DRUG INFORMATION (MEDICATIONS)  40 % of PTCE®​ Exam Content 

Medication or Drug Information is going to be 40% of the PTCB Exam questions. The information provided by 1Care here is to make you aware of all the drugs, all basic drug information so you can quickly recall the answer from the question presented to you. I am using my way of making notes in pharmacy school that provided me with being confident. It helped me face the exam and tackle the questions with recall and logic to obtain a good score and to provide the board assurance that I am a competent "Pharmacy Technician" that can help my Pharmacist or Pharmacy Department dispense drugs and devices as per the prescribers order and making sure, the safety and recovery of the patient is assured while dispensing the prescribed order. 

Medications                      

The Following are the Subject Areas that will be tested in the "Medications" (Drug Information)  Section of the PTCE Exam.


1.2  Therapeutic equivalence

1.3  Common and life-threatening drug interactions and contraindications (e.g., drug-disease, drug-drug, drug-dietary supplement, drug-laboratory, drug-nutrient)

1.4* Strengths/dose, dosage forms, routes of administration, special handling and administration instructions, and duration of drug therapy

1.5 Common and severe medication side effects, adverse effects, and allergies

1.6  Indications of medications and dietary supplements

1.7* Drug stability (e.g., oral suspensions, insulin, reconstitutables, injectables, vaccinations)


1.8 Narrow therapeutic index (NTI) medications



1.9  Physical and chemical incompatibilities related to non-sterile compounding and reconstitution 



1.10 Proper storage of medications (e.g., temperature ranges, light sensitivity, restricted access)