ASTRx - PTCB- Pharmacy Technician Certification Board Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam (PTCE) Prep course

PTCB- Pharmacy Technician Certification Board Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam (PTCE) Prep course

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Content Outline for PTCB - Pharmacy Technician Certification Board
Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam (PTCE) Prep Course

Course Content

1. Medications 35%
1.1 Generic names, brand names, and classifications of medications
1.2 Therapeutic Duplications
1.3 Common or life-threatening drug interactions and contraindications
1.4 Strengths/doses, dosage forms, routes of administration, and duration of therapy
1.5 Common or severe side effects, adverse effects, and allergies
1.6 Indications of medications
1.7 Drug stability (e.g., suspensions, insulins, injectables, vaccines)
1.8 Proper storage (temperature ranges, light sensitivity, restricted access)
2. Federal Requirements 18.75%
2.1 Federal requirements for storage, handling, and disposal of hazardous/non-hazardous substances
2.2 Controlled substance prescription requirements and DEA schedules
2.3 Requirements for ordering, labeling, dispensing, returning, and destroying controlled substances
2.4 Federal restricted drug programs and REMS requirements
2.5 FDA medication recall procedures
2.6 Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) tracking and handling requirements
3. Patient Safety and Quality Assurance 23.75%
3.1 High-alert and LASA medications
3.2 Error prevention strategies (Tall Man lettering, barcode usage, leading/trailing zeros)
3.3 Issues requiring pharmacist intervention (DUR, ADE, adherence, allergies, interactions)
3.4 Event reporting procedures (MedWatch, VAERS, CQI, RCA)
3.5 Types of prescription errors (incorrect dose, quantity, patient, drug, route)
3.6 Infection prevention and cleaning standards (handwashing, PPE, tray cleaning)
4. Order Entry and Processing 22.5%
4.1 Formulas, calculations, ratios, conversions, abbreviations, medical terminology
4.2 Equipment and supplies for drug administration (e.g., syringes, inhalers, nebulizers)
4.3 Lot numbers, expiration dates, and NDC numbers
4.4 Procedures for identifying and returning expired or non-dispensable medications