Pharmacy Technician Online Exam Prep + Externship
Pharmacy Technician Online Exam Prep Price: $188
Externship Price: No cost for students who have met the requirements
The Pharmacy Technician Online Exam Prep is available as a standalone option or with the Professional Pharmacy Technician Program and Pharmacy Technician Program when you enroll. Once you complete the prep and pass the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) exam, you will be ready for the Externship.
Pharmacy Technician Online Exam Prep
Allied helps you prepare to pass the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) exam
You have trained to become a pharmacy technician. Now prepare for certification with Allied Schools’ Pharmacy Technician Online Exam Prep. As a Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT), you will have demonstrated your expertise and dedication to working effectively with pharmacists to provide safe, effective care and service to patients.
Designed to prepare Allied students to pass the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) certification exam, this course offers the tools and practice opportunities to help ensure you are ready.
What Is Included
- Allied Medical School’s Pharmacy Technician National Certification Study Guide, containing 120 pages of review material
- Links to other study resources, such as PTCB practice exams
- More than 450 questions distributed into the following categories and weights:
> Assisting the Pharmacist in Serving Patients (66%)
> Maintaining Medication and Inventory Control Systems (22%)
> Participating in the Administration and Management of Pharmacy Practice (12%)
Pharmacy Technician Externship
Practice your skills in a hands-on pharmacy environment
You have passed the PTCB exam. Now it is time to step into the Pharmacy Technician Externship.
The Pharmacy Technician Externship was designed for Allied students who have become Certified Pharmacy Technicians (CPhT). With it, you will practice the skills you have learned under direct supervision in an actual work environment, as well as discover what it is like working in a pharmacy and negotiate for employment as a pharmacy technician.
Placement
The externship starts with a brief professional development unit that you will complete online. Concurrently, Allied’s Clinical Coordinator will begin locating a hospital or retail pharmacy in or near your community in which to place you for the duration of the externship. Externship hours will vary by state and location, and strict attendance and conduct policies will be enforced.*
Pharmacy Technician Externship Activities
- Review the qualities that are necessary to secure employment as a pharmacy technician
- Develop a resume, cover letter and followup/thank-you note for potential employers
- Fill and refill prescriptions
- Counting, pouring, reconstituting prescriptions, et cetera
- Perform third party billing and pharmacy math calculations
- Create data entry profiles, invoices and reconciliations
- Perform administrative duties such as filing reports
- …and more!
Take a big step toward your career with Pharmacy Technician Online Exam Prep and Externship from Allied Schools. Call now: 888-822-2923!
*Externship placement is not guaranteed. All students must apply to the program and complete the prerequisite criteria before being accepted. Positions in the externship program are contingent on availability at each pharmacy location. Students may also set-up their own externship at any other retail or hospital facility. Externship is not available in Florida or New Hampshire.
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is nationally accredited by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance
Education and Training Council (DETC).