Take the next step in your career and demonstrate your expertise in compounded sterile preparation practice. Many pharmacy technicians are responsible for sterile compounding, the preparation of medications in a sterile environment to prevent contamination. Becoming a Certified Compounded Sterile Preparation Technician® (CSPT®) demonstrates a CPhT’s knowledge and skill as a specialized pharmacy technician as well as their commitment to the role they play in ensuring medication safety. Earning the CSPT Certification provides the opportunity to be recognized by your employer and colleagues for successfully meeting PTCB’s rigorous requirements for this advanced credential.

Expertise in managing billing and reimbursement is crucial in the pharmacy setting. However, this competency is often lacking or learned through experience that allows a tech to solve only a few specific issues without developing a broad foundation. Earning the PTCB Billing and Reimbursement Assessment-Based Certificate will demonstrate that you not only have the necessary foundational knowledge but you are capable of playing a leadership role in this crucial administrative function for a pharmacy, which helps patients access medication.

As the role of pharmacist transitions to include a larger focus in direct patient care, exciting new opportunities for pharmacy technicians to assume expanded roles and responsibilities are becoming available. Earning the PTCB Assessment-Based Technician Product Verification (TPV) Certificate Program offers an opportunity for pharmacy technicians to demonstrate and be recognized for their competency in: Completing final verification duties, Checking other technicians or automated systems for accuracy in dispensing medications, Managing detail-oriented work and administrative tasks.

A comprehensive understanding of how to safely deliver immunizations and carry out related tasks not only results in safe patient care, but it addresses the public health need to protect communities from the spread of disease. The Immunization Administration Assessment-Based Certificate requires completion of a PTCB-Recognized Education/Training Program. Earning this certificate demonstrates your advanced skills and commitment to patient and community care by minimizing the spread of disease in your community, especially as vaccines are delivered in massive quantities to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Indicate your advanced knowledge to collect in-depth and accurate medication histories, review prescriptions to confirm dosing accuracy, and complete detailed administrative functions. Technicians who earn the Medication History Certificate have specialized knowledge and can be confident in assuming advanced roles that will allow pharmacists more time to engage in direct patient care. Demonstrate that you have the knowledge and the tools to perform in-depth medication histories, identify potential medication errors and complete administrative duties related to medication reconciliation.

In such a fast-growing field, the PTCB CPhT Certification is a highly valued differentiator. PTCB is the most trusted pharmacy technician credentialing organization and is the only credentialing organization solely dedicated to pharmacy technicians and the support of patient care. PTCB CPhTs can reach higher to pursue more opportunities for career advancement, prestige in the workplace, and personal satisfaction from delivering the highest quality of care. By earning PTCB’s CPhT credential, you clear the path to achieve other specialized and advanced credentials only offered by PTCB.