Upload
jodie-reeves
View
229
Download
3
Tags:
Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
By Julia Szymanski, CPhT
Pharmacy Technician Licensure
ptcb.org
How? Apply for certification online at ptcb.org Schedule your exam online or by phone once
your application is approved Take the exam at the designated testing
location
Application and exam fee = $129
First and foremost, you need to take the PTCE (Pharmacy Technician Certification Examination)
Purchase a PTCE study book
Mosby's Review for the PTCB Certification Examination, 1e (Mosby's Review Series)
$50 new on Amazon$35 used
What you will be tested on:• simple math (conversions, proportions)• top 200 brands/generics and drug class• pharmacy laws• pharmaceutical abbreviations
Ways to study for the PTCE
• Passing score is 650 (72%), with scores ranging 300-900
• Scaled grading system: scores on different forms of the PTCE are calibrated onto a common scale
Congratulations, you passed!
CPhT
Complete another application for licensure once your certificate comes in the mail (fee $80)
Live Scan Fingerprint ($20 + processing fees at UCSD Police Department) Notarize documents (namely the PTCE certificate)
http://www.pharmacy.ca.gov/forms/tch_app_pkt.pdf
Send it to:
you will receive your license by mail in ~5 months
A Common Misconception: You’re not done yet!
Which route of administration has the quickest onset of action?a) IMb) IVc) POd) PR
Practice PTCE question
Which route of administration has the quickest onset of action?a) IM (intramuscular, i.e. an injection)b) IVc) PO (by mouth)d) PR (per rectum, i.e. a suppository)Answer is b) An intravenous (IV) injection will result in the quickest onset of action.
Practice PTCE question