Practise Geriatric Pharmacy Specialty Certification Examination (BCGP) with a short sample and answer explanations. These are independent learning materials, not official exam questions or a pass prediction.
Exam outline and official sources
Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) · BCGP Examination Specifications, effective January 2024; ECO creation date June 2022. BPS currently links this outline for 2025 administrations onward. Verified on 2026-10-11. The workbook's Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist label names the awarded credential and maps to this specialty certification examination; the assigned slug is retained.
This original 20-question sample covers selected topics across the outline. It does not reproduce official exam questions or cover every tested topic.
- BPS — Geriatric Pharmacy
- BPS — Examination Content Outlines
- BCGP Examination Specifications — Effective January 2024
- BPS — Candidate’s Guide
- NIDDK — Determining Drug Dosing in Adults with Chronic Kidney Disease
- CDC STEADI — Measuring Orthostatic Blood Pressure
- VA — Veterans Directed Care Program
- CDC — About Abuse of Older Persons
- AMA Code of Medical Ethics — Informed Consent
- VA Geriatrics and Extended Care — Respite Care
- AHRQ MATCH Toolkit — High-Risk Situations for Medication Reconciliation
- IDSA — 2019 Clinical Practice Guideline for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria
- FDA — Updated Boxed Warning for Benzodiazepines
- DailyMed — Alendronate Sodium Tablets Prescribing Information
- DailyMed — Oxybutynin Chloride Extended-Release Tablets Prescribing Information
- DailyMed — Citalopram Tablets Prescribing Information
- DailyMed — Spironolactone Tablets Prescribing Information
- National Cancer Institute — Cancer Pain (PDQ), Health Professional Version
- American Geriatrics Society — 2023 Beers Criteria Update Announcement
- Cochrane Handbook — Chapter 15: Interpreting Results and Drawing Conclusions
- AHRQ — Creating Meaningful Decision Support to Reduce Drug-Drug Interactions
- AHRQ TeamSTEPPS — Tool: Teach-Back
Geriatric Pharmacy Specialty Certification Examination (BCGP)
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An 86-year-old patient has substantial muscle wasting and a serum creatinine of 0.8 mg/dL, within the laboratory reference range. Before recommending a renally cleared medication, which interpretation is most appropriate?
Geriatric Pharmacy Specialty Certification Examination (BCGP)
Flashcards
Geriatric Patient Population
1A1 — Muscle mass and kidney-function assessment
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