Pharmacy tech math and order entry
Entering prescriptions and doing pharmacy math fall within Order Entry and Processing, which makes up 22.50% of the PTCE.
The sigThe sig is a prescription's directions. Look for how much, which way, and how often. Their order can vary.Count itOne tablet, by mouth, twice a day, for thirty days. Two times thirty is sixty tablets.
Lessons in this chapter
10 lessons, about 5 minutes each · 22.50% of the exam
- Pharmacy sig codes and days supply Lesson 1 · free
- Insulin and units
- Pharmacy math: ratio and proportion
- Conversions: mL, tsp, kg, lb
- Dilutions and percent strength
- mg/kg dosing for kids
- Roman numerals and pharmacy abbreviations
- NDC, lot and expiration dates
- Syringes, spacers and diabetic supplies
- Returns: credit, stock, reverse distribution
Built on PTCE Content Outline · 2026 · Order Entry and Processing
The full class, $39 at launch.
Paid once, when it opens. Lesson 1 is free now.
- Top 200 drugs, spaced
- Endless calculations
- Full mock exams
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