January 25, 2023 by Chain Drug Review
The Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB)
Pharmacy
WASHINGTON — The Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) is kicking off 2023 with new opportunities for Certified Pharmacy Technicians (CPhTs) to demonstrate their knowledge and earn advanced and specialty certificates. PTCB is relaunching OnVUE, an online proctored testing platform, allowing PTCB CPhTs to earn advanced credentials more conveniently. id=”m_-1436492564930188706divReleaseHighlightc549″>PTCB is relaunching OnVUE, allowing PTCB CPhTs to earn
July 28, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
PTCB director of professional affairs Ryan Burke, The Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB)
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy
WASHINGTON — The Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) has awarded grants to the Mississippi Society of Health-System Pharmacists (MSHP), Ohio Pharmacists Association (OPA), Oregon State Pharmacy Association (OSPA), and Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin (PSW) to fund various projects promoting technician advancement, opioid use education, and career ladder development. The MSHP grant will fund a partnership with Baptist
July 20, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
The Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB), William Schimmel
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy
WASHINGTON — The Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB), the nation’s leading credentialing organization for pharmacy technicians, has introduced two new Assessment-Based Certificate Programs, one in Hazardous Drug Management and another in Billing and Reimbursement. The new certificates recognize PTCB Certified Pharmacy Technicians (CPhTs) with specialized knowledge and will count toward becoming an Advanced Certified Pharmacy
June 15, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
Lemrey "Al" Carter, Scott Knoer, The Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB)
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy
WASHINGTON — The Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB), the leading certifying organization for pharmacy technicians, welcomes Lemrey “Al” Carter, effective May 14, and Scott Knoer on June 1, as members of the PTCB board of governors. We are excited to welcome Al Carter and Scott Knoer as new members of our board of governors,” said William Schimmel, PTCB executive director
May 18, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
COVID-19, The Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB), William Schimme
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy
WASHINGTON – Confronted with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, pharmacy technicians are demonstrating unwavering commitment, strength, and courage as they work alongside pharmacists, physicians, nurses, and emergency response teams across pharmacy settings. The Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) has launched #CPhTStrong, a platform for Certified Pharmacy Technicians (CPhTs) to share personal stories of the challenges they face during COVID-19. PTCB
May 5, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
online testing, The Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB), William Schimmel
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy
WASHINGTON — The Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) has introduced online proctored exam delivery for the first time in the organization’s history as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Online delivery expands access to test taking for credential candidates by allowing them the option to take any PTCB exam from their own computer under the
April 14, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
COVID-19, The Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB), William Schimmel
Pharmacy
WASHINGTON – The Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB), the nation’s leading certifying organization for pharmacy technicians, will soon offer online proctored exam delivery of the Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam (PTCE) during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This test delivery option makes testing available for candidates seeking to earn their Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) credential during COVID-19. Online
August 8, 2019 by Bill Schiffner
June 2019 Journal of the American Pharmacists Association (JAPhA), The Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB), William Schimmel
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy
WASHINGTON — New research shows nationally certified pharmacy technicians are more committed to a pharmacy career and have a greater desire to take on new and expanded responsibilities than noncertified. The study, “Assessing Pharmacy Technician Certification,” published in the June 2019 Journal of the American Pharmacists Association (JAPhA), compared the viewpoints of certified and noncertified
