22.50% of the PTCB exam, and the domain where a careless setup costs more marks than a gap in knowledge. Free.
Every sig code the PTCB exam expects, grouped by frequency, route, dosage form and measurement, plus the ISMP error-prone abbreviations you will be marked wrong for writing, and the prefixes, suffixes and roots behind the words.
How to calculate days supply, worked for the dosage forms that actually catch people out — eye drops, insulin and inhalers — plus the rounding rule and the dimensional-analysis setup that stops the error before the arithmetic.
The NDC number's 5-4-2 structure and the 11-digit billing conversion, what a lot number is for, and the distinction the exam actually tests: an expiration date is not a beyond-use date.
The one anchor that makes concentration questions quick (1% = 10 mg/mL), plus ratio strength, mg%, parts per million, specific gravity, milliequivalents and the dilution equation worked so you answer the question actually asked.
Every conversion the PTCB exam relies on, the four measurement systems and where each still appears, roman numerals and ss on prescriptions, military time, and the fraction, decimal and ratio work the calculation questions sit on.
The equipment a technician is expected to recognise: syringe types and when each is used, vials versus ampules and why an ampule needs a filter, IV delivery sets, diabetic and inhalation devices, and the DME distinction.
What can go back and what cannot: returns to the wholesaler, reverse distribution of expired and non-dispensable stock, RCRA hazardous pharmaceutical waste, investigational drugs, and how sharps and devices are handled.