Category: Study Tips
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4.2 Sig Codes for Pharmacy Technicians
You receive a prescription that reads “Lipitor 10 mg i po qhs 30d NRF.” From this mix of abbreviations and…
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1.2 Therapeutic Equivalence
If you’ve already started studying for your technician exam, and chances are you are well aware of the generic and…
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1.10 Proper medication Storage
It’s Tuesday morning and the medications from your distributor just arrived, your task? Stock the shelves You pull out insulins,…
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4.2 Unit prefixes and conversions for pharmacy technicians
You receive a prescription from the doctor, it’s for 500mg of Levetiracetam solution taken B.I.D. The stock bottle lists 100…
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1.3 Contraindications for pharmacy technicians
Contraindications are adverse effects of a medication when taken with something else. These can be as minor as a small…
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3 tips for a successful study session
Okay, a huge exam is coming up and you are stressed. This one exam could be the difference between an…
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1.1 Top 20 Medications to Know
For any technicians who work in retail or community pharmacies, you are well aware there are a handful of medications…
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1.1 Common Generic to name brand drugs
Jump to drug name chart Your PTCB exam will ask for common brand and generic names of medications. Knowing these…
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How to become a Pharmacy Technician
The Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) is the National certifying body for thousands of Pharmacy Technicians, including me! I’ve been…
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What is Ozempic… and why is it popular?
What is Ozempic, how does it work, and what are the risks?