Pharmacy Tech Prep

PHARMACY TECH PREP: PASS YOUR PTCE AND EARN YOUR CPhT

The PTCE has a 55 to 60 percent first-attempt pass rate. Candidates who fail are most often weak on sig code interpretation, days supply calculations, and federal drug regulations. These are also the most heavily tested areas on the ExCPT from NHA.

SIG CODE TRANSLATOR

200 plus sig codes organized by category. Route codes: PO, SL, TOP, IV, IM, SQ, OPH, INH. Frequency codes: QD, BID, TID, QID, QHS, PRN, Q4H, Q6H, Q12H. Timing codes: AC (before meals), PC (after meals), HS (at bedtime), STAT (immediately), UD (as directed). Quantity codes: qs, ss, disp.

Full sig string parser: type any complete sig such as "1 tab PO BID x 7d" and get the complete plain English translation. Quiz mode: given a plain English direction, identify the correct sig code abbreviation.

DAY SUPPLY CALCULATOR

Tablets and capsules: quantity divided by doses per day. Oral liquids: total mL divided by mL per dose times doses per day. Eye drops: total drops divided by drops per dose per day. Inhalers: puffs per canister divided by puffs per dose per day. Insulin: total units divided by units per day. Taper schedules: calculates total tablets across decreasing daily doses automatically.

TOP 200 DRUG REFERENCE

Brand and generic cross-reference, drug class, common indication, DEA schedule, look-alike and sound-alike pairs, and storage requirements for every drug on the exam. Searchable by brand name, generic, class, or indication.

1,000+ PRACTICE QUESTIONS

MEDICATIONS (40%): Top 200 drugs by brand and generic, drug classifications, DEA Schedules I through V, Schedule II rules (no refills, written prescription only), storage requirements, look-alike and sound-alike pairs.

FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS (20%): DEA Form 222 for Schedule II ordering, Form 106 for theft, Form 41 for destruction. FDA NDA vs ANDA approval. HIPAA protected health information. Drug recall Classes I through III. Orange Book AB-rated generic equivalence.

PATIENT SAFETY AND QUALITY ASSURANCE (26%): Medication error prevention (no trailing zeros, leading decimal required, tall man lettering), high-alert medications, ISMP and MedWatch, pharmacy calculations (ratio and proportion, percent strength, alligation, days supply), USP 797 and USP 800.

ORDER ENTRY AND PROCESSING (14%): Required prescription components, sig code interpretation, days supply for all dosage forms, co