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James J. Mizner BS MBA RPh (Author)
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Publication Date: April 16, 2009 | ISBN-10: 1416062041 | ISBN-13: 978-1416062042 | Edition: 2
This complete review includes everything you need to study for and pass the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) and ExCPT exams! Review the content you'll see on the exam with handy outlines and helpful electronic flash cards, then prepare for the exam with a section on test-taking tips. Plus, you can test your knowledge with mock exams in the book and on the companion CD-ROM for even more practice.
  • Tips and suggestions prepare you for test-taking success with helpful strategies and information on what to expect and how to prepare.
  • A convenient outline format helps you to quickly review important information you'll see on the exam.
  • Six printed mock exams feature the same format and content emphasis as the national exam.
  • Ten practice exams on the Companion CD in both timed and untimed modes help you easily recognize important areas for study and identify your weaknesses.
  • Over 600 electronic flash cards that cover the top 200 most prescribed pharmaceuticals, the top 50 herbals, abbreviations, and sound-alike drugs offer a quick practice tool for important information.
  • Evolve Resources include everything from the Companion CD-ROM, plus appendices and internet resources, for more study opportunities.
  • Mock exams have the same 100-question format used on the PTCB and ExCPT exams for a realistic test taking experience.
  • The latest information on HIPPA and the Medicare Modernization Act, plus other recent pharmacy laws, keeps you up-to-date on important content featured on the PTCB exam.
  • Discussions of the United States Pharmacopeia guidelines prepare you for updated material in the Compounding and Regulation sections.
  • Internet resources feature links to pharmacy and PTCB and ExCPT-related web resources for access to more study tools.

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  • Paperback: 296 pages
  • Publisher: Mosby; 2 edition (April 16, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1416062041
  • ISBN-13: 978-1416062042
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93 of 93 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is basically what you need to review for the exam. It's not ALL you need, however.

If you have no previous pharmacy experience:
1. Read an actual text, such as The Pharmacy Technician by Perspective Press
2. Then use a review book, such as Mosby's Review for the Pharmacy Technician

If you have the general gist of pharmacy, the CD that comes with this book is pretty much all you need. The CD contains flashcards, a study mode, and an exam mode for you to practice reviewing and testing in a format similar to the real test.

If you don't know what to study:
1. Calculations and conversions (flow rates, alligations, dosages, etc.--know these solidly)
2. Drug regulation laws/agencies (HIPAA, DEA forms, FDA, etc.)

By taking practice tests, you will pick up on random tidbits of information and begin to recognize drug names. Take a lot, because there were questions on the actual test I had seen before. As for the Top 200 drugs, you don't know which ones will be asked on the test, so just guess on these or familiarize yourself with a few.

Overall, I recommend these 2 books for anyone who wants to take the PTCB Exam:

