, as well as candidates seeking licensure as pharmacists in
Canada.
Organization
National Association of
Provincial Regulatory
Authorities (NAPRA)
Health Canada
Canadian Agency for
Drugs & Technologies in
Health (CADTH)
Patented Medicines Price
Review Board (PMPRB)
Office of the Privacy
Commissioner of Canada
Public Health Agency of
Canada
Institute for Safe
Medication Practices
(ISMP U.S. & Canada)
Canadian Patient Safety
Institute (CPSI)
Website URL
www.napra.ca
www.hc-sc.gc.ca
www.cadth.ca
http://pmprb-cepmb.gc.ca
https://www.priv.gc.ca
www.phac-aspc.gc.ca
www.ismp.org
www.ismp-canada.org
www.patientsafetyinstitute.ca
Topics/Links of Interest
 Practice and Regulatory
Resources
 National Drug Schedules
 Canada Health Act
 Food & Drugs Act & Regulations
 Controlled Drugs & Substances
Act & Regulations (including
Precursor Control Regulation)
 Narcotic Control Regulations
 Benzodiazepines & Other
Targeted Substances
Regulations
 Marihuana Medical Access
Regulations
 MedEffect
 Canada Vigilance Programme
 Common Drug Review
 Compendium of Policies,
Guidelines and Procedures
 Personal Information Protection
& Electronic Documents Act
(PIPEDA)
 Canadian Immunization Guide
 Medication Safety Tools
 Safety Bulletins
 Tools & Resources
Clinical Practice Guidelines

To obtain up to date evidence-based information designed to assist in patient care decisions for the
management of specific disease states, several Canadian practice guidelines are available. Some
examples are included in the following table.
Organization Website URL Guideline(s)
Hypertension Canada www.hypertension.ca  Hypertension
Canadian Cardiovascular www.ccs.ca  Various cardiovascular
Society diseases
Diabetes Canada www.diabetes.ca  Diabetes
Canadian Thoracic Society https://cts.lung.ca  Asthma
 COPD
American College of Chest  Antithrombotic therapy for
Physicians VTE disease

Professional Development

www.iehpcanada.utoronto.ca
Orientation course on the Canadian healthcare system for internationally educated healthcare
professionals

http://cpd.pharmacy.utoronto.ca
Continuous Professional Development, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto

Continuing Education (CE)

Continuing Education in Pharmacy in Canada is coordinated by CCCEP: the Canadian Council on
Continuing Education in Pharmacy. CCCEP-approved learning programs are available from a wide
variety of sources. Some of these include the following:
www.pharmacists.ca
Canadian Pharmacists Association (CPhA) - click on "Professional Development"

www.canadianhealthcarenetwork.ca
Canadian Healthcare Network - provides CE lessons from Pharmacy Practice and other sources

www.rxbriefcase.com
RxBriefCase - includes links to various CE learning resources

Most CE learning modules are designed to enhance individual knowledge in therapeutics and
disease state management. When choosing to self-study with CCEPP-approved CE learning
modules, it is important for a candidate to self-assess the wide range of available topics and make
selections to ensure that:
1) individual gaps in knowledge will be addressed, and
2) disease topics reflect those seen most frequently in patient care practice settings, as well
as those where drug therapy plays an important and critical role in patient care outcomes.