ExCPT case studies
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The ExCPT is the Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) credential offered by the National Healthcareer Association (NHA), an NCCA-accredited certification that signals a technician has met a national standard for knowledge and workplace readiness. It is built for people entering the field - recent pharmacy technician program graduates, high school health science students on the certification pathway, and career changers - as well as for working technicians who want formal recognition of their skills. The ExCPT case studies are 5 cases and about 5,090 words.
1Two Beta-Blockers, One Closing Time
A 62-year-old woman hands over a new e-prescription from a walk-in clinic: metoprolol succinate ER 25 mg, take 1 tablet by mouth twice daily, quantity 60, no refills. She also sets down a bottle your pharmacy filled 3 weeks ago: metoprolol tartrate 25 mg, 1 tablet twice daily, with 2 refills remaining.
974 words, about 5 min2eGFR 38, a Sulfa Drug, and Contrast in 72 Hours
A 78-year-old woman, 58 kg, brings a new prescription for sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim DS, 1 tablet twice daily for 7 days, for a urinary tract infection. Her profile shows metformin 1,000 mg twice daily since 2019, lisinopril 20 mg daily, furosemide 40 mg daily, atorvastatin 40 mg daily, and OTC ibuprofen 400 mg that she takes a few times a week for her knee.
1,050 words, about 5 min3Prior Authorization, a Deductible, and Two Days Until the Flight
A 45-year-old woman with commercial insurance (not Medicare or Medicaid) presents a new prescription for sumatriptan/naproxen 85/500 mg tablets, quantity 9, from her neurologist. The claim rejects: prior authorization required, code 75.
982 words, about 5 min4Eight Tablets, 100 mL, and the Wrong Expiration Date
A prescriber orders spironolactone 2 mg/mL oral suspension, 100 mL, for a 4-year-old (16 kg): 1.5 mL by mouth twice daily. Your pharmacy stocks spironolactone 25 mg tablets and a commercial preserved oral suspending vehicle whose manufacturer documents stability of spironolactone in that vehicle for 90 days at controlled room temperature.
1,000 words, about 5 min5Cash, a 60-Mile Prescriber, and a Mother on the Phone
A 28-year-old woman presents a paper prescription for alprazolam 2 mg, #90, one tablet three times daily as needed, written by a prescriber 60 miles away. She is paying cash; no insurance is on file.
1,084 words, about 5 min