
This lecture helps you to understand the pharmacy knowledge areas covered on the PTCB Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam (PTCE) to become a CPhT (Certified Pharmacy Technician). It includes the breakdown of content covered on the test - Medications (40%), Patient Safety and Quality Assurance (26.25%), Order Entry and Processing (21.25%), and Federal Requirements (12.5%). It also includes examples of what to study and a summary of PTCE study tips.
Discover the top cardiovascular drugs, from thiazide diuretics and ACE inhibitors to beta blockers, ARBs, calcium channel blockers, and antiarrhythmics, with their generic and brand names.
Explore the top 200 drugs, covering blood thinners (anticoagulants and antiplatelets), statins, other cholesterol meds, and key diabetes therapies, including insulins and GLP-1 analogs.
Explore hormones and supplements in the top 200 drugs. Review estrogen and progesterone therapies, thyroid hormones like levothyroxine, and essential minerals and vitamins.
Present part 3 of top 200 gi drugs through flashcards, covering h2 blockers, proton pump inhibitors, antiemetics, antihistamines, and laxatives for heartburn, gerd, nausea, and constipation.
Explore the top 200 seizure medications with flashcards covering lamotrigine (lamictal), levetiracetam (capre), gabapentin (neurontin), oxcarbazepine (trileptal), divalproex (depakote), topiramate (topamax), and pregabalin (lyrica).
Preview the top 200 drugs with asthma and allergy flashcards, covering antihistamines, steroids, bronchodilators, and combo therapies like budesonide-formoterol and fluticasone-salmeterol.
Explore top 200 drugs, part seven, through flashcards covering macrolides, fluoroquinolones, penicillins, cephalosporins, azole antifungals, nitroimidazoles, nitrofurantoin, lincosamides, tetracyclines, and antivirals.
Explore the top 200 drugs focusing on anxiolytics and sedatives like benzodiazepines (alprazolam, lorazepam, diazepam, clonazepam, temazepam) and ADHD medications (atomoxetine, lisdexamfetamine, methylphenidate, dexmethylphenidate, Adderall, guanfacine, clonidine, Vyvanse).
Discover the 2025 top 200 drugs flashcards with audio, a bonus video now including drug class on each card to boost your pharmacy study efficiency.
Explore the top 200 drugs through audio flashcards, with brand and generic names, updates for 2025, covering cholesterol, diabetes, hypertension, antidepressants, pain relievers, and more.
Explore drug interactions, including pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic mechanisms, and review common types: drug-drug, drug-dietary supplement, drug-nutrient, drug-food, drug-disease, and drug-laboratory interactions.
Define narrow therapeutic index drugs, explain the small margin between toxic and effective doses, and emphasize close monitoring and therapeutic drug monitoring across anticoagulants, antiarrhythmics, immunosuppressants, and antiseizure drugs.
Identify high alert medications and how small errors cause harm. Cover insulin, anticoagulants, opioids, chemotherapy, and strategies from ISMP and the Joint Commission to reduce errors.
Explore how the DEA classifies controlled substances into five schedules (I–V) based on accepted medical use and abuse or dependency potential, with examples like heroin and methadone.
Master sig codes, five categories, pharmacy abbreviations, roman numerals, units of measure, routes of administration, and dosage forms to accurately interpret and dispense prescription orders.
Master common sig codes and pharmacy abbreviations, including Roman numerals, through audio flashcards to prepare for the pharmacy technician certification exam.
Learn day supply calculations for solid dosage forms, oral liquids, inhalers, nasal sprays, eye and ear drops, and insulin, using unit conversions and the supply formulas.
Learn weight-based dosage calculations using milligrams per kilogram and per day, converting pounds to kilograms, and determining dose per administration with real-world examples like vancomycin and amoxicillin.
Amanda presents top 25 drugs flashcards with audio, detailing brand names and drug classes (statins, ACE inhibitors, beta blockers, diuretics, SSRIs) for pharmacy technician exam prep.
Amanda presents audio flashcards for the top 50 drugs, with brand names and drug classes, to support pharmacy technician certification exam prep.
Amanda guides you through audio flashcards for the top 75 drugs, detailing brand names, generic names, and their drug classes.
Amanda presents audio flashcards of the top 200 drugs, organized in alphabetical order, with brand names and key indications. It includes indications and brand names to aid quick study.
This Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam (PTCE) Test Prep Course was developed from the pharmacy learning videos on my YouTube Channel, Amanda PharmD. This course includes more than 14 hours of educational content for pharmacy technician training and PTCE test preparation.
This course includes lectures, practice quiz videos and practice test videos based on the PTCB PTCE Content Outline. Also included are printable and digital handouts as an additional resource for study time away from the videos and front and back flashcards of the Top 200 Drugs that include brand name, generic name, drug class, and indication.
Major topics covered include drug classifications, brand names and generic names of the Top 200 Drugs; DEA Controlled Substance Schedules; Pharmacy Abbreviations, Sig Codes, and Roman Numerals; Various PTCE Content Outline Topics including Narrow Therapeutic Index Drugs, Therapeutic Equivalence, and Drug Interactions; Expiration Dates, Lot Numbers, and NDCs; and Pharmacy Calculations, including Basic Math Skills, Ratios and Proportions, Conversions, Days Supply, Alligations, Concentrations, Dilutions, and Weight-Based Dosage Calculations.
New lectures, practice quiz videos, and practice test videos will be added with the printable and digital handouts as I create new pharmacy learning videos for my YouTube channel.
I have received many messages from pharmacy technician students who have successfully passed the PTCE with the help of my videos, and I hope this course will help you to be well prepared for the PTCE as well.