Pass your pharmacy tech certification exam — first try
PharmTech Certified is a focused 12-week program that walks you through every domain the PTCE and ExCPT test — from the Top 200 drugs and pharmacy law to calculations and sterile technique — so you walk into exam day prepared, not panicked.

I will never let you feel lost — every concept, every calculation, every law gets broken down until it genuinely clicks.
— Lisa Thompson

What you'll learn
What you'll be able to do
- Pass the PTCE or ExCPT national certification exam on the first attempt
- Accurately perform pharmacy calculations including dosage, IV flow rates, and days-supply
- Identify the top 200 brand and generic drug names, drug classes, and common side effects
- Apply federal and state pharmacy law and regulations to real dispensing scenarios
- Execute proper medication dispensing workflows, compounding basics, and sterile technique principles
- Complete timed practice exams and use proven test-taking strategies to maximize your score
How it works
A school that adapts to you
This isn't a set of static videos. Every lesson is generated live and tuned to where you actually are.
We learn your level
A quick placement check tailors your starting point so you're never bored or lost.
Lessons adapt as you go
Each lesson is written for your pace and your goal, adjusting as your skills grow.
Your AI coach keeps you moving
Checkpoints, feedback, and gentle nudges turn progress into a real result.
The curriculum
What's inside your school
6 modules · 29 lessons

Pharmacy Technician Foundations
Establishes the role, responsibilities, and professional landscape of a pharmacy technician across practice settings.
- 1.1The Pharmacy Technician RoleIncluded
- 1.2Pharmacy Practice SettingsIncluded
- 1.3Professional Standards and EthicsIncluded
- 1.4Introduction to the PTCE and ExCPT ExamsIncluded
Pharmacy Law and Regulations
Covers federal and state pharmacy law essential for compliant dispensing and heavily tested on both certification exams.
- 2.1Key Federal Pharmacy LawsIncluded
- 2.2DEA Controlled Substance SchedulesIncluded
- 2.3Prescription Requirements and ProcessingIncluded
- 2.4State Pharmacy Board and Technician RegulationsIncluded
- 2.5HIPAA and Patient Privacy in PracticeIncluded
Pharmacology and the Top 200 Drugs
Builds drug knowledge across major therapeutic classes, focusing on the 200 brand/generic names most commonly tested on certification exams.
- 3.1How Drugs Work: Pharmacology BasicsIncluded
- 3.2Cardiovascular and Respiratory DrugsIncluded
- 3.3Central Nervous System and Pain MedicationsIncluded
- 3.4Anti-Infectives, Endocrine, and GI DrugsIncluded
- 3.5Drug Interactions, Allergies, and Look-Alike Sound-Alike DrugsIncluded
Pharmacy Calculations Mastery
Develops the arithmetic and problem-solving skills needed to perform accurate dosage, supply, and compounding calculations under exam conditions.
- 4.1Measurement Systems and Unit ConversionsIncluded
- 4.2Dosage and Days-Supply CalculationsIncluded
- 4.3IV Flow Rates and Drip CalculationsIncluded
- 4.4Concentrations, Dilutions, and AlligationIncluded
- 4.5Business Math: Markup, Discount, and Insurance CopaysIncluded
Medication Dispensing, Compounding, and Sterile Technique
Teaches the hands-on workflows, safety standards, and USP guidelines technicians must master for safe medication preparation.
- 5.1Retail Dispensing WorkflowIncluded
- 5.2Medication Errors and Safety StrategiesIncluded
- 5.3Non-Sterile Compounding BasicsIncluded
- 5.4Sterile Compounding and Aseptic TechniqueIncluded
- 5.5Inventory Management and Medication StorageIncluded
Certification Exam Readiness
Consolidates all content domains through timed practice, score analysis, and proven test-taking strategies to maximize first-attempt pass rates.
- 6.1Exam Strategy and Study PlanningIncluded
- 6.2Timed Practice Exam 1 with ReviewIncluded
- 6.3High-Yield Domain ReviewIncluded
- 6.4Timed Practice Exam 2 with Score AnalysisIncluded
- 6.5Final Prep and Exam-Day Success PlanIncluded
Who it's for
Is this you?
Career changers
Ready to leave their current field and enter healthcare, they need a structured, zero-assumption starting point that leads straight to a credential.
Recent graduates
Just finished a pharmacy tech training program and want a focused, exam-aligned review to convert their classroom learning into a passing score.
Working adults
Balancing a job and family, they need a self-paced program they can fit into real life without falling behind or burning out.
Calculation-anxious students
Math has always felt like a barrier, but step-by-step lessons on dosage, IV flow rates, and alligation turn their weakest area into a reliable strength.
Exam retakers
Sat the PTCE or ExCPT once and didn't pass — they need a thorough, domain-by-domain rebuild and timed practice exams to close the gaps that cost them last time.
Healthcare support staff
Already working as an uncertified tech or pharmacy aide, they want to formalize their skills with a nationally recognized credential and a raise to match.
Questions
Frequently asked
Your teacher
A note from your teacher
Lisa Thompson
If you're reading this, you probably already know you want to become a pharmacy technician. Maybe you've done some research, maybe you've even started studying on your own — and you've discovered pretty quickly that the PTCE and ExCPT cover a lot of ground. Drug names, calculations, federal law, DEA schedules, sterile compounding, business math… it can feel like a mountain of material with no clear path up.
I built PharmTech Certified because that gap — between wanting to pass and having a structured plan to actually do it — is the exact thing that trips up capable, motivated students. It's not an intelligence problem. It's a roadmap problem. And that's something we can fix.
This program covers every content domain you'll face on exam day, in the order that builds real understanding. We start with your role and the practice settings you'll work in, then move into pharmacy law and regulations — the DEA schedule system, federal requirements, HIPAA, state board rules — because the law underpins everything a technician does. From there, we spend serious time on the Top 200 drugs: brand names, generics, drug classes, side effects, interactions, and the look-alike/sound-alike pairs that trip people up on the real exam. Then we go deep on calculations — every type, worked step by step, in plain language — and finish with dispensing workflows, compounding, and aseptic technique.
Here's my promise to you: I will never let you feel lost. When a concept is complex, I'll break it down until it clicks. When the math feels intimidating, I'll walk through it with you until it doesn't. And when you get to the two full timed practice exams at the end of this program — with detailed score analysis and a personalized exam-day plan — you will feel the difference between someone who crammed and someone who was genuinely prepared.
This is a career you're building. Pharmacy technicians play a real role in patient safety and healthcare outcomes every single day. That matters, and it deserves preparation that matches. I'm glad you're here — let's get you certified.
— Lisa Thompson
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