NEW FIFTH EDITION — UPDATED FOR THE 2026 PTCE CHANGES

Prepare for Pharmacy Technician Certification with the Information You Need — Explained in a Way You Can Understand

The Fifth Edition of the Pharmacy Technician Training and Certification Guide has been extensively updated and reorganized for the 2026 PTCE standards.

This isn't a book filled with unnecessary information just to make pharmacy seem complicated. It was written to help students understand pharmacy, learn the material that matters, and prepare confidently for the certification examination.

With 54 chapters and more than 500 pages of pharmacy technician education, the Fifth Edition takes students step-by-step from the fundamentals of pharmacy through calculations, medications, federal requirements, medication safety, hospital pharmacy, sterile compounding, and preparation for the PTCE.

UPDATED FOR THE 2026 PTCE

The Fifth Edition has been redesigned around the four major knowledge areas of the current PTCE:

• Medications

• Patient Safety and Quality Assurance

• Order Entry and Processing

• Federal Requirements

Important testing areas receive the attention they deserve, while lower-value material has been reduced or eliminated.

COMPLETE PHARMACY MATH COVERAGE

Pharmacy calculations don't have to be intimidating.

The PharmacyTrainer approach breaks calculations into understandable steps and gives students the foundation they need before moving into more advanced problems.

Coverage includes essential calculations used in both retail and hospital pharmacy and on the PTCE.

LEARN THE MEDICATIONS — NOT JUST THE NAMES

A major portion of the current PTCE focuses on medications.

Rather than simply memorizing lists, students learn why the information matters in actual pharmacy practice.

RETAIL AND HOSPITAL PHARMACY

Students are prepared for more than just one pharmacy environment.

WRITTEN TO BE UNDERSTOOD

Complicated subjects are explained in plain language rather than buried in technical terminology.

Written by Mark Greenwald, RPh, the Pharmacy Technician Training and Certification Guide uses a conversational teaching style designed to make students feel as though an experienced pharmacy instructor is explaining the material directly to them.

No pharmacy experience? That's exactly who this book was written for.

Students are introduced to concepts in a logical order and build their knowledge as they progress through the book.

DESIGNED FOR STUDENTS — TRUSTED BY EDUCATORS

PharmacyTrainer has been providing pharmacy technician educational materials to colleges, vocational schools, workforce development programs, instructors, and students since 1999.

The Fifth Edition can be used for:

• Pharmacy technician training programs

• College and vocational-school courses

• Workforce development programs

• Instructor-led classes

• Independent study

• PTCE preparation

• Review for working pharmacy technicians

EVERYTHING YOU NEED IN ONE TEXTBOOK

This is not a quick study book that leaves you wondering what it all means

✓ Updated for the current PTCE
✓ 54 comprehensive chapters
✓ More than 500 pages
✓ Complete pharmacy calculations coverage
✓ Extensive medication and pharmacology coverage
✓ Federal pharmacy requirements
✓ Patient safety and medication-error prevention
✓ Prescription and order processing
✓ Retail and hospital pharmacy
✓ Sterile compounding
✓ Hazardous-drug safety
✓ Easy-to-understand explanations
✓ Written by a registered pharmacist
✓ Used in professional pharmacy technician education programs

YOUR SUCCESS IS OUR MISSION.

Don't prepare for today's certification examination with yesterday's textbook.

Get the NEW 2026 Fifth Edition and start preparing with confidence.

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ISBN: 979-8-9878512-8-9