Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam
(PTCE) 2026/2027 – Practice Questions &
Answers
Pharmacy Technician - correct answer-A person who helps liscensed pharmacists
provide meds and other health care products to paitents
Pharmacist - correct answer-A perspn who is educated & loscened to dispense
drugs and to provide drug info to patients and other health care providers
U.S. D.E.A. - correct answer-United States Drug Enforcement Administration -
enforces federal laws & regulations governing controlled substances
Schedule I Drugs - correct answer-Abuse potential- high abuse potential ( no
medical use accepted)
No prescriptions allowed
Examples- heroin/LSD/mary jane/PCP/amphetamines
Schedule II Drugs - correct answer-Abuse potential- high/accepted medical use
Prescription required (no refills unless prescription written to renew)
Examples- Cocaine/codeine/amphetamine salts (adderall)/opium/morphine
,Schedule III Drugs - correct answer-Abuse potential- moderate (medical usage)
Refills 5 times in a six month period
Examples- compounded drugs with small amounts of narcotics (other drugs with
high potential for abuse like tylenol or empirin with codeine tablets) and certain
barbituratesk.
Schedule IV Drugs - correct answer-Potential abuse- low (medical usage)
Prescription required (5 refills in 6 month period)
Example- barbital/diazepam (Valium)
Schedule V Drugs - correct answer-Potential abuse- low abuse (medical usage)
Prescription- none but must 18 y.o. To buy
Acu- - correct answer-Abrupt, sudden (acute)
Adeno- - correct answer-Gland (adenoid)
Adipo- - correct answer-Fat (adipose)
Aero- - correct answer-Air (aerosol)
Alb- - correct answer-White (albumin)
Ambulo- - correct answer-Walk (ambulatory)
, Andro- - correct answer-Male (androgen)
Angio- - correct answer-Vessel (angiogram)
Arthr- - correct answer-Joint (arthritis)
Bucc/a- - correct answer-Inside of cheek (buccal)
Carcin/o- - correct answer-Crab,cancer (carcinogen)
Cardi- - correct answer-Heart (cardiology)
Cereb- - correct answer-Brain (cerebrum)
Chemo- - correct answer-Chemistry/chemical (chemotherapy)
Chol- - correct answer-Bile (cholangiogram)
Cyst- - correct answer-Urinary bladder (cystoscopy)
Cyt- - correct answer-Cell (cytology)
Dactyl- - correct answer-Finger (syndactylism)
(PTCE) 2026/2027 – Practice Questions &
Answers
Pharmacy Technician - correct answer-A person who helps liscensed pharmacists
provide meds and other health care products to paitents
Pharmacist - correct answer-A perspn who is educated & loscened to dispense
drugs and to provide drug info to patients and other health care providers
U.S. D.E.A. - correct answer-United States Drug Enforcement Administration -
enforces federal laws & regulations governing controlled substances
Schedule I Drugs - correct answer-Abuse potential- high abuse potential ( no
medical use accepted)
No prescriptions allowed
Examples- heroin/LSD/mary jane/PCP/amphetamines
Schedule II Drugs - correct answer-Abuse potential- high/accepted medical use
Prescription required (no refills unless prescription written to renew)
Examples- Cocaine/codeine/amphetamine salts (adderall)/opium/morphine
,Schedule III Drugs - correct answer-Abuse potential- moderate (medical usage)
Refills 5 times in a six month period
Examples- compounded drugs with small amounts of narcotics (other drugs with
high potential for abuse like tylenol or empirin with codeine tablets) and certain
barbituratesk.
Schedule IV Drugs - correct answer-Potential abuse- low (medical usage)
Prescription required (5 refills in 6 month period)
Example- barbital/diazepam (Valium)
Schedule V Drugs - correct answer-Potential abuse- low abuse (medical usage)
Prescription- none but must 18 y.o. To buy
Acu- - correct answer-Abrupt, sudden (acute)
Adeno- - correct answer-Gland (adenoid)
Adipo- - correct answer-Fat (adipose)
Aero- - correct answer-Air (aerosol)
Alb- - correct answer-White (albumin)
Ambulo- - correct answer-Walk (ambulatory)
, Andro- - correct answer-Male (androgen)
Angio- - correct answer-Vessel (angiogram)
Arthr- - correct answer-Joint (arthritis)
Bucc/a- - correct answer-Inside of cheek (buccal)
Carcin/o- - correct answer-Crab,cancer (carcinogen)
Cardi- - correct answer-Heart (cardiology)
Cereb- - correct answer-Brain (cerebrum)
Chemo- - correct answer-Chemistry/chemical (chemotherapy)
Chol- - correct answer-Bile (cholangiogram)
Cyst- - correct answer-Urinary bladder (cystoscopy)
Cyt- - correct answer-Cell (cytology)
Dactyl- - correct answer-Finger (syndactylism)
