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This document provides an overview of becoming a pharmacy technician. It discusses what a pharmacy technician does, including processing prescriptions, providing patient information, and maintaining inventory. It also outlines the steps to take the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board exam, such as creating an account, paying the $129 fee, and scheduling an exam within 90 days at an approved testing center. The exam is 2 hours, includes 90 multiple-choice questions, and a passing score is 1400. Important resources for studying include Mosby's Review, practice tests, and websites that cover pharmacy abbreviations, conversions, and law.

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Pharm Tech Presentation Notes

This document provides an overview of becoming a pharmacy technician. It discusses what a pharmacy technician does, including processing prescriptions, providing patient information, and maintaining inventory. It also outlines the steps to take the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board exam, such as creating an account, paying the $129 fee, and scheduling an exam within 90 days at an approved testing center. The exam is 2 hours, includes 90 multiple-choice questions, and a passing score is 1400. Important resources for studying include Mosby's Review, practice tests, and websites that cover pharmacy abbreviations, conversions, and law.

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Pharmacy Technician Presentation



• What is a Pharmacy Technician?
o A health care provider who assist the pharmacist with preparation of prescription
medications for patients and performs other pharmacy related tasks under licensed
pharmacist supervision
§ Process and fill prescription
§ Provide information to patients and other healthcare professionals
§ Data entry
§ Maintain inventory control
§ Stock shelves
o Median annual pay in 2017: $31,750
o Hourly pay in 2017: $15.26
• How to sign up for exam
o Create a PTCB account at: https://www.ptcb.org
o Fill out personal information: education, criminal background, etc.
o Pay $129 certification fee before you can take exam
§ Make sure you’re ready and committed to take the test or else you will waste
$129
o Once approved, usually immediately, you can sign up for a testing date & center
§ Must take within 90 days of being approved
§ If you don’t you have to pay another $129
o Create account on http://www.pearsonvue.com/ptcb/ to sign up for a testing date
§ Need ptcb account number
o Make sure to use your full name and information is consistent when filling out different
forms
• The Exam
o Must bring Government issued ID
o Computer based exam
o 2 hours long
o 90 questions
§ 80 scored
§ 10 unscored
o Score range: 1,000 - 1,600
§ 1,400 is passing
o Provided with calculator and paper
o Fingerprinted and photographed
• Exam on consist
o https://www.ptcb.org/docs/default-source/get-certified/new_ptce_blueprint.pdf
• Resource
o PTCB prep book
§ Mosby’s Review(3rd edition), Barron’s PTCE, PTCB Exam Study Guide 2017-2018
o Official ptcb practice tests ($29) & PTCB Calculations Questions app
o Website
§ https://www.pharmacy-tech-study.com/
§ https://www.pharmacy-tech-test.com/
§ https://uniontestprep.com/ptcb-pharmacy-technician-certification-exam
§ https://www.ptcbpracticetest.com/
o Important concept
§ Pharmacy abbreviations
§ Unit conversation
§ Drug generic and brand name
§ Pharmacy law
• Advantages of having a pharm tech license
o More opportunities for pharmacy experience
o More responsibilities doing pharmacy internships
o Connects with different pharmacist (LORs, advice)
o Resume and pharmacy school application
o Make some money while gaining experience
• What next
o Receive certificate if passed
o Register license to state
o https://www.pharmacy.ca.gov/applicants/tch.shtml
o Basic education: Transcript and Self-Query Report should be done first
o Finger print
§ PDQ Fingerprinting, Inc. $65
• New changes to CPhT Certification
o PTCB announces two changes that will take effect on Jan 1, 2020
§ Update Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam content outline
• 4 instead of 9 concepts
§ Education/training requirement or equivalent work experience
• PTCB-recognized program
• Questions
o Once you have taken the license, when does it expire?
§ Expire after 2 years
o Do you need Pharmacy related hours to take the test?
§ No, just take the test
o How long did you study for the exam
§ On and off for 6 month
o Maximize time to take the test?
§ https://www.ptcb.org/get-certified/take-an-exam/scoring#.XAHv3raZOu4
o For more information visit https://ptcb.zendesk.com/hc/en-us

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