OPRA Pattern

OPRA (Overseas Pharmacist Readiness Assessment)

Eligibility for internship in Australia for overseas-trained pharmacists

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Quick facts

Conducted by: Australian Pharmacy Council (APC)
Country / Region: Australia
Test fee: AUD 2,245 (verify on the APC site prior to sitting)
Frequency: 3 test windows per year (March, July, November)
Results: Released approximately 4 weeks after each window closes

Accepted by

Pharmacy Board of Australia for provisional registration

Scoring

Pass / Fail only. APC uses the Rasch model to determine candidate ability vs item difficulty; candidates are NOT given a numeric score. "~50% correct" is a rule of thumb that often correlates with passing, not a published threshold. PassPilot's own practice score is labelled separately and is not an official OPRA score.

Purpose

Eligibility for internship in Australia for overseas-trained pharmacists

Pattern

Section breakdown

Each section follows the official OPRA (Overseas Pharmacist Readiness Assessment) format exactly.

Single Best Answer MCQ

120 clinical scenario-based multiple choice questions, each with 4 options and one best answer. ~10% are unscored calibration items. Based on the APC content map covering therapeutics, pharmaceutical sciences, pharmacokinetics, pharmacy practice, calculations, and law.

Duration

2.5 hours

Questions

120

Why practise on PassPilot

Real OPRA (Overseas Pharmacist Readiness Assessment) pattern.

Every OPRA (Overseas Pharmacist Readiness Assessment) paper on PassPilot follows the official structure — sections, time, item types, and scoring all match. We randomise questions on every retake so you can never memorise the bank.