Practise Pharmacy Technician Certification Examination (PTCE) with a short sample and answer explanations. These are independent learning materials, not official exam questions or a pass prediction.
Exam outline and official sources
Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) · PTCE Content Outline v1.4, dated August 2024, effective January 6, 2026; verified for October 11, 2026. The workbook label Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) names the credential; PTCB identifies the PTCE as its qualifying examination. The assigned slug is preserved.
This original 20-question sample covers selected topics across the outline. It does not reproduce official exam questions or cover every tested topic.
- PTCB Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT)
- PTCE Content Outline — Effective January 6, 2026
- 2026 PTCB Certified Pharmacy Technician Knowledge Reference
- DailyMed: Lipitor prescribing information
- DailyMed: Naproxen tablets prescribing information
- DailyMed: Sildenafil citrate tablets prescribing information
- DailyMed: Albuterol sulfate inhalation aerosol
- DailyMed: Metformin hydrochloride extended-release tablets
- DailyMed: Levothyroxine sodium tablets
- DailyMed: Amoxicillin powder for oral suspension
- DEA Pharmacist's Manual, 2022 Edition
- FDA: Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act
- FDA: Pharmacists—Utilize DSCSA Requirements to Protect Your Patients
- FDA Safe Use Initiative: Current Projects
- FDA Name Differentiation Project
- AHRQ PSNet: Adverse Events, Near Misses, and Errors
- CDC: Clinical Safety—Hand Hygiene for Healthcare Workers
- FDA: National Drug Code Format
- FDA: What's in a REMS?
- FDA: Recalls Background and Definitions
- FDA: MedWatch Forms for FDA Safety Reporting
- AHRQ PSNet: Root Cause Analysis
- FDA: Don't Be Tempted to Use Expired Medicines
- ISMP Guidelines for Optimizing Safe Subcutaneous Insulin Use in Adults, 2017
Pharmacy Technician Certification Examination (PTCE)
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A prescription lists atorvastatin. Which medication class should a technician associate with this drug?
Pharmacy Technician Certification Examination (PTCE)
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Medications
1.1 — Lipitor brand–generic relationship
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