Free PEBC Part I (MCQ) Exam Prep

The largest competency area. Pharmacotherapy and clinical decision-making across cardiovascular, endocrine and diabetes, respiratory, infectious disease, mental health, pain and GI conditions, including assessment, drug selection, dosing, monitoring and patient-specific care plans in the Canadian context.

Accurate and safe dispensing: prescription interpretation, pharmaceutical calculations, compounding, auxiliary labelling, drug schedules under NAPRA's National Drug Schedules, storage, and detection of dosing or interaction problems.

Ethics, Canadian pharmacy law and regulation, scope of practice, privacy, equity, diversity and inclusion, and a culture of patient safety and continuous quality improvement.

Applying drug, biomedical and pharmaceutical knowledge: mechanisms of action, pharmacokinetics, adverse effects, contraindications and using current evidence and references.

Patient counselling, health education, and clear written and verbal communication with patients and other health professionals.

Resource stewardship, workflow management, supporting the team and contributing to safe, sustainable pharmacy practice.