After more than 100 questions leaked online, the California pharmacy board will require 1,400 people to retake the test.
Cheating, protests and outrage have upended the otherwise buttoned-up world of pharmacy in California.
On Wednesday, the California State Board of Pharmacy said it had determined that more than 100 questions from the state licensing exam had been leaked online. Anyone who had taken the exam since July will have to retake it — a decision that affects approximately 1,400 people, board spokesman Bob Davila said.
The state exam, which about 3,900 people took last year, tests pharmacists’ familiarity with California laws. To become licensed in the state, pharmacists must pass the exam along with a national exam that focuses on clinical skills. “It’s hard to come by these kind of positions, and it’s frustrating that we have go through this,” he said. “And then with our loans kicking in in November for most of us, it’s daunting.”This week, board officials announced that all pending scores will be invalidated and that people can retake the test Nov. 16 or Nov. 17. The board will waive the $30 exam fee and expedite the results, according to the statement.
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