PEBC Tech QE Part I case studies
PEBC Tech QE Part I · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Pharmacy Technician Qualifying Examination Part I (MCQ) is the multiple-choice component of the national certification examination administered by The Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada (PEBC). It is written by pharmacy technician candidates - Canadian graduates, U.S. The PEBC Tech QE Part I case studies are 5 cases and about 3,477 words.
1The Daughter on the Phone
Tuesday, 18:40, in a two-pharmacist community pharmacy. The pharmacist is in the counselling room finishing a medication review and you, the technician, are alone at the counter.
781 words, about 4 min2Twelve Days Early
Okafor, 34, comes to the counter with an empty bottle and asks for her clonazepam 0.5 mg to be refilled before she flies to Portugal on Monday for six weeks. The prescription on file is for 1 tablet at bedtime as needed, quantity 90, with two refills remaining, and was last dispensed 27 days ago.
734 words, about 4 min3One Gram Over Sixty Minutes
07:15 in a hospital IV room; you are the sterile compounding technician on shift. T., 78 years old, 52 kg, eGFR 38 mL/min, reads: vancomycin 1 g in 250 mL 0.9% sodium chloride, IV every 24 hours, infuse over 60 minutes.
654 words, about 3 min4The Fridge Went to 12.4 Degrees
Monday, 08:00, October, community pharmacy. The data logger on the vaccine refrigerator shows the cabinet sat at 12.4 C from Saturday 19:00 to Sunday 06:30 - about 11.5 hours - and was back at 4 C by 07:00.
661 words, about 3 min5The Quantity That Was Written Over
Monday, 20:15, a busy community pharmacy. A man you have not seen before hands over a hard-copy prescription for hydromorphone 2 mg tablets, '1 tablet PO every 4 hours as needed,' quantity 60, dated three days ago and written on a pad from a walk-in clinic two cities away.
647 words, about 3 min