# Complete Pharmacology in 48 Hours

> The FWRT method for finishing high-yield Step 1 pharmacology in 48–72 hours, with a system-by-system resource map and MCQ testing loop.

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## Summary

A Step 1 pharmacology method built on four steps run system by system: Find the resource, Watch each video twice, Read the PDF and highlight what didn't stick, then Test with page-by-page MCQs on usmlevault.com. The core claim is that pharmacology is disorganised rather than hard, so a stratified high-yield drug PDF that names the single best resource per drug group collapses three weeks into 48–72 hours. The guide includes a full resource map assigning each drug group to Sketchy, Osmosis or Dirty Medicine, and points to a free 90-minute YouTube video covering all of antimicrobials. It closes by pairing the PDF with the NBME Pharmacology deck inside NBME Booster for drilling.

## Key facts

- The method is FWRT: Find the resource, Watch (twice), Read and highlight, Test with MCQs
- 48 hours is the floor and 72 hours the honest ceiling for completing high-yield Step 1 pharmacology
- Dr. Marish completed high-yield pharmacology in 48 hours; more than 50 students replicated it
- Resource split: antiarrhythmics, digoxin, loop diuretics, thiazides, spironolactone/K-sparing, insulin and sulfonylureas from Sketchy; metformin and SGLT2 inhibitors, anticonvulsants, anti-parkinsonism, opioids, general anaesthetics, all psychiatry drugs, antihistamines and all six antimicrobial groups from Osmosis; lipid-lowering agents and the three lipid-metabolism videos from Dirty Medicine
- One free 90-minute YouTube video covers all of antimicrobials, watched twice
- Testing path is usmlevault.com → First Aid Guide → system → Pharmacology subsection
- Antimicrobial drug groups mapped: vancomycin, metronidazole, fluoroquinolones, tetracyclines, anti-tubercular drugs, TMP-SMX
- Follow-up drilling uses the NBME Pharmacology deck inside NBME Booster, built from forms 20–33

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## Source

USMLE Vault — https://usmlevault.com
Author: Dr. Marish Asudani

Updated: 2026-08-26