The questions here were significantly EASIER than the ones I encountered when I took the January2003 PCAT. The Reading Section was especially terrible-- the questions on the actual test involved more thinking than finding your answers word for word in your passages (as this book misleads you to think). Also, there were only vague explanations to the questions/ concepts they tested you for in this book. Use your old SAT books or use MCAT books. Even though the Barron's book is almost as bad, if you must buy one, buy the Barron's PCAT study guide.

I bought this book the week before my test, to get in a little bit more practice. There is really only one test in the book, that covers all five areas of the test. The questions in this book were not in the same format as the actual PCAT test. Some of the questions were bizarre, too. There was a lot of information on pharmacy careers, but you can get that on the AACP web site. Save your money and get another book.

I believe that this book provides you information on what you do not know. By taking the practice test, you can pinpoint the subject areas in which you are lacking. However, if you want a book that will help you review material on these subject areas, you will need another book (or two). The practice exam was helpful though. However, I stil have not taken the PCAT so I can't tell you how helpful it is.

The first half of this book is helpful and explains different pharmacy programs, careers, etc. It also gives a list of schools with contact info. HOWEVER, the cover is very misleading. This book has only ONE practice exam (One for each of the 5 sections). There is NO REVIEW SECTION for any part of the PCAT. The exam is the same exam as in ARCO (4th ed.) PCAT review book. Infact I can't find a difference between the two.