| Introduction to the PTCB Certification Exam |
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The Rise of the Pharmacy Technician |
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Basic Studying Strategies |
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Get Motivated and Stay Motivated |
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Chapter 1 Assisting the Pharmacist in Serving Patients |
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Define the terms prescription and medication order |
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Define some of the most common pharmacy terms associated with prescriptions and medication orders |
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Common abbreviations in use in pharmacies today |
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Identify the elements of a medication order |
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Assess the authenticity of an order |
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Identify and use NDC numbers correctly |
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Counseling Patients and Receiving Pay for Services/Products |
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Transferring Prescriptions |
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Investigational Medications |
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An Overview of Drug Information |
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References for Drug Information |
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Using the Internet to Look Up Drug Information |
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Best Practices for Compounding Medications |
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Equipment for Compounding in a Non-Sterile Environment |
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Overview of Intravenous Medicine |
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Aseptic Technique and Aseptic Preparation of Medications and Solutions |
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Syringes, Needles, Vials, Ampules and Automatic Compounders |
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Preparing and Handling Hazardous Medications |
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Chapter 2 Mathematics, Calculations and Units of Measure |
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Arabic and Roman Numerals |
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Basic Math With Fractions |
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Working With Decimal Numbers |
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Working With Ratios and Proportions |
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Concentrating and Diluting |
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Calculating IV Flow Rates |
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Calculating Chemotherapy Dosages |
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Calculating Specific Gravity |
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Chapter 3 List of Common Drugs |
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Chapter 4 Maintaining Medication and Inventory Control Systems |
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The Maintenance and Management of Inventory |
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Supply and Demand and Medication Shortages |
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Returning/Disposing of Drugs |
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Durable and Non-Durable Equipment and Supplies |
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Chapter 5 Participating in the Administration and Management of Pharmacy Practice |
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Communicating Electronically |
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Billing and Reimbursement |
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Billing for a Prescription |
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Maintaining Pharmacy Equipment |
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