Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) – PTCE & ExCPT –
2025 – Updated Practice Questions with Verified Answers
Description:
This document provides a complete set of verified practice questions and answers for
the 2025 Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) exams, including both the Pharmacy
Technician Certification Exam (PTCE) and the Exam for the Certification of Pharmacy
Technicians (ExCPT). Covered topics include pharmacology, prescription processing,
pharmacy law and regulations, medication safety, inventory control, and sterile/non-
sterile compounding. The questions are aligned with national exam standards to
ensure exam success and certification readiness.
1. Amoxicillin: Amoxil
Penicillin Antibiotic
Bacterial Infection
Amoxicillin can make birth control pills less effective; Antibiotic medicines can
cause diarrhea
2. Penicillin V Potassium: Penicillin VK
Penicillin Antibiotic
Bacterial Infection
Penicillin can make birth control pills less effective; Penicillin medicines can cause
diarrhea
3. Moxifloxacin (oral): Avelox
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, Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics
Bacterial Infection
Moxifloxacin can cause serious side effects, including tendon problems, nerve
damage, serious mood or behavior changes, or low blood sugar
4. Ciprofloxacin: Cipro
Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics
Bacterial Infection
Ciprofloxacin can cause serious side effects, including tendon problems, nerve
damage, serious mood or behavior changes, or low blood sugar
5. Levofloxacin: Levaquin
Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics
Bacterial Infection
Levofloxacin can cause serious side effects, including tendon problems, nerve
damage, serious mood or behavior changes, or low blood sugar
6. Moxifloxacin Ophthalmic: Vigamox
Fluoroquinolone Antibiotic
Bacterial Eye Infection
Do not use Vigamox if you have a viral or fungal infection in the eye; it is used to
treat infections caused by bacteria only
7. Cephalexin: Keflex
Cephalosporin Antibiotic
Bacterial Infection
Cephalexin will not treat a viral infection such as the common cold or flu
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2025 – Updated Practice Questions with Verified Answers
Description:
This document provides a complete set of verified practice questions and answers for
the 2025 Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) exams, including both the Pharmacy
Technician Certification Exam (PTCE) and the Exam for the Certification of Pharmacy
Technicians (ExCPT). Covered topics include pharmacology, prescription processing,
pharmacy law and regulations, medication safety, inventory control, and sterile/non-
sterile compounding. The questions are aligned with national exam standards to
ensure exam success and certification readiness.
1. Amoxicillin: Amoxil
Penicillin Antibiotic
Bacterial Infection
Amoxicillin can make birth control pills less effective; Antibiotic medicines can
cause diarrhea
2. Penicillin V Potassium: Penicillin VK
Penicillin Antibiotic
Bacterial Infection
Penicillin can make birth control pills less effective; Penicillin medicines can cause
diarrhea
3. Moxifloxacin (oral): Avelox
1/7
, Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics
Bacterial Infection
Moxifloxacin can cause serious side effects, including tendon problems, nerve
damage, serious mood or behavior changes, or low blood sugar
4. Ciprofloxacin: Cipro
Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics
Bacterial Infection
Ciprofloxacin can cause serious side effects, including tendon problems, nerve
damage, serious mood or behavior changes, or low blood sugar
5. Levofloxacin: Levaquin
Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics
Bacterial Infection
Levofloxacin can cause serious side effects, including tendon problems, nerve
damage, serious mood or behavior changes, or low blood sugar
6. Moxifloxacin Ophthalmic: Vigamox
Fluoroquinolone Antibiotic
Bacterial Eye Infection
Do not use Vigamox if you have a viral or fungal infection in the eye; it is used to
treat infections caused by bacteria only
7. Cephalexin: Keflex
Cephalosporin Antibiotic
Bacterial Infection
Cephalexin will not treat a viral infection such as the common cold or flu
2/7
