Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam Test Prep

PTCB PTCE Study Guide for Becoming a CPhT

What you'll learn

Generic names, brand names, and classifications of the Top 200 Drugs

Pharmacy sig codes, abbreviations, and roman numerals

Pharmacy calculations including days supply, conversions, alligations, ratios, proportions, concentrations, and dilutions

A variety of other PTCE content outline topics including narrow therapeutic index medications, therapeutic equivalence, lot numbers, expiration dates, and NDCs

Requirements

No prerequisites are required for this course. It is for anyone who is interested in learning basic pharmacy knowledge to help prepare for the PTCB PTCE.

Description

This Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam (PTCE) Test Prep Course was developed from the pharmacy learning videos on my YouTube Channel, Amanda PharmD. This course includes more than 14 hours of educational content for pharmacy technician training and PTCE test preparation. This course includes lectures, practice quiz videos and practice test videos based on the PTCB PTCE Content Outline. Also included are printable and digital handouts as an additional resource for study time away from the videos and front and back flashcards of the Top 200 Drugs that include brand name, generic name, drug class, and indication.Major topics covered include drug classifications, brand names and generic names of the Top 200 Drugs; DEA Controlled Substance Schedules; Pharmacy Abbreviations, Sig Codes, and Roman Numerals; Various PTCE Content Outline Topics including Narrow Therapeutic Index Drugs, Therapeutic Equivalence, and Drug Interactions; Expiration Dates, Lot Numbers, and NDCs; and Pharmacy Calculations, including Basic Math Skills, Ratios and Proportions, Conversions, Days Supply, Alligations, Concentrations, Dilutions, and Weight-Based Dosage Calculations.New lectures, practice quiz videos, and practice test videos will be added with the printable and digital handouts as I create new pharmacy learning videos for my YouTube channel.  I have received many messages from pharmacy technician students who have successfully passed the PTCE with the help of my videos, and I hope this course will help you to be well prepared for the PTCE as well.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 What to Expect on the PTCB Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam

Section 2: Top 200 Drugs (Generic Names, Brand Names, and Classifications of Medications)

Lecture 2 Top 200 Drugs Part 1 - Cardiovascular Drugs

Lecture 3 Top 200 Drugs Part 2 - Blood Thinners, Cholesterol and Diabetes Medications

Lecture 4 Top 200 Drugs Part 3 - GI Medications

Lecture 5 Top 200 Drugs Part 4 - Seizure Medications

Lecture 6 Top 200 Drugs Part 5 - Pain Medications

Lecture 7 Top 200 Drugs Part 6 - Asthma and Allergy Medications

Lecture 8 Top 200 Drugs Part 7 - Antibiotics, Antifungals, and Antivirals

Lecture 9 Top 200 Drugs Part 8 - Antidepressants and Antipsychotics

Lecture 10 Top 200 Drugs Part 9 - Anxiolytics, Sedatives, and ADHD Medications

Lecture 11 Top 200 Drugs Part 10 - Gout, Glaucoma, Dementia, and Parkinson's Disease Meds

Lecture 12 Top 200 Drugs Part 11 - Hormones and Supplements

Lecture 13 Top 200 Drugs Part 12 - Miscellaneous Drugs

Section 3: Review: Top 200 Drugs Flashcards by Classification

Lecture 14 Top 200 Drugs Part 1 Flashcards (Cardiovascular Drugs)

Lecture 15 Top 200 Drugs Part 2 Flashcards (Blood Thinners, Cholesterol, and Diabetes Meds)

Lecture 16 Top 200 Drugs Part 3 Flashcards (GI Medications)

Lecture 17 Top 200 Drugs Part 4 Flashcards (Seizure Medications)

Lecture 18 Top 200 Drugs Part 5 Flashcards (Pain Medications)

Lecture 19 Top 200 Drugs Part 6 Flashcards (Asthma and Allergy Medications)

Lecture 20 Top 200 Drugs Part 7 Flashcards (Antibiotics, Antifungals, and Antivirals)

Lecture 21 Top 200 Drugs Part 8 Flashcards (Antidepressants and Antipsychotics)

Lecture 22 Top 200 Drugs Part 9 Flashcards (Anxiolytics, Sedatives, and ADHD Medications)

Lecture 23 Top 200 Drugs Part 10 Flashcards (Gout, Glaucoma, Dementia, Parkinson's Meds)

Lecture 24 Top 200 Drugs Part 11 Flashcards (Hormones and Supplements)

Lecture 25 Top 200 Drugs Part 12 Flashcards (Miscellaneous Drugs)

Section 4: More about Medications

Lecture 26 Drug Dosage Forms

Lecture 27 Routes of Drug Administration

Lecture 28 Therapeutic Equivalence

Lecture 29 Drug Interactions

Lecture 30 Narrow Therapeutic Index Drugs

Section 5: Various Pharmacy Technician Topics

Lecture 31 DEA Controlled Substance Drug Schedules

Lecture 32 Issues that Require Pharmacist Intervention

Lecture 33 Lot Numbers, Expiration Dates, NDC Numbers

Section 6: Sig Codes, Pharmacy Abbreviations, and Roman Numerals

Lecture 34 Sig Codes, Pharmacy Abbreviations, and Roman Numerals

Lecture 35 Sig Codes Flashcards

Section 7: Pharmacy Calculations

Lecture 36 Basic Math Skills Review (Fractions, Decimals, Percentages)

Lecture 37 Ratios and Proportions

Lecture 38 Conversions

Lecture 39 Days Supply

Lecture 40 Concentrations

Lecture 41 Dilutions

Lecture 42 Alligations

Lecture 43 IV Flow Rates

Lecture 44 Temperature Conversions

Lecture 45 Weight-based Dosage Calculations

Section 8: Review: Drug Video Flashcards

Lecture 46 Top 10 Drugs Flashcards

Lecture 47 Top 25 Drugs Flashcards

Lecture 48 Top 50 Drugs Flashcards

Lecture 49 Top 75 Drugs Flashcards

Lecture 50 Top 100 Drugs Flashcards

Lecture 51 Top 150 Drugs Flashcards

Lecture 52 Top 200 Drugs Flashcards

Lecture 53 Top 200 Drugs Flashcards in Alphabetical Order

Section 9: Practice Quizzes and Test

Lecture 54 Top 200 Drugs Quiz #1

Lecture 55 Top 200 Drugs Quiz #2

Lecture 56 Pharmacy Abbreviations Quiz #1

Lecture 57 PTCE Full Practice Test #1

Pharmacy Technician Trainees who are preparing for the PTCB Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam