Did you take your PTCE Exam? Please come here and help others....

bon in Gainesville, Florida said: I went on ebay and purchased all 4 exams from ptcb trainer.. you will have one of them,, so you have to study all.. I have been in pharmacy for about 9 yrs.. now our store is going to require certification..I am 57,, never had to do all of that math stuff lol i do know dosage calculations, but think it is stupid to know the hosp. stuff if you are not going to work in a hospital... I am going to take the Penn Foster Career School program online.. UF wants 3900.00 to take it there just 2 days a week... anyway, if you cant afford to purchase the exams, just email me.

bon, it would be great to buy or somhow get a copy i just went to work after 10 years off at doing hair and am now in a pharmacy. could not even read a script when i started 1 year ago. need 1 more class and will be taking the state test. can u help this 53 year old. thanks pam in cali

Anyone that has access to those practice exams, please email them to me asap. I have a test in 10 days.

Thanks so much for you help!

Email: palmcoastbroker@aol.com

i tried purchasing the exams on ebay, but the lady hasnt responded..can someone pleaseeeeeeeeeeeee email those 4 exams thats on PDF file..WANNABEMD2004@YAHOO.COM, im stressing out bigtime..any assistance would be appreciated..god bless.

Tech Lectures has much to offer at their website as well as on ebay of which their prices are really affordable. They now have on-line practice exams for 5.00. Sure beats paying 29.00 for the PTCB practice exam or 25.00 for the ExCPT exam.

In fact their Review manual is going for 20.00 on ebay when it is usually 42.00 at their website. Something about wanting to help those who cannot afford those steep prices others charge.

Good luck to all of preparing for the National Exam!

Hi everyone, I took this exam this past Saturday and it was the hardest test in my life, I have been a tech at Walgreen's for a year and a few months but I really suck in math, so the test was like a disaster because I got one that had pretty much all math and hospital stuff and I did not know a lot of the questions so I just marked and answer and I feel as I did not pass and I am so nervous because Walgreen's is pushing us to get certified and we don't have much time left, I am frustrated because I'm almost sure I failed it!

Don't count your chickens before they hatch. I thought I failed to. Hardest test of my life also. I had 2 weeks to study... did not go through a course; just challenged it so I could get a decent job. Thought I failed also but I didn't. If I passed, any one of you can.
So don't give up yet, Miami.

Passed it on the first try...I bought the Delamrs Pharm Tech book as a study guide. Study for a while and you'll do fine...make sure you know your math...

I'm still waiting for my results! It has been a week already and not knowing if I passed is eating me alive! they said I could check online by the 12 and today is only the 6, I was hoping that they would post it a bit earlier but not yet.. :(

I don't think that they do it early. For me , it was to the day, to the hour, to the minute even down to the second that they told me.
Just sit and wait

well my test is tomorrow and i am so nervous! i hope i pass!! A lot of your comments have really helped my confidence! I took a course and also have like 2 study guides! so if i dont pass it im a reall dumb a**!!

Galina Dimov in Monroe, North Carolina said: Hey Nat, do you know how to work this one?

How many 30mg KMnO4 tablets would be needed to make 1.2L of a 1:1000 solution?

the answer should be 40

1.2L = 1200ml
1/1000= 0.001gram/ml

solution: 0.001gram/ml x 1200ml =1.2gram
1.2gram convert to milligram = 1200mg/30mg = 40tablets

I just found out that I passed! I never thought I would pass this exam so for all of you out there stressing out about the results don't worry because if I passed anyone can pass!

Congratulations Yady in Miami I just got home from taking my exam I get my results on the 29th of this month im so hoping I passed it!!! Hope your right!!

bon in Gainesville, Florida said: I went on ebay and purchased all 4 exams from ptcb trainer.. you will have one of them,, so you have to study all.. I have been in pharmacy for about 9 yrs.. now our store is going to require certification..I am 57,, never had to do all of that math stuff lol i do know dosage calculations, but think it is stupid to know the hosp. stuff if you are not going to work in a hospital... I am going to take the Penn Foster Career School program online.. UF wants 3900.00 to take it there just 2 days a week... anyway, if you cant afford to purchase the exams, just email me.

please,can u send me the exams///???\
God bless u.

Hey.... can you make copies or email it in a file to me?
I would appreciate it very much.

Also, you apparently know your stuff. Have you ever thought about just
trying the exam without purchasing a course? I bet you would pass it and
I bet you don't give yourself enough credit.

I took my exam this past Friday. I was so stressed about it that the night the night before I thought that I was going to hyperventilate!!! I highly recommend going through the test a second time once you have finished answering the questions. Also, a little last minute studying doesn't hurt. One of the questions I picked up on last minute ended up being on the test! I won't find anything out until the 29th.

congrats photogeek!! :0) i also get my results on the 29th!!

hope everything went great for you !!
and good luck with your results!!

:0) Merry Christmas

i took my ptcb exam on last saturday ,13th..it was very difficult than i expected.i prepared well for the exam with Mosby's review book.still i found a lot of questions which i hadn't seen in that book..i will get my results on 29th..i don't have any hope for passing...still let see..

vinu where did you take your exam?

future Rx in Los Angeles, California said: vinu where did you take your exam?

1515 W 190th st,Gardena.
how was ur exam ?

If you want to write to me my email is reynamarina@aol.com!!
I took my exam on the 11th this month and I thought it was hard also!
I have SOME hope but not very much. lol
Took it in Pasadena closest to home. How many questions were on your test and how much time did they give you!?

90 questions & time 1 hour 50 minutes..time was not enough,i finished just in time,since there were lot of math questions...

I teach Pharmacy Tech and have had only 4 students fail the PTCB (in 3 years). If anyone needs any help, please feel free to e-mail me at ImaBuckeye629@hotmail.com. When learning the drugs...remember Beta blockers end in -olol; ACE inhibitors end in -pril; anti-anxiety -pram (calm as a lamb with the -prams). Learning the suffixes will help identify them. Know how to perform alligations, conversions (there are several questions on a person weighing so many lbs but calculating the dosage from mg/kg. You must know the metric conversions, temp conversions,flow rates...anyway, if you need help, I will do what I can, The tests that one can purchase are NOT the test that they give, but a very good sampling of the questions. The PTCB will kick your butt,

Dear ImaBuckeye629 in Evansville, Indiana
I am very happy for you, your stats are great!
You wrote: "I teach Pharmacy Tech ...remember ..anxiety -pram (calm as a lamb with the -prams." However, the benzodiazepines end in -lam and -pam NOT '-pram' . Examples: Dalmane \ flurazepam, Xanax = alprazolam, Valium = diazepam, and Ativan = lorazepam. Further, one may not say that the antianxiety drugs end in -pram or -pam as the main one, Xanax ends in -lam.
Benzodiazepines are used not only as antianxiety, but skeletal muscle relaxants, sedatives, hypnotics, alcohol withdrawal, status epilepticus depending upon the specific BZ 1/2 or GABA A/B receptor and the strength of the drug administered. Restoril and Dalmane both end in '-pam' but then are NOT anxiolytics, they are hypnotics ONLY.

While I am very sure you are a great teacher, I needed to correct this so that others do not study "-pram" endings per your instruction.

Respectfully,

Jeanetta Mastron CPhT BS

Jeanetta Mastron CPhT BS Chemistry in Los Angeles, California said: Dear ImaBuckeye629 in Evansville, Indiana
I am very happy for you, your stats are great!
You wrote: "I teach Pharmacy Tech ...remember ..anxiety -pram (calm as a lamb with the -prams." However, the benzodiazepines end in -lam and -pam NOT '-pram' . Examples: Dalmane \ flurazepam, Xanax = alprazolam, Valium = diazepam, and Ativan = lorazepam. Further, one may not say that the antianxiety drugs end in -pram or -pam as the main one, Xanax ends in -lam.
Benzodiazepines are used not only as antianxiety, but skeletal muscle relaxants, sedatives, hypnotics, alcohol withdrawal, status epilepticus depending upon the specific BZ 1/2 or GABA A/B receptor and the strength of the drug administered. Restoril and Dalmane both end in '-pam' but then are NOT anxiolytics, they are hypnotics ONLY.

While I am very sure you are a great teacher, I needed to correct this so that others do not study "-pram" endings per your instruction.

Respectfully,

Jeanetta Mastron CPhT BS

Jeanetta,

You are so right! I should have taken the time to read what I wrote and check for type-os and add all the suffixes that rhyme with 'lamb' and I apologize to all. Actually, I meant to only put '-lam' as in Xanax...my mistake! This is why I am home in bed sick today instead of in front of the class...I am not thinking very well!
Happy Holidays...and thanks again!

