This text seeks to provide assistance to instructors and help prepare students to take the national Pharmacy Technician Certification Examination administered by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board. The text covers the broad spectrum of topics found on the exam. It also focuses on the competencies required in daily pharmacy assistance as provided by pharmacy technicians in institutional practice and community pharmacies (both privately owned and chains). This edition also includes expanded calculations chapters with more examples and problems, updated infection control coverage, more detailed coverage of the roles and responsibilities of the pharmacy technician, updated content on ethical practice of pharmacy, expanded coverage of regulations governing pharmacy practice and discussion of pharmacy practice in expanded health care settings.