1. The Pharmacy Technician by Perspective Press
2. Mosby's Review for the Pharmacy Technician
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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
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I bought this book after taking a class at a career college for a year, and seeing a copy of it on my pharmacy tech program director's desk. This book is also sold in Barnes and Noble, but I would recommend getting it off Amazon as it is much cheaper! Anyways, on to the review. I wasn't sure what to think of this book when I first got it. There just seemed to be so much information in there, that at times it was hard to know where to start. (Let me also just say that I took the ExCPT exam, not the PTCB as my state will recognize either one, and the ExCPT exam was cheaper and you got your results back right away, go to www.nationaltechexam.org for more info) So I started reading through the chapters one at a time. The book is split up into three sections, each focusing on a different area of the test, with Chapter review questions at the end of each Chapter. The book also contains seven practice exams, and comes with a CD-ROM that has ten more practice exams on it. I would suggest studying everything. I also liked that the practice test format was the same as on the national test, in other words there were 100 multiple choice questions on the practice tests, and 100 on the national test. I also found it helpful that on the CD-ROM there were over 600 flash cards covering brand/generic name drugs, abbreviations, supplement and vitamin information etc. Also the CD-ROM practice tests are good because there are two ways to study. You can either study by taking a timed practice test, which gives you an hour to complete the 100 questions, and you wait till the end of the test to get your feedback, or you can take an untimed test with 100 questions and get immediate feeback on whether your answer was right or wrong, as well as the rationale for why. This book covers everything you need to pass either exam, as long as you study. I also liked that the book itself had an entire section devoted to nothing but pharmacy calculations, as I thought this and the brand/generic name drugs were my weakest areas. It doesn't have the best explanations for how to solve the math problems, so I would probably get another book for that, such as the one used at my school, Calculations: The Pharmacy Technician Series as this other book is very well laid out and explains things in a logical manner. If you don't know how to convert from farenheight to celsius or your metric to household conversions and things like that before you buy the Mosby's book, then it won't help you much. I found the actual practice problems in this Mosby's book to be harder than the ones I got on the national test. The only reason for giving Mosby's four stars instead of five was because the way to solve the math problems was not explained well enough. I took my national test and passed on the first try, so if I can do it, anyone can do it. Overall, an excellent study guide. I studied during a three week break from classes, and still passed on the first attempt.
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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
good, but a few errors August 15, 2009
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I took a class at the local college before using this book to go over some practice tests and I have noticed that on a few questions the answers given by the answer key were incorrect. I thought that I was wrong at first, but I brought it to my teacher's attention and she actually agreed that the answer key was incorrect. On one question I found a digit of a number missing on the correct answer, so there was no correct answer choice available and on another one the definition for qid was left out of the possible answer, so again there was no correct answer to choose from. Those are just minor thing I found, but I began to wonder if all the answers on drug names etc were correct. I have no way of finding out until I actually work in a pharmacy for a while. I like the CDrom that comes with it... but again, I have found some errors on it regarding feedback on answers. Eg, it rated my answer as incorrect, but the explanation showed my choice of answer correct. I would still recommend the book, but I would double check answers if you are unsure about the answer key. At the price you pays for it, I expected it to be proof-read and double checked. Overall, it's good practice and you should get enough out of it to pass the PTCE.
Update: If I would take away another star I would do so... I've studied a lot more over the last week and have encountered some more "proof-reading" errors. Now, this tool is making me more insecure about my knowledge.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Excellent Study Guide
I am preparing to sit for my pharmacy technician exam in May 2012 and this book has helped me a lot. It has practice tests, references and answers to practice questions. Read more
Published 1 month ago by diamonddiana
Technician Certification
Purchased book for my staff to prepare for technician certification. Will be using to prepare study sessions as a guide to assist in exam preparedness.
Published 1 month ago by tarka847
ok but couldve been better
Even though i passed on the first try there were a few questions the book didnt cover and there were several math errors. I used thia book and the pharmacy-tech-study website.
Published 1 month ago by nita
I had NO Pharmacy Experience and Passed with ONLY this book!
I just PASSed the PTCE exam in Indiana on my first try. I studied roughly 3-4 hours per day for 3 weeks with ONLY this book and the CD that comes with it. Read more
Published 2 months ago by A. Huff
LOVE IT.
started stuyding it not too long ago. I really like this book. Still nervous about the exam but this will cover what you need!
Published 3 months ago by Devie
Mosby's Pham Tech Review
This book is exactly what I ordered and needed. The text is easy to read and follow. It comes with sample exams which make reviewing easy. Read more
Published 4 months ago by chemnerd
So helpful
OK, so when i first bought the book I was concerned it wasnt going to be all that helpful. But this is what two of my co-workers and my pharmacists recommended. Read more
Published 5 months ago by pharmtech2be
Mosby's Pharmacy Tech Review 2nd Ed.
The book is a great help to those studying to be a pharmacy tech! There are great tables and illistrations in the book to help in your studies!
Published 5 months ago by joey131
A Useful Resource
The usefulness of this text really depends on your level of pharmacy knowledge. I had a considerable amount of experience in pharmacy prior to studying for the PTCB and after... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Undecided
This book has everything a ptcb could want or need!!!
This product is thourough and is understandable. I can easily teach myself and take the ptcb exam in a few months of studying this book hard! Read more
Published 7 months ago by Crystal
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