Jeanetta Mastron CPhT BS Chemistry in Los Angeles, California said: Dear ImaBuckeye629 in Evansville, Indiana
I am very happy for you, your stats are great!
You wrote: "I teach Pharmacy Tech ...remember ..anxiety -pram (calm as a lamb with the -prams." However, the benzodiazepines end in -lam and -pam NOT '-pram' . Examples: Dalmane \ flurazepam, Xanax = alprazolam, Valium = diazepam, and Ativan = lorazepam. Further, one may not say that the antianxiety drugs end in -pram or -pam as the main one, Xanax ends in -lam.
Benzodiazepines are used not only as antianxiety, but skeletal muscle relaxants, sedatives, hypnotics, alcohol withdrawal, status epilepticus depending upon the specific BZ 1/2 or GABA A/B receptor and the strength of the drug administered. Restoril and Dalmane both end in '-pam' but then are NOT anxiolytics, they are hypnotics ONLY.

While I am very sure you are a great teacher, I needed to correct this so that others do not study "-pram" endings per your instruction.

Respectfully,

Jeanetta Mastron CPhT BS

Jeanetta,

You are so right! I should have taken the time to read what I wrote and check for type-os and also, add all the suffixes that rhyme with 'lamb'. I apologize to all. Actually, I meant to only put '-lam' as in Xanax...my mistake! This is why I am home in bed sick today instead of in front of the class...I am not thinking very well!
Happy Holidays...and thanks again!

Sue

ImaBuckeye629 in Evansville, Indiana said: Jeanetta,

You are so right! I should have taken the time to read what I wrote and check for type-os and also, add all the suffixes that rhyme with 'lamb'. I apologize to all. Actually, I meant to only put '-lam' as in Xanax...my mistake! This is why I am home in bed sick today instead of in front of the class...I am not thinking very well!
Happy Holidays...and thanks again!

Sue

Sue, I do hope you feel much better soon. On another branch of this pharm tech indeed I was 'lamb' basted for my typos. I can not say I was sick, but I can say that I have longer nails than usual. At any rate I think you and I have proven that we can be and should be thoughtful and professional when correcting someone. Do you know that I alsohave a FREE Rx Tech educator's group online?
email me privately at rxjm2002@yahoo.com I'll send you an invite.

Jeanetta

sunshine in Rochester, Vermont said: this is really good way of helping each other. i havent been to the exam before but i can get an idea of how it is going to be. SO PLEASE EVERYONE START PUTTING THEIR EXPERIENCE OF THE EXAMS QUESTIONS

THANKS DAVID AND THANK YOU ALL

go back to your book on drug calculations,there is 20 gtt in a 5ml bottle. Past and Certified/State registered. You wont need these in the real pharmacy. Its basic calculations you can do in your head

Jeanetta Mastron CPhT BS Chemistry in Los Angeles, California said: Sue, I do hope you feel much better soon. On another branch of this pharm tech indeed I was 'lamb' basted for my typos. I can not say I was sick, but I can say that I have longer nails than usual. At any rate I think you and I have proven that we can be and should be thoughtful and professional when correcting someone. Do you know that I alsohave a FREE Rx Tech educator's group online?
email me privately at rxjm2002@yahoo.com I'll send you an invite.

Jeanetta

"lamb" blasted!!! Funny!

Melody in Murfreesboro, Tennessee said: VROSE,
DId you check with the state to make sure that they recognize the ExCPT exam. I did in the state of TN and they told me that they DO NOT recognize the ExCPT exam and the only one that they did recognize was the PCTB.
You may want to check that out with the state as I would hate for you to go to all that trouble and finance for a pharmacy to tell you that they don't recognize the one you have. I just wrote the state board and asked.

Technician regulations differ by state. The ExCPT is a viable option for Pharmacy Technicians in the vast majority of states (Tennessee Board of Pharmacy recognizes the ExCPT Exam). Check with your State Board of Pharmacy for requirements.

The ExCPT exam questions are weighted so they are not worth one point or 5 points each. A score of 390 out of a total 500 points is needed to pass.

For additional info on the EXCPT please visit our website www.nationaltechexam.org

JC in New York, New York said: Yes but since the 31 of 50 states already recognize the PCTB with the others sure to follow it's probably easier just to take the PTCE to get one's certification since it will cover you anywhere you go. With the ExCPT you're not "certified" in some states and there is no guarantee that it will become a nationally accepted standard...they usually only stick with one exam/board (again, look to nursing or other health care professions that require certification or licensure). Why take the ExCPT then end up having to take the PTCE anyway? I wouldn't want to go through testing twice if I didn't have to!

Technician regulations differ by state. The ExCPT is a viable option for Pharmacy Technicians in the vast majority of states. Check with your State Board of Pharmacy for requirements.

The ExCPT is accredited by NOCA, which is the same company that has reviewed and given accredidation to PTCB.

There are a few states who don't recognize the ExCPT exam, however we are working to change that so that Pharmacy Techs will have a choice when it comes to testing to become a CPhT.

