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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 615.1076 EAN: 9781401841317 Edition: 1 ISBN: 1401841317 Label: Delmar Cengage Learning Manufacturer: Delmar Cengage Learning Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 448 Publication Date: December 28, 2004 Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning Studio: Delmar Cengage Learning Accessories: Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: This is a must-have book for anyone preparing to take the Pharmacy Technician National Certification Exam. Essential material summaries provide a concentrated review of the topics covered on the National Certification Exam. Each chapter ends with a multiple-choice quiz to reinforce the review material covered in the chapter. Over 1,200 questions along with example case studies will help you assess your knowledge of the topic areas covered on the exam. A comprehensive 150-question test written in National Certification Exam style is also included. Answers for all of the quizzes and tests are provided at the back of the book. For those looking for more practice, a CD-ROM is packaged with the book that includes an additional 600 multiple-choice questions along with the option to create an unlimited number of comprehensive exams. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - I don't trust anything in this bookI'm sure it is hard to write a textbook and applaud Jahangir Moini for trying, but in my 20+ years of studying out of books like this, "Comprehensive Exam Review for Pharmacy Technicians" has by far the most errors of any I have read. What compelled me to finally write a review was the information in Chapters 34,35 and 36. These are the "Mathematics" chapters and are riddled with misinformation, miscalculations and simply missing information. How can I calculate the number of milliliters ... Read More Rating:  - How to study and pass the pharmacy technicians examThe American education system with it's continuous assessment model does not teach how to take and pass an examination.Professional examinations like the pharmacy technicians exams lent themselves to a different study model. This book provides the materials and exam practices that ensures certification. I highly recommend, I was able to avoid my employers study sessions by reading this book and passing the examination in record time. Rating:  - CD Rom not useful !?I bought this book some time ago, way cheaper, and the CD worked fine with Windows XP, but that's not the case with Vista; you can only see part of the question, which obviously makes it hard to guess the answer. It's pretty frustrating. I tried the compatibility wizard and a few other tricks to no avail. I emailed the company and this was their reply: From: Delmar Help (delmar.help@cengage.com) Hello, This software is not compatible with newer versions of Windows such ... Read More Rating:  - PTCB exam prepI found this book to be the single, most helpful, tool in preparing for my Certification exam. Rating: - Why do I HAVE to give it a star?I have six and a half years experience as a hospital pharmacy technician. This book is absolutely worthless. He focuses on things that are not that important and breezes through the stuff that time should actually be spent on. As far as the review test, one of the questions is, "What is the most important duty of a pharmacy technician?" Two of the options were filling prescriptions and protecting themselves and other from bio-hazardous materials. I chose the obvious one, filling prescriptions. Apparently, ... Read More 
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