TestPrep: Pharmacy Technician Exam Review Guide 

NEW Revised First Edition! Completely updated for the new PTCE Blueprint.

Begin the task of studying for the Pharmacy Technician Certification Exams (PTCE and ExCPT) by concentrating on those subject areas where you need the most help! Jones & Bartlett has the resources you need to prepare for the certification exam.

The Pharmacy Technician Exam Review Guide includes a bound-in online access code for Navigate TestPrep: Pharmacy Technician Exam Review.

Pharmacy Technician Exam Review Guide and TestPrep are designed to equip candidates with excellent study tools that are intended to review the required level of information to prepare the candidate for the examination by focusing on the key topic areas.

Updates in the Revised First Edition

Completely updated for the new PTCE Blueprint, content detailed in:  

• Chapter 2 – Section comparing PTCE and ExCEPT
•  Appendix A: Exam Content Checklist
• Additional detail added to Chapter 3: Processing Prescription Orders, on double-counting and workplace sanitation
• Additional detail added to Chapter 5: Pharmacology for Pharmacy Technicians, on “Duration of Drug Therapy”
• Additional detail added to Chapter 20: Ethics, on Performance Evaluation
• New Appendix E: Expanded Table 5-11: Top Selling Over-the-Counter Drugs

Reorganization of PTCE content review into nine knowledge areas aligning to the new Blueprint

• Pharmacology for Technicians
• Pharmacy Law and Regulations
• Sterile and Non-sterile Compounding
• Medication Safety
• Pharmacy Quality Assurance
• Medication Order Entry and Fill Process
• Pharmacy Inventory Management
• Pharmacy Billing and Reimbursement
• Pharmacy Information Systems Usage and Application

By the time you finish with the Pharmacy Technician Exam Review Guide and Navigate TestPrep, you will feel confident and prepared to complete the final step in the certification process—passing the examination!

INSTRUCTOR RESOURCES: PowerPoint Presentations

Features & Benefits

• An Emphasis on common trouble areas: Aseptic Compounding
• Basic Math and Pharmacy Calculations
• Brand/Generic and Classifications
• Updated abbreviations and pharmacy acronyms
• Information on new pharmacy laws: electronic prescriptions and ordering of controlled drugs, pseudoephedrine tracking
• Comparative analysis/information on the certification exams available to help students decide which exam to take
• Extemporaneous Compounding
• Hazardous Drug Handling
• Commonly Prescribed brand/generic drugs and their potential side effects IV drugs
• Hazardous drugs
• Retail drugs (with pronunciation key)
• Review questions at the end of each chapter
• A checklist for skills assessment
• Abundant practice tests to help students reach a comfort level
• Detailed answer keys to accompany practice tests
• Task Sheets

Access Code Subscription Length: 365 Days

ISBN-13: 9781284033120

ISBN-10:1284033120