BCPS Bullets

To give you some context, I have been eyeing the BCPS for 7 years as a pharmacist. I usually spend more time in the ICU or ER than I do in pediatrics, OR, etc. This is meant for the pharmacist that has done the clinical work, but needs to refresh on other topics that they forgot or haven't really utilized in their field of work. I have attended the ASHP BCPS review and the ACCP BCPS review. I recommend taking the ACCP review (WITH THE EXTRA BIOSTATISTICS COURSE) for a more in depth review. They have a fall review (Oct.) in Arizona, and a winter review (Feb.) in Florida. The ASHP review (at the Mid-Year meeting during December) had some interesting portions, but some lecturers who couldn't care less and cannot pace the lectures. You pay $500+ for the class! This book will not tell you everything, but it will remind you of the material we all studied to get where we are. I just check Lexi-Comp or Uptodate on my phone for more detailed information. It does push other studying material for a separate site, but it is about 3 pages worth of it. Overall, it is a useful tool to use to refresh!

Nice overview but not enough detail. Great to assist in figuring out where you need to focus. Good value

I was short in time to study for the bcps exam, but this book was the only prep book I bought and went through completely before the exam. I used this book to identify my weakest topics and then read more from other resources on those topics only. It did a good job to highlight the essential points to know, since the exam itself has such a broad range of topics. And it did help me pass on first try.

This was part of my husband‘s study plan for the BC PS exam. It was what he would use right before bed for his nightly reading during his study period. His main materials were electronic, but this was a nice supplement. Very up-to-date.

I found the BCPS packet material extremely dry and difficult to get through. I bought BCPS Bullets and found it to be much easier to understand and retain. I passed on my first try, I highly recommend this book.

Disappointed. Found five errors in the book. Too basic. There was a lot of important information that was not included in the disease summaries that I felt should be there (ie, diagnostic criteria, staging criteria, the meaning of scores from validated rating scales, therapy goals, and clinical pearls/guidelines).

Great for warming up to review due to brevity. Will need something deeper though IMO if you want to be successful.

Used this book to prepare for the BCPS exam and found it to be extremely helpful (and I did pass!) I honestly didn’t know where to start to prepare myself and this format made it easy to cover a bulk of material. Thanks!