PTCE STUDY GUIDE 2026 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) - ✔✔National organization for
members of state boards of pharmacy
✔✔National Healthcareer Association (NHA) - ✔✔Certification organization for a variety
of health care careers, including the Institution for the Certification of Pharmacy
Technicians (ICPT)
✔✔National Pharmacy Technician Association (NPTA) - ✔✔Pharmacy association
primarily for technicians; Founded in 1999
✔✔Nondiscretionary Duties - ✔✔Tasks that do not require professional judgement such
as repackaging, medications, managing inventory, filling automated dispensing
machines, and billing
✔✔Outpatient Pharmacies - ✔✔Pharmacies that serve patients in community or
ambulatory settings
✔✔Parenteral Medications - ✔✔A term most commonly used to describe medications
administered by injection, such as intravenously, intramuscularly, or subcutaneously
✔✔Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) - ✔✔National board for the
certification of pharmacy technicians
✔✔Professionalism - ✔✔Conforming to the right principles of conduct (work ethics) as
accepted by others in the profession
✔✔Registered Pharmacy Technician - ✔✔A pharmacy technician who is registered
through the state board of pharmacy; the registration process helps maintain a list of
those working in pharmacies and may require a background check through the legal
system; the registration process does not guarantee the level of the registrant's
knowledge or skills.
✔✔Total Parental Nutrition (TPN) - ✔✔Large-volume intravenous nutrition administered
through the central vein (subclavian vein), which allows for a higher concentration of
solutions.
✔✔the board of pharmacy has the authority to - ✔✔impose fines for noncompliance,
provide a way for consumers to report complaints, problems, or illegal pharmacy
actions, review and update current pharmacy rules and regulations
, ✔✔non-discretionary duties pharmacy technicians can perform - ✔✔repackaging
medication, managing inventory, preparing reports
✔✔what would a pharmacy technician in an inpatient setting perform - ✔✔prepare IV
medications
✔✔what duties would pharmacy technician in an outpatient setting perform - ✔✔refilling
prescriptions
✔✔the ptcb's crest initiative in 2011 and the nabp task force proposed which new roles
for a pharmacy technician to fill - ✔✔medication reconciliation technician
✔✔a candidate may be disqualified for ptcb certification upon the disclosure or
discovery of - ✔✔criminal conduct involving the candidate
✔✔pharmacy technicians who meet the requirements of national certification may use
the initials __ of their identification tag indicating they are a certified pharmacy
technician - ✔✔CPht
✔✔what are soft skills every employee needs - ✔✔conflict resolution, critical
observation, teamwork
✔✔to be a professional in the workplace, all employees should demonstrate -
✔✔honesty
✔✔several states require ___ or ___ certifications and have accepted it as their
measure of the knowledge base of pharmacy technicians - ✔✔ptcb; nha
✔✔technician duties focus on tasks that do not require ___ but instead concentrate on
their technical skills and training - ✔✔professional judgement
✔✔the ___ focused on the areas consumer awareness, resources, education, state
policy, and testing related to pharmacy technicians - ✔✔crest initiative
✔✔when state laws differ from federal laws, the ___ law should be enforced -
✔✔strictest
✔✔__ doses are to be delivered within 15 minutes or less to the area requesting them -
✔✔stat
✔✔the ___ has been the leader in providing course curriculum and standards and
offering students the best foundation for becoming technicians - ✔✔ashp
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) - ✔✔National organization for
members of state boards of pharmacy
✔✔National Healthcareer Association (NHA) - ✔✔Certification organization for a variety
of health care careers, including the Institution for the Certification of Pharmacy
Technicians (ICPT)
✔✔National Pharmacy Technician Association (NPTA) - ✔✔Pharmacy association
primarily for technicians; Founded in 1999
✔✔Nondiscretionary Duties - ✔✔Tasks that do not require professional judgement such
as repackaging, medications, managing inventory, filling automated dispensing
machines, and billing
✔✔Outpatient Pharmacies - ✔✔Pharmacies that serve patients in community or
ambulatory settings
✔✔Parenteral Medications - ✔✔A term most commonly used to describe medications
administered by injection, such as intravenously, intramuscularly, or subcutaneously
✔✔Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) - ✔✔National board for the
certification of pharmacy technicians
✔✔Professionalism - ✔✔Conforming to the right principles of conduct (work ethics) as
accepted by others in the profession
✔✔Registered Pharmacy Technician - ✔✔A pharmacy technician who is registered
through the state board of pharmacy; the registration process helps maintain a list of
those working in pharmacies and may require a background check through the legal
system; the registration process does not guarantee the level of the registrant's
knowledge or skills.
✔✔Total Parental Nutrition (TPN) - ✔✔Large-volume intravenous nutrition administered
through the central vein (subclavian vein), which allows for a higher concentration of
solutions.
✔✔the board of pharmacy has the authority to - ✔✔impose fines for noncompliance,
provide a way for consumers to report complaints, problems, or illegal pharmacy
actions, review and update current pharmacy rules and regulations
, ✔✔non-discretionary duties pharmacy technicians can perform - ✔✔repackaging
medication, managing inventory, preparing reports
✔✔what would a pharmacy technician in an inpatient setting perform - ✔✔prepare IV
medications
✔✔what duties would pharmacy technician in an outpatient setting perform - ✔✔refilling
prescriptions
✔✔the ptcb's crest initiative in 2011 and the nabp task force proposed which new roles
for a pharmacy technician to fill - ✔✔medication reconciliation technician
✔✔a candidate may be disqualified for ptcb certification upon the disclosure or
discovery of - ✔✔criminal conduct involving the candidate
✔✔pharmacy technicians who meet the requirements of national certification may use
the initials __ of their identification tag indicating they are a certified pharmacy
technician - ✔✔CPht
✔✔what are soft skills every employee needs - ✔✔conflict resolution, critical
observation, teamwork
✔✔to be a professional in the workplace, all employees should demonstrate -
✔✔honesty
✔✔several states require ___ or ___ certifications and have accepted it as their
measure of the knowledge base of pharmacy technicians - ✔✔ptcb; nha
✔✔technician duties focus on tasks that do not require ___ but instead concentrate on
their technical skills and training - ✔✔professional judgement
✔✔the ___ focused on the areas consumer awareness, resources, education, state
policy, and testing related to pharmacy technicians - ✔✔crest initiative
✔✔when state laws differ from federal laws, the ___ law should be enforced -
✔✔strictest
✔✔__ doses are to be delivered within 15 minutes or less to the area requesting them -
✔✔stat
✔✔the ___ has been the leader in providing course curriculum and standards and
offering students the best foundation for becoming technicians - ✔✔ashp
