Where pictures teach better than words

PicturePath helps students studying for their Pharmacy Technician exams (PTCB/ExCPT). It will help master complex material through illustrated mnemonic pathways that transform rote facts into lasting visual memories.

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Cartoon of a man wearing glasses and a helmet driving a small car decorated with tiger stripes and horns, holding a hose, with a dark background.
A cartoon scene showing a man in a tiger-striped car with horns and a pink tongue, driving on a winding road near a fenced-off area with a broken power line, a water hazard, and a sign that says 'Zone Closed' with a no walking symbol. There is a goat and a person on a phone calling for help on a house phone, with the house and power towers in the background. The inset shows a person with messy hair, grinning, talking on the phone, and looking at a spider hanging from a web.

1. Phenytoin (Dilantin)

  • Dialing on Ant phone → “Dial-ant” = Dilantin.

  • Phone = Phenytoin

  • Gummy smile = represents gingival hyperplasia (common side effect).

  • Spider hanging from ceiling = teratogen (causes birth defects).

2. Fosphenytoin (Cerebyx)

  • Charging block labeled “FOS” → stands for Fosphenytoin (“For Only Smartphones”).

  • Phone plugged into wall and arm = IV administration route (direct electrical current).

  • Homescreen showing a cerebrum → ties to Cerebyx (“cerebrum” = brain).

3. Carbamazepine (Tegretol)

  • Car = Carbamazepine

  • Tiger-striped (orange, black, and white) → “Tegre–” sounds like tiger → Tegretol.

  • Tears of salt = hyponatremia / salt wasting.

  • Bone-shaped steering wheel = bone marrow suppression (rare adverse effect).

4. Eslicarbazepine (Aptiom / Zebinix)

  • Electrician character = Eslicarbazepine.

  • Keyring labeled “Apt #1” → “Apt” = Aptiom.

  • Zebra-striped hat → “Zebinix” (brand name).

  • Tears of salt = hyponatremia / salt wasting (shared adverse effect).

  • Bone-shaped steering wheel = bone marrow suppression.

5. Oxcarbazepine (Trileptal)

  • Ox horns on the car’s grill → “Ox” = Oxcarbazepine.

  • Three lips (“Tri-lips”) → “Tri-” = Trileptal.

  • Shared salt tears = hyponatremia.

6. Zonisamide (Zonegran)

  • “ZONE CLOSED” road sign → “Zone” = Zonisamide / Zonegran.

  • Kidney-shaped stones at base of sign → renal stones (side effect).

7. Lamotrigine (Lamictal)

  • Llama grazing across pond → “Lamo–” = Lamotrigine.

  • Licking pond water → “Lami–ctal” (sound tie).

  • Red rashes on coat = serious skin eruptions (Stevens–Johnson syndrome).

PicturePath helps pharmacy technicians visualize, retain, and recall key exam material through illustrated mnemonic pathways—so they learn faster, remember longer, and pass with confidence.

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