Must-Know Food and Drug Interactions There are three different kinds of drug interaction: Drug-drug interactions Food-drug interactions Disease-drug interactions For the PTCB exam, pharmacy technician

What is gout? Approximately 4 percent of the US population suffers from gout, which is almost 10 million people. This statistic rises to 20 percent in patients with a family history of the condition.

What are “statins”? Statins are important medicines to prevent heart disease and stroke. About 28 percent of Americans over the age of 40 take a statin medicine. That figure is likely to rise in t

What is the difference? Both antiplatelet and anticoagulant drugs are routinely tested on the PTCB exam. Before we review the major drugs of each class, let’s first take a minute to learn the di

Aspirin Pharmacology Aspirin is one of the most widely used drugs in the United States. Nearly 30 million Americans over the age of 40 take aspirin daily, for example. As a pharmacy technician, then,

Introduction to Antiepileptic Drugs There are many kinds of anticonvulsant drugs to know for the PTCB exam. Anticonvulsant drugs are also known as antiepileptic drugs – drugs used to treat patie

PTCB Pharmacology for Technicians Studying pharmacology can be difficult, especially at first. When you begin to learn facts about pharmacology, the subject is so overwhelming it can feel like swimmin

Introduction to Bisphosphonates With over 15 million prescriptions each year, bisphosphonates are among the most widely prescribed drug classes in the United States. Here, we review the fundamental fa

What is “metronidazole”? Metronidazole is one of the most prescribed antimicrobial medicines; a drug used in the treatment of a wide range of infections. Here, in our PTCB guide to metronidazole,

Indications and Examples For the 2020 PTCB exam, the Medicines knowledge domain comprises 40 percent of all questions. Here, we review PDE5 inhibitors; one of the most questioned drug classes on the P