Formal Name
The current formal name and abbreviation are Pharmacists Licensure Examination (PhLE).
Professional Licensure coverage guide
PhLE Reviewer and Coverage Guide
Pharmacists Licensure Examination
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The Pharmacists Licensure Examination (PhLE) is administered by the Professional Regulation Commission through the Professional Regulatory Board of Pharmacy. This guide follows the six current program labels while separating their 20 mapped leaves and ExamPede's 73-topic study organization from dated or cycle-specific administration details.
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Exam identity
What this guide establishes
Administrator
PRC administers PhLE through the Professional Regulatory Board of Pharmacy.
Six Subjects
The revised program lists Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmacognosy/Biochemistry, Practice of Pharmacy, Pharmacology-Pharmacokinetics, Pharmaceutics, and Quality Control/Quality Assurance.
Dated TOS
The detailed TOS is a dated source that remains linked by the current Board page; it is not presented as fresh evidence for raw item totals.
Important distinctions
Read the exam context carefully
Use the plural official name
Current PRC nomenclature uses Pharmacists Licensure Examination; the singular wording remains only a familiar search variant.
Follow the revised program labels
The guide uses Pharmacognosy/Biochemistry, Pharmacology-Pharmacokinetics, and Quality Control/Quality Assurance exactly at the group level.
The detailed TOS has a date boundary
The older TOS supplies structural context, but this evergreen guide does not turn its raw item totals into a current promise.
The revised program supersedes the earlier version
The revised program replaces the earlier cycle document; dates, order, reporting times, weights, and instructions remain cycle-specific.
Structural review map
ExamPede’s independent review coverage
This structural map currently contains 6 Subjects, 20 Topics, and 73 detailed topic entries. These are ExamPede organization counts, not official item allocations or question-bank totals.
Coverage is not practice availability. A listed subject or topic does not prove that practice questions are available in the current app.
Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Inorganic Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry
- Fundamentals of Inorganic Chemistry
- Inorganic Pharmaceutical Compounds
- Testing of Inorganic Substances
Organic Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry
- Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry
- Medicinal Chemistry Principles
- Anti-Infective and Antineoplastic Agents
- Drugs Acting on Body Systems
Qualitative Pharmaceutical Chemistry
- Principles of Qualitative Analysis
- Identification Analysis
- Pharmacopoeial Testing
Pharmacognosy/Biochemistry
Plant Chemistry
- Introduction and Crude Drugs
- Evaluation and Extraction
- Plant Constituents
- Natural Products and Herbal Medicine
Biochemistry
- Biomolecules
- Enzymes
- Metabolism
- Clinical Biochemistry
Practice of Pharmacy
Compounding and Dispensing
- Prescription and Dispensing
- Labeling and Packaging
- Compounding
- Patient Care
Clinical and Hospital Pharmacy
- Clinical Pharmacy Foundations
- Patient Assessment and Monitoring
- Drug Information and Formulary
- Hospital Pharmacy Operations
- Safety and Practice Settings
Pharmaceutical Calculations
- Measurement and Basic Calculations
- Concentration and Dilution
- Electrolyte and Isotonicity Calculations
- Dosing Calculations
Pharmacology-Pharmacokinetics
Pharmacology
- General Pharmacology
- Autonomic and Cardiovascular Pharmacology
- CNS Pharmacology
- Endocrine, Respiratory, and GI Pharmacology
- Antimicrobial, Anticancer, and Immunopharmacology
Pharmacokinetics
- ADME
- Pharmacokinetic Parameters
- Compartment Models and Dosing
- Clinical Pharmacokinetics
Toxicology
- Principles of Toxicology
- Management of Poisoning
- Specific Poisonings
Incompatibilities
- Types of Incompatibilities
- Drug Interactions
Adverse Drug Reactions
- Types of Adverse Drug Reactions
- ADR Assessment and Pharmacovigilance
Pharmaceutics
Manufacturing Pharmacy
- GMP and Quality Systems
- Production Controls
- Manufacturing Operations
Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms
- Liquid Dosage Forms
- Solid Dosage Forms
- Semisolid and Specialized Preparations
- Parenterals and Advanced Delivery
Physical Pharmacy
- Physical States and Solubility
- Surface and Interfacial Phenomena
- Dispersed Systems and Micromeritics
- Physicochemical Principles and Stability
Jurisprudence and Ethics
- Pharmacy Law
- Drug Laws and Regulations
- Ethics
Quality Control/Quality Assurance
Drug Testing with Instrumentation
- Quality Principles and Method Validation
- Classical Analysis
- Spectroscopy
- Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry
- Pharmaceutical Product Testing
Microbiology
- General Microbiology
- Sterilization and Control
- Microbiological Techniques
- Pharmaceutical Microbiology and Immunology
Public Health
- Public Health Foundations
- Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
- Pharmacy in Public Health
Study sequence
A practical way to organize review
- Compare all six subjectsSample each subject group to identify chemistry, application, calculation, and regulation gaps.
- Pair chemistry and biochemistryConnect medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry with natural products and biochemical foundations.
- Alternate pharmacy application and pharmacologyMove between patient- and product-centered scenarios, drug action, kinetics, and safety.
- Connect formulation with qualityRelate dosage-form design and manufacturing to assurance, control, microbiology, and public health.
- Rework the rationaleClassify misses as concept, calculation, interaction, procedure, or regulatory errors before retrying.
Questions and distinctions
Frequently asked questions
What is the current official name of PhLE?
PRC uses Pharmacists Licensure Examination (PhLE).
Who administers PhLE?
The Professional Regulation Commission administers it through the Professional Regulatory Board of Pharmacy.
What six subject groups appear in the current program?
They are Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmacognosy/Biochemistry, Practice of Pharmacy, Pharmacology-Pharmacokinetics, Pharmaceutics, and Quality Control/Quality Assurance.
Why does this guide not promise a fixed number of questions?
The detailed TOS source is dated, so its raw item counts are not treated as a freshly recertified evergreen fact.
Are ExamPede's detailed pharmacy topics official PRC headings?
No. The current program supports the six groups, while ExamPede's deeper organization remains independent.
Evidence record
Sources checked for this draft
Official source links are retained in ExamPede’s internal editorial record. This draft shows source identity and review dates as plain text.
- Professional Regulation Commission — Summary List of Professional Regulatory Boards, Names of Licensure Examinations, and Abbreviations Checked September 8, 2026
- Professional Regulation Commission — Revised April 2026 Pharmacists Licensure Examination Program Checked September 8, 2026
- Professional Regulation Commission — Board Resolution No. 10, s. 2013 and Pharmacy Tables of Specifications Checked September 8, 2026
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