Pharmacy Tech Exam Certification and Review

Jodi Dreiling · Kristy Malacos · Allison Cannon · Eric Schmidt

Nov 2014 · McGraw Hill Professional

About this ebook

CD includes more than 2,000 test questions! A complete case-based review for the Pharmacy Technician Certification Examination (PTCE)

Pharmacy Technician Exam Review is a rigorous, all-in-one review for the Pharmacy Technician Certification Examination (PTCE). To be as relevant as possible, the content of this unique test preparation tool corresponds to the nine knowledge domains of the new PTCE exam blueprint, and the amount of coverage for each domain matches its importance on the exam.

Each chapter covers one of the nine knowledge domains on the test, with the knowledge areas listed at the beginning of each chapter. The nine chapters consist of:

• 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

There is also a bonus chapter that reviews basic math to help you brush up on this essential topic.

Every chapter includes valuable learning aids such as:

• A patient case to give the content real-world application
• Key Terms to familiarize you with important words and terms
• Tech Tips that highlight helpful facts
• Quick Quizzes to test your knowledge throughout the chapter
• A 50-question chapter-ending quiz

Ratings and reviews

Pros: It prepared me well with self-study alone. Passed after 4 days with book. Neutral: Misadvertised. A refund would be within my rights. I chose this for the extra CD resources, but they are NOT included. However, the exams in the back, though somewhat repetitive, were sufficient anyway. Cons: As I read this I annotated it heavily, over 50 errors, most of them in the questions. I bought this book out of brand respect for McGraw Hill, but they disappointed. Wish the author would contact me about this.

About the author

Jodi Drieling, PharmD (Akron, OH) is Pharmacotherapy Specialist, Medical Intensive Care, Akron General Hospital.
Kristy Malacos, MS, CPht (Cleveland, OH) is affiliated with Sanford-Brown Pharmacy Tech program.
Allison Cannon, PharmD (Cleveland, OH) is Pharmacy Manager at Cleveland Clinic.
Eric Schmidt, PharmD (Cleveland, OH) is a director at Pharmacy Medical Service.