Texas State Board of Pharmacy 
                                                                            Board Meeting 
                                                                                        Austin, Texas 
                                                                         November 18 to 19, 2008 
                                                                                                        
                                                                                Table of Contents 
                             I.      Presentation on the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board and the Pharmacy Technician 
                                     Certification Exam 
                                           i.    Texas PTCB Candidate Demographics, January 1, 2007 to October 10, 2008 (Slide 7) 
                                           ii.   APhA/ASHP Letter to the Editor on the Importance of Establishing a Single National 
                                                 Standard for Pharmacy Technician Certification, July 29, 2008 (Slide 11) 
                                           iii.  NABP Memo on Technician Certification Examinations, September 9, 2008 (Slide 13) 
                                           iv.  NABP Memo on Technician Certification Examinations, April 24, 2008 (Slide 13) 
                                           v.    PTCB Map as of September 30, 2008 (Slide 17) 
                                                  
                            II.      Responses to Questions from the Texas State Board of Pharmacy 
                                           i.    Appendix I, National  & Texas Examination Statistics, 1995 to September 26, 2008 
                                                 (Questions 5, 6, and 7) 
                                           ii.   Appendix II, Content Outline of the Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam (PTCE) 
                                                 (Question 12b) 
                                           iii.  Appendix III, PES Security Procedures (Question 12c) 
                                           iv.  Appendix IV, PTCE Psychometric Data (Question 14) 
                          
                          
                          
                                                                                                                                    History of PTCBHistory of PTCB
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                                                                                                                   PTCB was established in January, 1995, as a not-for-profit
                                        PTCB Certification:PTCB Certification:                                     organization to create a single consolidated national 
                                                                                                                   certification program applicable to pharmacy technicians in all 
                             A Single Standard for A Single Standard for Pharmacy Pharmacy                         practice settings.  Through the PTCB program, pharmacy 
                                                                                                                   technicians are able to work more effectively with pharmacists 
                                    Technician CertificationTechnician Certification                               to offer safe and effective patient care and service.
                                                                                                                   Governing Organizations:
                                        Texas Texas SSttate Board of Pharmacy ate Board of Pharmacy                    •American Pharmacists Association (APhA)
                                                  Board MeetingBoard Meeting                                           •American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)
                                                     Austin,Austin, TX TX                                              •Illinois Council of Health-System Pharmacists (ICHP)
                                             November November 18 to 19,18 to 19, 2008 2008                            •Michigan Pharmacists Association (MPA)
                                                                                                                       •National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP)
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                             prevent medication errors and enhance patient safety.
                           PTCB has certified over 322,000 pharmacy technicians.
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