About OPRAExam.in

Built by pharmacists who passed OPRA. For pharmacists preparing for OPRA.

We are two internationally qualified pharmacists who relocated to Australia and passed OPRA on our first attempts. We built the resource we wished had existed when we were studying.

Why we built this site

When we started preparing for OPRA in 2023, the information landscape was fragmented and unreliable. Forum posts contradicted each other. Study groups shared KAPS-era materials that were no longer relevant. Most guides failed to explain the single most important truth about OPRA: it is not a recall test — it is an AMH application test.

We each spent the first month of preparation studying from the wrong resources. When we finally understood that every answer in OPRA Paper 2 can be traced to a specific section of the Australian Medicines Handbook, our scores improved dramatically.

After passing — Rahul in March 2024 and Priya in July 2024 — we built OPRAExam.in to give every candidate the clarity we had to discover the hard way. The site covers the exam format, syllabus, study strategy, AMH resources, and everything we would have wanted to read on Day 1.

Every article is written from first-hand experience. Every exam date is verified against the APC website before publication. Every question in our quiz is modelled on the actual OPRA clinical case format.

Meet the authors

Every article on OPRAExam.in is written or reviewed by one of us.

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Dr. Priya Sharma

MPharm, BPharm

Registered Pharmacist, Australia (AHPRA #PHY0002341187)
Passed OPRA — July 2024 session
📍Originally from India • Now practising in Melbourne, VIC

Priya completed her MPharm at the University of Mumbai before relocating to Australia. After passing OPRA on her first attempt in July 2024, she joined OPRAExam.in to share the preparation strategies that worked for her — particularly her AMH-first study system that she credits for her strong Paper 2 performance.

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Rahul Nair

BPharm (Hons)

Registered Pharmacist, Australia (AHPRA #PHY0002198843)
Passed OPRA — March 2024 session
📍Originally from Kerala, India • Now practising in Sydney, NSW

Rahul passed OPRA in the March 2024 session after 4 months of self-directed preparation. He built the original question bank on OPRAExam.in from the clinical scenarios he encountered during his own study. His focus is on Pharmacology and the clinical reasoning framework that distinguishes OPRA from KAPS.

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How we keep content accurate

Our editorial and verification process.

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Exam dates & fees

All exam dates, registration windows, and fee amounts are verified directly against the Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) website at pharmacycouncil.org.au before publication. Each card shows a Last Verified timestamp. We re-verify after every APC announcement.

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Clinical content

All pharmacology, therapeutics, and drug information is cross-referenced against the current edition of the Australian Medicines Handbook (AMH) and Therapeutic Guidelines (TG). We do not publish clinical content based on international guidelines unless explicitly noted.

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Article authorship

Every article is written by either Priya or Rahul and is based on their direct experience preparing for and sitting OPRA. We do not publish AI-generated content without full expert review and revision.

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Affiliate disclosure

Some resource links on this site (e.g. AMH subscriptions, textbooks) may be affiliate links. These are clearly labelled. Our editorial recommendations are not influenced by affiliate relationships — we only recommend what we personally used.

Our story, in milestones

2023

Both founders begin OPRA preparation independently

Mar 2024

Rahul passes OPRA — first attempt, March session

Jul 2024

Priya passes OPRA — first attempt, July session

Aug 2024

OPRAExam.in launched with the first 6 blog articles

Jan 2025

Site reaches 5,000 newsletter subscribers

Mar 2026

20-question diagnostic quiz and Pro Mock Pack released

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