Top 200 Drugs

[Guest guest]

I plan on taking the PTCB exam in March, I need to know how to go about

studying top 200 drugs. Do I study the top 200 of 2007? Thanks any help

would be appreciated.

[Guest guest]

Dear Ms Aries23,

While I wholeheartedly will tell you to memorize and know the

trade/generic names and pharmacology of the TOP 200 drugs I will also

tell you to add as many as you can to the list. Why? Because

typically the list contains the top RETAIL sellers,but not

necessarily the top sellers of hospital or IV drugs.

Foryour convenience Ihave added a few lists to check out. They vary

slightly but are from three differnt sources:

Files >

5- Tutorial-1 & Study Information >

S 7- Memorization of Trade and Generics >

Top 200 Drugs

Top 200 by Retail Dollars 2007 Drug Topics.doc

Drug Topics Top 200 Drugs according to Retail Sales 37 KB

rxjm2002

Top 200 Prescription Drugs of 2007.doc

Top 200 Drugs by the number of prescriptions being filled according

to Pharmacy Times.

Top 2007 Drugs by Sales.doc

Drugs.com Top 200 Drugs according to US sales Source: Verispan, VONA

Hope this helps,

Jeanetta Mastron CPhT BS

Pharm Tech Educator

>

> I plan on taking the PTCB exam in March, I need to know how to go

about

> studying top 200 drugs. Do I study the top 200 of 2007? Thanks any

help

> would be appreciated.

>

[Guest guest]

The PTCB typically asks questions about 'traditional or classic'

drugs. But they throw in some newer drugs here and there. I find it

takes typically 3 years minimum for a new drug to find its way onto

the PTCB exam. However this may change now that we have an electronic

exam.

Hope this helps,

Jeanetta Mastron CPhT BS Chemistry

Pharm Tech Educator

Founder/Owner of this site

>

> I plan on taking the PTCB exam in March, I need to know how to go

about

> studying top 200 drugs. Do I study the top 200 of 2007? Thanks any

help

> would be appreciated.

>

[Guest guest]

I would choose using time over money in this instance and go to

MedicineNet.com. Use their search feature and select your favorite

ailment....I entered " High Blood Pressure Medication " for instance.

It gave me a list of the kinds:

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Diuretics<http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=63497 & page=1\

#tocb>

-

Beta-blockers<http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=63497 & pa\

ge=1#tocc>

- ACE

inhibitors<http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=63497 & page=\

1#tocd>

- Angiotensin receptor blocker

(ARB)<http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=63497 & page=1#toc\

e>

- Calcium channel blockers

(CCBs)<http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=63497 & page=2#to\

cf>

-

Alpha-blockers<http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=63497 & p\

age=2#tocg>

-

Clonidine<http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=63497 & page=2\

#toch>

-

Minoxidil<http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=63497 & page=2\

#toci>

And all are links to descriptions of the top drugs and their mechanism of

action.

Be a better tech through research...bet you can put together your own top

200 list from this one website! and by the time you do you will know A LOT

about the medications and their uses.

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On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 6:06 PM, mariacpht <cphtgenius@...> wrote:

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> I know a lot of techs studying for the PTCE are looking for lists of the

> top 200 drugs. I got this e-mail from Drug Topics that the list is available

> for sale. The cost is 39.95.

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http://www.industrymatter.com/top200drugsa5-yearcompilationupdatedwith2008data.a\

spx

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> If that link doesn't work I can forward the e-mail to anyone to anyone who

> wants it.

>

> -NJ

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