I’ve decided on an online pharmacy technician certification course. I’ve bought a course with http://www.pharmacytrainer.com/ It’s about the same price (or less) than I would pay if I got (yet another) pharmacy technican study book. It certainly can’t be much worse than others, and it might even be good enough. I’ve gone through the first 6 […]
I watched the Dateline NBC special last night about counterfeit medications making their way into US pharmacies. It’s scary stuff, but at the same time it’s not very likely that someone would get a counterfeit medication. Any pharmacy worth its salt is buying from a reputable wholesaler, which are highly regulated by the government.
The only […]
After I had started working as a pharmacy technician, I began to look around for some study materials to begin studying for certification. The first thing I got was Q&A Review for the Pharmacy Technician (by Stoogenke and Le). This is basically just review questions and practice tests for pharmacy tecnician exams.
As I looked over […]
I had heard about pro wrestler Chris Benoit killing himself and his family, but I just read a report about some of the findings by investigators. Sure, we can all speculate about the effects of the steroids that he was on and mixed with the Xanax and hydrocodone he was also taking.
But I just read […]
The Wyoming State Board Of Pharmacy is considering mandatory, standardized education as a requirement for NEW pharmacy technicians, to take effect in 2010. The Board has approved these regulations in the past…only to see Governor Dave Freudenthal VETO the provision.
This is from an email from the NPTA (National Pharmacy Technician Association) requesting pharmacy techs to help […]
One of the tools I’m using to study for the pharmacy tech certification is a flashcard program. A lot of the little details that you need to memorize can easily be put into a program and studied for just a few minutes a day. I use a program called BYKI (Before You Know It) by […]
If for nothing else than for more money. Most (if not all) employers would prefer to hire or employ pharmacy technicians that are certified. And they are willing to pay you more for it. Although I was hired without being certified, my employers offered to give me a merit increase in pay if I went […]
The excitement for the day after coming back from a day off for the 4th of July holiday - we nabbed someone for passing a forged prescription. There’s only two possibilities - he was using this narcotic for himself, or he was (most likely) selling them. Either way he’s got problems. And now he’s got a legal […]
The next year or so is probably the best possible time to begin a career as a pharmacy technician. Why? Because there is currently no mandatory standardized test or certification in most states in the US. There is a standard test given by the PTCB but it is not mandatory in any state. But, you can […]
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