Description
There are 10 course modules with over 1000 practice questions. Each module begins with an on-demand (and searchable) video and is supplemented with a practice module quiz that shares the question bank with the graded module quiz, but can be taken an unlimited number of times. There are outlines, reference documents, electronic flashcard sets embedded in Quizlet, external references, and much more.
You’ll be given 5 months from the date of purchase to complete the course, but most of our students finish the curriculum in 4-6 weeks. Some students have reported completing the course in as little as a couple weeks.
When you pass the Final Exam, and achieve a cumulative passing score, you are awarded a Certificate of Completion that is approved by the PA Board of Pharmacy. The certificate also qualifies you to take the Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam. By passing that exam you earn the CPhT credential.
Course Layout
Our course contains distinct learning domains, building on one another, each containing a series of instructional videos, which are paired with quizzes, simulations, electronic flash-cards, and other learning aids to reinforce key exam objectives. We cover every element of the 2026 PTCE.
Introduction to Pharmacy
- Define Pharmacy and Pharmacy Technician
- Demonstrate understanding of types of pharmacies, pharmacy equipment, and the role of a pharmacy technician
- Differentiate between the scope of a pharmacy technician and a pharmacist
- Evaluate characteristics of successful pharmacy technicians including professionalism
Medical Terminology
- Recognize medications within the top 200 medications filled each year
- Comprehend common terms used in medical terminology
- Demonstrate familiarity with the top 200 medications
- Demonstrate comprehension of medical terminology
Pharmacology, Pharmaceutics, and Pharmacokinetics *New for 2026*
- Define pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic equivalents, and narrow therapeutic index
- Comprehend basic principals of absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion
- Identify different dosage forms and routes of administration
- Recognize common allergies, side effects, duplications
- Understand special requirements and drug stability
Preparing Prescriptions
- Comprehend the prescription preparation process
- Execute the necessary steps to prepare prescriptions
Pharmacy Benefits Management
- Recognized different healthcare plans
- Differentiate between government and privately funded insurance options
- Describe the pharmacy reimbursement and adjudication process
- Identify common third party rejections
- Comprehend common reimbursement terms
- Calculate various values as related to reimbursement terms
- Explain the purpose of PBMs and why they are profitable
Pharmacy Calculations
- Units of measure
- Roman numerals
- Ratio and percentage strength
- Infusions
- Children’s dosages
- Dosing equations
- Dilutions
Patient Care Process
- List the steps involved in the Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process
- Explain and differentiate a pharmacy technician’s role in the Patient Care Process
- Understand Medication Therapy Management *New for 2026*
Inventory Management *New for 2026*
- Understand procedures as the relate to the purchasing, storing, handling, disposing and return of medications
- Identify medications that require special handling
- Define laws and regulations that relate to the handling of medication inventory
Compounding
- Define compounding, reconstitution, sterile compounding, non-sterile compounding, and unit dosing.
- Recognize the role of compounding, reconstitution, and repackaging in pharmacy
- Identify basic techniques and equipment used during compounding
- Differentiate between sterile and non-sterile compounding
- Assign beyond-use-dates to reconstituted or compounded medications
- Comprehend the legal requirements associated with compounding and repackaging medications
Regulations *New for 2026*
- Explain the difference between federal and state pharmacy laws
- Recall common pharmacy laws through history
- Identify the FDA, DEA, and state boards of pharmacy as agencies that regulate the practice of pharmacy
- Comprehend the roles of the FDA, DEA, and State Board of pharmacy
- Explain the difference between licensure and certification
- Comprehend the requirements for PTCB Certification
- Understand the many ways medications can be diverted
- Identify opportunities for drug diversion
Workplace Safety
- Define common terms as they relate to workplace safety including OSHA, USP, and NIOSH
- Understand measures that a pharmacy technician can take to protect themselves and patients from unnecessary exposure to infectious agents or hazardous materials
- Identify resources for handling exposure to hazardous materials or infectious agents
Pharmacy Administration and Reporting *New for 2026*
- Understand how paperwork, prescription and patient files are managed
- Understand the use of key pharmacy reports
- Recognize the role of SOPs in a pharmacy
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