
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.
Memorize the top 200 drugs by class and indication, use suffix patterns to group similar drugs, learn brand and generic names, and reinforce with flashcards and practice quizzes.
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 the top 200 drugs for asthma and allergy management, including antihistamines, intranasal and inhaled corticosteroids, leukotriene antagonists, bronchodilators, and steroid plus bronchodilator combinations.
Explore the top 200 drugs, focusing on antibiotics, antifungals, and antivirals, with mechanisms and brand names, and key brands such as amoxicillin, Augmentin, ciprofloxacin, Bactrim, azithromycin (Zithromax), Diflucan, and Tamiflu.
Review antidepressants and antipsychotics from the top 200 drugs, highlighting mechanisms, indications, and key medications such as amitriptyline, mirtazapine, trazodone, bupropion, SSRIs, SNRIs, and atypical antipsychotics like risperidone, quetiapine, aripiprazole.
Explore the top 200 drugs covering anxiolytics, sedatives, and ADHD medications. Learn about benzodiazepines, zolpidem, buspirone, and stimulant and non-stimulant ADHD therapies with brand and generic names.
Explore hormones and supplements in the top 200 drugs. Review estrogen and progesterone therapies, thyroid hormones like levothyroxine, and essential minerals and vitamins.
Explore the miscellaneous drugs in the top 200 series, including dmards like hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil), adalimumab (Humira), and methotrexate, plus congestion medications guaifenesin and benzonatate, and alendronate, finasteride, phentermine, and oxybutynin.
Amanda presents top 200 drugs cardiovascular video flashcards for pharmacy technician certification exam prep, covering ACE inhibitors, ARBs, beta blockers, calcium channel blockers, diuretics, vasodilators, and nitrates.
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).
Explore the top 200 drugs part five pain medications, detailing NSAIDs, opioids, muscle relaxants, and migraine agents like meloxicam, naproxen, morphine, tramadol, rizatriptan, sumatriptan, and celecoxib.
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.
Master the top 200 drugs with flashcards on antidepressants and antipsychotics, covering sertraline, fluoxetine, duloxetine, paroxetine, escitalopram, venlafaxine, amitriptyline, nortriptyline, trazodone, quetiapine, risperidone, mirtazapine, lithium, bupropion, and more.
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 drug stability and how physical, chemical, therapeutic, and microbial stability preserve efficacy. Identify factors such as temperature, moisture, light, air, dosage forms, containers, and expiration dates.
Explore how drugs are classified by therapeutic purpose and by pharmacologic mechanism of action, with examples like NSAIDs, ACE inhibitors, antidepressants, antibiotics, and analgesics to illustrate multiple classifications.
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.
Discover the roles of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, and learn which issues require pharmacist intervention, including drug utilization reviews, adherence, drug interactions, allergies, vaccine follow-up, and therapeutic substitution.
Identify lot numbers, expiration dates, and NDC numbers to track batches, ensure stability, discard expired drugs, and guide recalls, with NDCs revealing labeler, product, and package.
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.
Explore basic math skills for pharmacy technicians, including fractions, decimals, and percentages, with practical conversions, equivalents, and calculation techniques for pharmacy conversions.
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 how concentrations determine the strength of liquid and topical drugs, expressed as drug strength, percentage, or ratio, and solved via equivalent fractions with cross-multiplication.
Learn how dilutions reduce concentration by increasing volume while keeping active ingredient constant, using liquid (g/ml) and solid (g/g) examples, and the Q1*C1 = Q2*C2 formula to solve problems.
Master IV flow rates using volume per time, drop factors, and macro/micro sets. Solve problems with conversions and ratio methods to find milliliters per hour and drops per minute.
Master Fahrenheit-Celsius temperature conversions using plug-in and algebra formulas, memorize key equations, and apply with examples covering boiling, body, and room temperatures.
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.
Watch top 10 drugs flashcards with audio to learn key medications and their uses, including atorvastatin, levothyroxine, lisinopril, metformin, amlodipine, metoprolol, albuterol, omeprazole, losartan, and simvastatin.
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.
Explore the top 100 drugs with audio flashcards, designed for pharmacy technician certification exam test prep, featuring brand names, drug classes, and common indications.
Access audio flashcards covering the top 150 drugs, with brand names and drug classes, to support pharmacy technician certification exam prep and review.
Explore 200 drugs through audio flashcards, detailing brand names and drug classes such as hmg-coa reductase inhibitors, ace inhibitors, beta blockers, ssri antidepressants, and antiplatelets for pharmacy technician prep.
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.