For additional info on the EXCPT please visit our website www.nationaltechexam.org

vinu in Torrance, California said: 90 questions & time 1 hour 50 minutes..time was not enough,i finished just in time,since there were lot of math questions...

I had the same but i finished a half an hour early and I double checked all my work. I think i did quite well.

Speaking of "lamb" blasting...... ANGIE IN ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI wrote "CORRECTING" me about which tests are accepted in TN... the following is what she wrote.....
Let me do the honors of correcting her. Following her letter is the letter that I wrote the board of Tenn to a Terry Grinder, who is HEAD PHARMACIST of TN ST BOARDS. He wrote back and told me that the ptcb was the ONLY one in TN that is accepted.
Angie, read it for yourself or contact him yourself... this is his words, not mine and his email address is right here in black and white for you to write to him if you would like. !!!!!!!

Angie from St. Louis SAID:
"Technician regulations differ by state. The ExCPT is a viable option for Pharmacy Technicians in the vast majority of states (Tennessee Board of Pharmacy recognizes the ExCPT Exam). Check with your State Board of Pharmacy for requirements.
The ExCPT exam questions are weighted so they are not worth one point or 5 points each. A score of 390 out of a total 500 points is needed to pass.
For additional info on the EXCPT please visit our website www.nationaltechexam.org"

From: Terry Grinder (Terry.Grinder@state.tn.us)
Sent: Wed 5/07/08 9:59 AM
To: ME
Cc: Kevin Eidson (Kevin.Eidson@state.tn.us)

"You may become a "registered pharmacy technician" in Tennessee without taking any exam. To be a "certified pharmacy technician" in Tennessee,you must be registered and you must be certified by a national or statecertification organization whose certification program is approved by the Tennessee Board of Pharmacy. Currently, the only certification program approved by this Board is the PTCB."

I WROTE TO THE HEAD STATE BOARD OF TN:
"So if I took the ExCPT exam, I wouldn't credited by pharmacies or thestate board as being a pharmacy tech?In other words, I would be wasting my time?" Date: Tue,6 May 2008 16:18:13

Phar

Your email is dated 5/7/08. As of July 25, 2008 The TN Board of Pharmacy does recgonize the ExCPT.
I wasn't trying to lambast you. I was trying be informative to you as well as other Tennessee techs looking to certify that you have options when it comes to becoming a certified pharmacy tech in Tennessee. I am sorry if you took it that way.

phar in Franklin, Tennessee said: Speaking of "lamb" blasting...... ANGIE IN ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI wrote "CORRECTING" me about which tests are accepted in TN... the following is what she wrote.....

Dear Phar,

I did not get the feeling of you being 'roasted' or 'lamb basted' by being informed of the most current information at the time you asked about it. But I do honestly understand 'how' people misinterpret 'tone' in a post. It frequently on blogs mainly because we can not see the person we are writing to. In additionwe do not have the benefit of speaking or hearing the speaker, which would lend itself to the intonations and fluctuations insomeones voice that would tell us that the person 'correcting' us is nto attacking but rather informing and a 'friendly' action.

I did not see the person making fun of you for asking or putting you down for your spelling, grammar,typos, thoughts or opinions or just for living - which I would say would be lamb basting. BUT you are always entitled to your feelings and you felt lamb basted. Perhaps after reading the response from the person who 'informed' you of the TN laws you will feel differently today.

Peace and Respect
Jeanetta

Nahhhhh didn't really feel lamb blasted. Just a figure of speech as in your letter. Yours was new to the forum and it was talking about lamb blasting. The person that wrote what I answered, apparently didn't know what she was talking about as I had already talked to the HEAD pharmacist in TN and I knew that TN didn't accept anything but the ptcb. Thought I would throw that in since I had talked to him and had documented email of that The reason that I asked is that the other test seemed easier. That websight actually had some good study... or should I say BETTER test examples and studying. It was also alot cheaper. But when I checked about the test they told me that I wouldn't be accepted as certified. I would not be able to go and get a job and claim certification. So I took the HEAD pharmacist of TN at his word and went the ptcb way.
Things like that don't bother me. My letter was to inform the obviously uninformed. But you on the other hand..... woe! I wouldn't have wanted to be you in that letter.! LOL! Actually your weren't truly lamb blasted either..... I took it as figure of speech. She obviously was very educated, probably a pharmacist and just simply informing you of your mistakes. I don't take things to heart and let it all roll off my shoulders. Life it too short. Been there done that and I have learned to not sweat the small stuff.

