Your Path to Certification
About the Courseware
Author: Sarah M. Lawrence, PharmD, MA, BCGP
Copyright: 2025
Mapped to the Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam, Paradigm’s new Pharmacy Technician Essentials program includes a comprehensive textbook, 20 pharmacy lab simulations, and several student resources. Aspiring pharmacy technicians will quickly build the skills base for exceptional, safe service to patients and the knowledge to continue advancing their career through certification.
First edition features:
- Alignment with PTCE domain areas
- Real-world case studies in every chapter
- Study tools including information tables and appendices
- Coverage of certification exam topics
- Access to the Paradigm Pharmacy Technician Lab Simulations
Chapter 1 - Introduction to Pharmacy
Chapter 2 - Customer Service, Communication, and Professionalism
Chapter 3 - Pharmacology Basics
Chapter 4 - Medications by Body System
Chapter 5 - Other Medications
Chapter 6 - Federal Requirements
Chapter 7 - Patient Safety and Quality Assurance
Chapter 8 - Order Entry and Processing
Chapter 9 - Pharmacy Conversions and Calculations
Chapter 10 - Nonsterile Compounding
Chapter 11 - Sterile and Hazardous Compounding
Chapter 12 - Pharmacy Inventory Management
APPENDICES
Appendix A - Preparing for a High-Stakes Exam
Appendix B - Common Pharmacy Abbreviations and Acronyms
Appendix C - Commonly Prescribed Controlled Substances
Appendix D - PTCE Credentialing Guidelines and Requirements
Access to PTCE Exam Review from PharmCon freeCE
Included with all of Paradigm’s Pharmacy Technician titles, this tool generates personalized study plans based on each student’s individual strengths and knowledge gaps. The PTCE Exam Review from PharmCon freeCE helps students identify the fastest path to a passing score and even indicates when they are ready to pass—taking the guesswork out of PTCE study.
PTCE Exam Review from PharmCon freeCE features:
- Optimized PTCE-aligned content
- Award-winning adaptive learning technology
- ReadySCORE proprietary exam readiness indicator
- 700+ multiple-choice questions
Real-World Lab Simulations
Paradigm partnered with SimTutor to create state-of-the-art laboratory simulations that correspond to the Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam domains. Easily gauge student comprehension and competency in and outside the classroom. Plus, SimTutor integrates with all major LMS platforms, which automatically send scores to the grade book.
| Lab 1 | Dispensing a Controlled Substance | Ch. 6 |
| Lab 2 | Reviewing a Patient Profile for Completeness | Ch. 8 |
| Lab 3 | Filling a Prescription | Ch. 8 |
| Lab 4 | Preparing an Immunization for Administration | Ch. 11 |
| Lab 5 | Creating Patient Instructions from Prescriptions | Ch. 8 |
| Lab 6 | Aseptic Hand Washing | Ch. 11 |
| Lab 7 | Preparing an Ointment | Ch. 10 |
| Lab 8 | Choosing Professional Attire | Ch. 2 |
| Lab 9 | Developing Professional Communication Skills | Ch. 2 |
| Lab 10 | Receiving and Reconciling Pharmacy Stock | Ch. 12 |
| Lab 11 | Cleaning Up a Hazardous Drug Spill | Ch. 11 |
| Lab 12 | Preparing Oral Syringes for Administration | Ch. 11 |
| Lab 13 | Obtaining and Reconciling a Patient's Medication History | Ch. 8 |
| Lab 14 | Medication Therapy Management | Ch. 7 |
| Lab 15 | Product Verification | Ch. 7 |
| Lab 16 | Point-of-Care Testing | Ch. 4 |
| Lab 17 | Event Reporting | Ch. 7 |
| Lab 18 | Identifying Prescription Errors | Ch. 7 |
| Lab 19 | Reviewing Controlled Substance Prescriptions | Ch. 6 |
| Lab 20 | Reviewing and Referring Issues to Pharmacist | Ch. 7 |
Competency Guide
Paradigm's mapping guide identifies the PTCE Credentialing Guidelines and Requirements addressed in each chapter of Pharamcy Technician Essentials and the PTCE domains associated with the module content.
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