Pharmacy Technician

Prepare for the PTCB exam.

Start with How To Suture: Intro To Suturing Like a Surgeon (10 min, Buck Parker, M.D.), then Cranial Nerve BASICS - The 12 cranial nerves and how to REMEMBER them! (18 min, ICU Advantage). All 22 lessons in Pharmacy Technician are free. No degree. PTCB certification. A starter kit costs about $45. About $43k a year (US median, pharmacy technicians).

To start: No degree. PTCB certification. Earning: About $43k a year (US median, pharmacy technicians).

1. Pharmacy tech prep

   Top drugs, calculations, law.

   • How To Suture: Intro To Suturing Like a Surgeon (10 min, Buck Parker, M.D., Beginner)
   • Cranial Nerve BASICS - The 12 cranial nerves and how to REMEMBER them! (18 min, ICU Advantage, Beginner)
   • General anesthesia pharmacology - Medications for induction, maintenance, & emergence (10 min, Max Feinstein, Intermediate)
   • Carbohydrates & sugars - biochemistry (12 min, Osmosis from Elsevier, Intermediate)
   • So You Want to Be a DENTIST [Ep. 40] (12 min, Med School Insiders, Intermediate)
   • Categorizing Drugs: Classes, Names, and Schedules (13 min, Professor Dave Explains, Intermediate)

2. Anatomy and terminology

   The basics.

   • Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology: Crash Course Anatomy & Physiology #1 (11 min, CrashCourse, Beginner)
   • Regional Terms Anatomy - Body Parts Name | Nursing Medical Terminology Made Easy (10 min, RegisteredNurseRN, Beginner)
   • Pharmacology - AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM (MADE EASY) (8 min, Speed Pharmacology, Beginner)
   • Cell Biology | Translation: Protein Synthesis 🧬 (93 min, Ninja Nerd, Intermediate)
   • Embryology | Development of the Heart ❤️ (73 min, Ninja Nerd, Intermediate)
   • Pharmacology Cardiovascular Drugs Nursing NCLEX Review | Cardiac Medications Nursing (31 min, RegisteredNurseRN, Intermediate)

3. Get hired

   A CV that gets read, interviews you are ready for, and the first offer negotiated.

   • Career Change to Code - The Complete Guide [Full Course for Aspiring Developers] (203 min, freeCodeCamp.org, Beginner)
   • If Your Job Interviewer Asks You THIS, BEWARE! (11 min, A Life After Layoff, Intermediate)
   • Write an Incredible Resume: 5 Golden Rules! (9 min, Jeff Su, Intermediate)
   • Can't Get A Job? You May Be On The "Do Not Hire" List! (18 min, A Life After Layoff, Intermediate)
   • Top 5 LinkedIn Profile Tips! (10 min, Jeff Su, Intermediate)
   • A Job Recruiter Critiques 5 Real Audience Resumes (23 min, The Financial Diet, Intermediate)

4. Money basics for your first pay

   Budget it, save it, and start investing early.

   • Investing 101 (20 min, Ben Felix, Beginner)
   • Using Your Money To Be Happier (21 min, Ben Felix, Intermediate)
   • 5 Things You Need To Do If You Make Less Than $100k (21 min, The Financial Diet, Intermediate)
   • 9 Things To Stop Spending On By 30 (26 min, The Financial Diet, Intermediate)