Apparently I ruffled some feathers. No I didn't really take it as lamb blasting as I didn't take your letter to the other girl as lamb blasting as she took it. I took it as a figure of speech. I thought the informer was very informative.
I did however, ask the pharmacists about 3 miles from my house today, as a matter of fact, if I was certified by the other one, and I have forgotten what it is now, would I be "certified" in the state of TN and he told me that if the rules have changed that he wasn't aware of it.
Personally I thought the examples were better and the example test was very easy to follow and easier to understand. TN just doesn't accept it.
Oh well.... his email address is on there, maybe if enough people wrote and suggested that TN accept it, they would.
I am already certified, so it doesn't really bother me if they do or they don't.

Would it be wrong to lamblast/lambast your use of the word lamb blasted? lol

I guess if it makes you feel better.
Don't see where that is necessary, but if you do, whatever floats your boat.
Personally I don't carry things like that on my shoulder. Life is too short.
Too many "real" things to worry about, instead of the little things that don't really matter and are not important.

Don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things.

I took the exam and I just checked my result, I passed. There are a lot of math, compounding calculation and for sure brand generic. I would reccoment Mosby's Review for the PTCB Certification Examination (Mosby's Review Series) by James J.
I remember one of them
:What is the proper temperature for storage of calcitonin-salmon?
a:cool
b:cold
c:room temperature
d:hot

Good luck everyone

Oh well haha I forget to tell the answer. The answer is cold(in the refrigerator)

Hello I just found out that i passed my exam !!! im so happy !!! I recommend APhA Pharmacy Technician Certification Quick Study Guide 3rd Edition! It really helped me a lot if not that one then you can go for Delmar Pharmacy Technician Certification Review it was good too!!!

Hello
i just out found out that i passed my exam.!!!.i recommend Mosbys review PTCB study guide...

vinu in Torrance, California said: Hello
i just out found out that i passed my exam.!!!.i recommend Mosbys review PTCB study guide...

vinu you passed it?? congrats !! i was so suprised when i passed it!! merry christmas!! this is the best present ever to find out i passed

David Scurlock in Eden Prairie, Minnesota said: Greetings,

If you taken your PTCE Exam, it would be of great help to everyone to know what you seen (if you can remember) on your exam. If you can remember specific questions that would be of great help also.

I did take the exam, its been awhile, I did have quite a few math questions, I failed by a few points, If I would have studied math over everything else, I feel that I would have passed, but I did not study that way, I tried to remember everything else, which I thought was fatal mistake on my grade after it was over, I also lost my calculator at the door because i had to many functions, so they took it, that did not help either.

I can not remember anything specific since it has been awhile since I took the test, there were some basic questions on the exam, you would have to be down right stupid to get them wrong as they were really basic, such as how many inches do you need to be within the laminar flowhood...I also feel there were quite of few basic math formulas on the test as there was some quite diffcult one I had to go through without my calculator, I also remember a couple of allegation questions on the test, maybe 1 or 2 drip formula questions, and such.

Thank-You for your time on help others....

I took the exam in Sept. 2008, and I had a lot of math questions. It was interesting because math is my weakness ( always was) I got through it, I took my time with the questions. Their were 90 questions and about 65 were math, especially, propotions and flow rates.

All of the topics that you wrote about are in Tutorials on my FREE PTCB Study Group site and in any good study or review book. U agree knowing the math helpws the most second to that is law.

Not sure if you took the electronic exam or paper, BUT today during electronic exams you can use the electronic calculater that they provide for you or at some test sites you can use a hand held basic calculator that the test site provides. So you should have been offered the electronic/computer calculator at the site if you did the electronic testing.

I would like to take this opportunity to inform and remind all of us that when a person takes the exam they also sign an oath or condition statement that he or she will NOT devulge any information on the exam , nor the exact questions. It is acceptable to discuss topics that were on the exam, but it is not acceptable to cite specific questions. The purpose of this is to retain the integrity of the exam.

One who signs the statement must make their signature mean something, count for something, be accountable.
There are no 'question police out there' per se. But PTCB has the right to remove or revoke your certification for life, if they find you have broken your word, your promise. I and at least one other site owner have been watched specifically to be sure we are not posting such test questions. The other site owner received a letter with such a warning.

Keep your integrity and the ingetrity of the exam..... do not devulge the exact exam questions, but rather the topics.

Respectfully,

Jeanetta

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So I can apply for that position.
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Can you take both of the certification tests around the same time for a better chance of passing? I mean the ICPT exam and the PTCB exam? Is it legal?

Fatima in Germantown, Maryland said: Can you take both of the certification tests around the same time for a better chance of passing? I mean the ICPT exam and the PTCB exam? Is it legal?

I see no reason why not. may even improve your resume.