Medication and Patient Safety The purpose of a prescription is to ensure that each patient receives the correct medicine, in the safest dose, to treat their condition. However, that’s not always eno

ISMP and the PTCB Exam There are many organizations and bodies that pharmacy technicians are expected to know for the PTCB exam. The ISMP is one of them. The ISMP is the Institute for Safe Medication

What is hazardous waste? Medicines can become hazardous waste. Medicines are chemicals and – like all chemicals – they have the capacity to cause harm just as much as they can cause therap

What are sentinel events? On the PTCB exam, candidates are expected to understand the nature of sentinel events, examples of such events, and what measures – such as root-cause analysis – can be i