Exam aids
Cheat Sheets & Quick Revision
One-page tables, one-liners and memory aids that cut across subjects. Read one before a mock test, or the night before the exam.
Exam-specific: DRAP and PFSA
DRAP & Regulatory Affairs
Who decides what, which law covers which product, and the international codes DRAP officer and Drug Inspector papers ask about.
4 tables · 6 one-linersForensic Toxicology & Narcotics
Colour tests, markers, specimens and poisons for the PFSA toxicology and narcotics paper, on one page.
4 tables · 6 one-linersExam-specific: Gulf licensing
Drugs and therapeutics
Drug Name Stems
Recognise a drug's class from its name. Most generic names carry a stem that gives it away.
4 tables · 6 one-linersDrugs of Choice
The most-asked 'drug of choice' pairs in one place, grouped by system. Cover the right column and test yourself.
3 tables · 6 one-linersSignature Adverse Effects
The one adverse effect each drug is famous for. Examiners use these as giveaways.
3 tables · 6 one-linersEnzyme Inducers & Inhibitors
Most interaction questions come down to one inducer or inhibitor and one narrow-therapeutic-index victim drug.
3 tables · 5 one-linersDrug Sources
Drug → plant → part used → constituent: the pharmacognosy table examiners keep returning to.
4 tables · 5 one-linersAntidotes & Poisons
Poison → antidote, toxidromes and the poisonings most common in Pakistan.
2 tables · 6 one-linersCalculations and formulas
PK & Calculation Formulas
One page of formulas for PK and dispensing calculations, with the units that trip people up.
4 tables · 6 one-linersQC Tests & Pharmacopoeial Limits
The numbers behind tablet, capsule and sterile product quality control, stability testing and sterilisation.
3 tables · 5 one-linersBiostatistics & Epidemiology
The 2 × 2 table, risk measures and test selection on one page.
3 tables · 5 one-linersLab and clinical values
Normal Lab Values
Adult reference ranges for interpreting cases. Laboratories differ slightly, so exams usually test whether a value is high or low.
4 tables · 6 one-linersTherapeutic Ranges & Targets
Ranges, sampling times and the clinical targets most often asked in hospital pharmacist papers.
2 tables · 5 one-liners