I failed the FL MPJE and passed the second time. Failing the board exams is one of the most horrible/depressing feelings ever! I would not want anyone of my future fellow pharmacists to go through that misery EVER EVER. So I will tell you how I approached the test for the second time and it worked for me.
That test is so hard and so not specific that I hated it. I think the best approach is to read the statutes online, and remember from your previous attempt how they asked the questions, also pay important attention to what is not obvious like administer OR prescribe AND dispense which is not the same as administer AND prescribe AND dispense, things like that...
The pharmacist manual is very good for control substances. Also, check the DEA website and navigate through the questions and answers they have in there for different sections. Make sure that you get the MPJE blueprint and that you are able to answer the major points that are stated there. ALL OF THEM. And see how it fits in Florida Law, sometimes you find important subtle differences between federal and FL. Dr. Seamons is good only as a "polished" review, I believe is not enough to teach you on how to interpret the law (I used ONLY his review for the first attempt and I failed). Also, if you see something like HIPAA, then go and search HIPAA online for questions and answers. You can look to other State's board of pharmacy Q/A. Sometimes in their websites they have questions and answers and that helps you seeing the application of the law. If you can find case law about pharmacy, also that is worth a look.
Working as an intern in the pharmacy for the second attempt helped me too. A couple of questions that I answered were based on my experienced as an intern (and the gut feeling). It helped me to visualize the situation and so I picked what it sounded more appropriately. Again, few questions are straight forward, but what I noticed is, if the question is super straight forward, is a "killer" question that if you do not know, it might take considerable points off.
-I used guide to federal pharmacy law 8th edition by Reiss (only federal but good practice questions at the end)
-Strauss FL MPJE (There are a couple of outdated statutes/dates, good practice questions, and what it makes it unique is that there are some explanations)
-Pharmacist manual
-All statutes, chapters, in Florida pharmacy website.
-Online searching about terms, topics, FDA guidance about subjects.
-Pharmacy practice and the law eight edition (Richard R. Abood and Burns) is a huge book, loooots of info about federal mostly, but I think is well written and it helps in understanding the law. Also, it has references to case law that you can go and check online. I would refer to this book when I was in doubt about something.
-Dr. Seamons review read it a couple of times, always as a refresher/review.
-Also used the UF slides (super specific but great)
Take one hour everyday or so to review index cards with major drug names. They might throw you a question with the name of a drug, and if you do not know what schedule it is or if it is non-controlled, you can understand the entire question, but will not be able to answer it without knowing which category it fits! OUCH!
Time yourself! not more than 1 minute:30 sec per question when practicing, put yourself some pressure before going into the real deal.
Pray Pray Pray to your God because this test is hard and the questions are not "copy and paste" rewritten from the statutes.
When everything fails and you have no clue what they are asking, always think about what it would be the safest for the patient...It might help. After all, the board's motto is "protection of the public, not the profession"
Study HAAAAAAAARD! And/Or Good luck!