September 21, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
Assessment-Based Certificate Program in Controlled Substances Diversion Prevention, Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB), William Schimmel
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy
WASHINGTON — The Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) has introduced an Assessment-Based Certificate Program in Controlled Substances Diversion Prevention. By earning the new credential, PTCB Certified Pharmacy Technicians (CPhTs) demonstrate their specialized knowledge in preventing controlled substance diversion across pharmacy practice settings. The new certificate is the first credential with formal training for pharmacy technicians
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 29, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
American Pharmacist’s Association (APhA) Foundation’s 2018 Pinnacle Award, Daniel Zlott, Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB), William Schimmel
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WASHINGTON – The Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) announced a collaboration with the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) to provide pharmacy technician credentialing in immunization delivery to those completing the APhA/Washington State University Pharmacy-Based Immunization Administration by Pharmacy Technicians program. The training program will serve as a stepping stone for PTCB Certified Pharmacy Technicians (CPhTs) to
May 5, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
online testing, The Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB), William Schimmel
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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
January 12, 2018 by Bill Schiffner
Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) Program, Levi Boren, Pharmacy Technician Certification Board, Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam, Pharmacy Technician Stakeholder Consensus Conference, PTCB, William Schimmel
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WASHINGTON – The Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) announced two significant changes to its Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) Program that will take effect on Jan. 1, 2020. The first is an updated Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam (PTCE) content outline, focusing the scope of the exam on core knowledge relevant across practice settings. The second is
