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- Pharmacy Technician Math Practice for the PTCB ExamPharmacy technician math for the PTCB exam: conversions, dosage calculations, days supply, percent strength and alligation, with free practice problems.
- Top Drugs for the PTCB Exam: Brand and Generic NamesCommon brand and generic drug names for pharmacy technicians, drug-class suffixes that make them easier to learn, and a free practice quiz for the PTCB exam.
- PTCB Federal Requirements: Controlled Substances and Pharmacy LawControlled substance schedules with examples, DEA forms, refill rules and other federal pharmacy laws for the PTCB exam, with free practice questions.
- PTCB Patient Safety and Quality AssurancePatient safety for the PTCB exam: look-alike/sound-alike drugs, tall man lettering, do-not-use abbreviations, high-alert medications, with free practice questions.
- Pharmacy Sig Codes and Prescription AbbreviationsCommon pharmacy sig codes and prescription abbreviations (po, bid, tid, qid, prn, ac, pc, hs) for pharmacy technicians, with free PTCB practice questions.
- How to Verify a DEA NumberHow pharmacy technicians check a prescriber's DEA number: the letter rules and the check digit formula, with worked examples and free PTCB practice questions.
- Drug Storage, NDC Numbers and RecallsPharmacy inventory basics for the PTCB exam: USP storage temperatures, reading an NDC number, lot numbers and FDA recall classes, with free practice questions.
- Compounding Basics for the PTCB Exam: USP 795, 797 and 800Compounding for pharmacy technicians: USP 795, 797 and 800, hand hygiene and garbing order, laminar airflow hoods and hazardous drugs, with PTCB practice questions.
- Pharmacy Insurance and Claims BasicsPharmacy billing basics for technicians: copays, deductibles, prior authorization, common claim rejections and DAW codes, with free PTCB practice questions.
- Pharmacy Dilution and Concentration MathPharmacy concentration and dilution problems for the PTCB exam: C1V1 = C2V2, ratio strength, percent strength and IV flow rates, with worked practice.
- Drug Classes by Condition for the PTCB ExamCommon drug classes pharmacy technicians should know, grouped by the conditions they treat, with examples and free PTCB practice questions.