Overview
Ideal for review courses and for individual study, this book is a must-have tool for anyone preparing to take the Pharmacy Technician Certification Examination. Concise reviews of the critical topics outlined by the Pharmacy Certification Training Board, along with review tests at the end of each chapter, assess your current knowledge and identify areas that need further study. In addition to end-of-chapter practice questions, two cumulative tests at the end of the book provide practice for taking the full-length exam. If additional math practice is what you need, you'll find 14 chapters that focus specifically on math and include additional math questions. This new edition includes greatly expanded information on pharmacology, pharmaceutical agents, the effect of drugs on specific body systems and conditions, and drug interactions.
Chapter reviews incl. basic concepts, math skills, measure- ment; annotated Q&As; practice exams.
Synopsis
This comprehensive exam review prepares students for the Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam. It focuses on primary mathematics which constitutes a large portion of, and is generally considered the most difficult part of the exam. The review also emphasizes the primary content areas covered in the exam: (1) assisting the pharmacist in serving patients, (2) medication distribution and inventory control systems, and (3) operations. A unique feature of Delmar's Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam Review is a pretest to assess the individual's level of knowledge and identify areas that require additional study. The text also includes a mock certification exam. Both tests are written in the same format as the actual certification exam, providing students with valuable practice. The text's coverage of pharmacy practice, regulations, mathematics, pharmacology, and drug nomenclature prepares students for the certification exam.
Features:
- Review of basic concepts to reinforce learning
- "Quick Study" at the beginning of each chapter to highlight critical concepts and information
- Pretest to assess individual's current knowledge and identify areas that require further study
- Extensive review problems and practice exercises to help users improve computational skills
- Solutions/answers to review questions and practice exercises to facilitate understanding of problem-solving process
- Practice examinations help users improve actual test performance