RxTrek's Pre-Certification Guide

This page is intended to help technicians who are preparing to take the National Certification Examination. RxTrek welcomes study suggestions from Certified Pharmacy Technicians. E-mail your best hints and secrets to help other technicians pass the National Certification Examination.

• "The Pharmacy Technician" Perspective Press and Morton Publishing*
• "Pharmacy Technician Workbook & Certification Review" - (companion book to the above title), Perspective Press and Morton Publishing*
• "The Pharmacy Technician" Noah Reifman*
• "Basic Pharmacology" Morton Publishing/APHA/Perspective Press*
• The Michigan Red and Blue Books (see IntelliTech Publications)
• The IntelliTech Video Series (see IntelliTech Publications)
• "The Pharmacy Technician" - 2nd. Ed. Marvin Stoogenke*
• Read daily, part of any study material you have available.
• Know the current top 200 drugs.
• Talk to techs who have become certified.
• Study in groups.
• Take a external pharmacy technician course if possible.
• Study with Pharmacists.
• Talk to Pharmacists and CPhT's in different positions of pharmacy, i.e. Hospital, Retail, Long Term Care, Etc.
• Make flash cards.

*These books may be purchased directly from, "The Pharmacy Technician Bookstore" here on RxTrek. In association with Amazon.com.

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