The Pharmacy Technician Podcast

The Pharmacy Technician Podcast

Hosted by: Advanced Pharmacy Academy

Thinking about becoming a pharmacy technician? Preparing for the PTCB? Looking for your first pharmacy job? The Pharmacy Technician Podcast by Advanced Pharmacy Academy is your audio advising office for navigating...

Season 2
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Episodes

When Should You Start Thinking About the PTCE?

Season #2 Episode #1

Someone mentions the PTCE and suddenly you wonder whether you should already be memorizing drug names. Exam awareness should start early; serious exam preparation doesn't have to start on day one. Here's how to tell...
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Are You Actually Ready to Take the Exam?

Season #2 Episode #2

Ready isn't always a feeling β€” you can be nervous and prepared at the same time. Instead of waiting to feel it, look for evidence: consistent study, understanding why you miss questions, and weak areas getting more...
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Building a Study Plan You’ll Actually Follow

Season #2 Episode #3

Please don't make a study schedule for a person who doesn't exist. Start from the hours you genuinely have, decide what each session is for, separate learning from testing, and protect repetition. The best plan isn't...
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What to Do When You Feel Like You’re Not Retaining Anything

Season #2 Episode #4

You studied it yesterday and today you've never seen it before. Normal, and extremely annoying. Why rereading tricks you into false confidence, what to do instead, and how to diagnose the cause of a miss rather than...
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Practice Tests: How to Use Them Without Driving Yourself Crazy

Season #2 Episode #5

A practice test is a tool, not a fortune teller. How to take practice questions under conditions that make the results useful, how to group your misses into patterns you can act on, and why comparing your score to a...
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Scheduling Your PTCE & What to Expect on Test Day

Season #2 Episode #6

A specific kind of nervousness shows up once the exam has a date on the calendar. Use PTCB's current official instructions to schedule, work backward from the appointment, confirm logistics a few days out, and let the...
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You Failed the PTCE. Now What?

Season #2 Episode #7

First, separate the event from the story. The event is that you did not pass this attempt. The story your brain writes is something else entirely. How to review your preparation without attacking yourself, and how to...
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You Passed! What Happens Next?

Season #2 Episode #8

The final episode of Your PTCB Game Plan. Take the win first. Then: follow PTCB's current process, check whether your state requires anything separate, update your resume and profiles, ask your employer what changes,...
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