PTCE UPDATED COMPREHENSIVE 2026 EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Vertical Flow Hood - ✔✔a laminar flow hood where the air crosses the work area in
a vertical direction (mainly for chemo medications)
✔✔Biological Safety Cabinet - ✔✔a vertical laminar flow hood used to provide
protection for the worker, the work environment, and the drug. Only your hands goes in
✔✔How many months does a HEPA filter must be certified? - ✔✔Every 6 months
✔✔What happens when a HEPA filter is wet? - ✔✔It must be replaced
✔✔How many inches must be in a LFH? - ✔✔6 inches
✔✔Enteral Feeding - ✔✔Instillation of liquid nutritional supplements or feedings into the
stomach for patients unable to swallow
✔✔Parental Feeding - ✔✔IV feeding, patches, TPN in its purest form
✔✔TPN (total parenteral nutrition) - ✔✔dextrose, protein, fat, electrolytes, vitamins,
trace elements. Given only for patients who are terminally ill
✔✔How does TPN work? - ✔✔Infused straight to the heart by IV through the blood
stream
✔✔Pharmacokinetics - ✔✔The process by which drugs are absorbed, distributed within
the body, metabolized, and excreted.
✔✔First Phase - ✔✔Drug is effected by the basic enzyme/chemical (saliva)
✔✔Absorption - ✔✔The process by which the drug enters into the blood stream
✔✔Distribution - ✔✔Where the liver breaks down the drug and enters the blood stream
✔✔Metabolism - ✔✔Breaking down of the drug in the body
✔✔Elimination - ✔✔Removal of the drug from the body.
✔✔How is the drug removed from the body? - ✔✔By the kidneys and liver. It is excreted
by urine or sweat in 2 weeks
✔✔American Disabilities Act - ✔✔Law that prohibits employers from discriminating
against people with physical disabilities
, ✔✔What does the ADA also enforce? - ✔✔Public recreational areas, pharmacies,
hospitals, restrooms, other public places
✔✔Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam (PTCE) - ✔✔A standardized national exam
for pharmacy technicians to become nationally certified
✔✔How long to renew PTCB certification? - ✔✔Every 2 years
✔✔What do you have to do to compete renewal? - ✔✔Complete 20 hours of continuing
education (1 hour of patient safety, 1 hour of pharmacy law, 18 hours of fillers)
✔✔American Society of Health System Pharmacist (ASHP) - ✔✔Organization that is
most widely and longest recognized publications regarding quality assurance with sterile
products and other pharmaceuticals and related information. It also accredits pharmacy
tech schools
✔✔American Pharmacists Association (APhA) - ✔✔advocates the interests of
pharmacists and the pharmacies
✔✔Accreditation Council of Pharmacy Education (ACPE) - ✔✔In charge of of continuing
education done for state licenses and PTCB certification
✔✔National Council for Prescription Drug Program (NCPDP) - ✔✔A standardized
system used to transfer prescription information
✔✔Institutional Review Board (IRB) - ✔✔A committee at each institution where
research is conducted to review every experiment for ethics and methodology.
✔✔Institute of Medicine (IOM) - ✔✔Non-governmental, independent, and nonprofit
organization that provides unbiased, expert advice to governmental and private
decision-makers, as well as the public.
✔✔ISMP (Institute for Safe Medication Practices) - ✔✔A nonprofit organization that is
well known as an education resource for the prevention of medication errors.
✔✔Error Prone List - ✔✔Medication list that are high in error alerts such as: insulin, KCl
(Potassium Chloride), heparin.
✔✔Error Level A - ✔✔Chance of error but no error is made with no harm
✔✔Error Level B - ✔✔Error is made, but does not reach the patient. No harm is done
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Vertical Flow Hood - ✔✔a laminar flow hood where the air crosses the work area in
a vertical direction (mainly for chemo medications)
✔✔Biological Safety Cabinet - ✔✔a vertical laminar flow hood used to provide
protection for the worker, the work environment, and the drug. Only your hands goes in
✔✔How many months does a HEPA filter must be certified? - ✔✔Every 6 months
✔✔What happens when a HEPA filter is wet? - ✔✔It must be replaced
✔✔How many inches must be in a LFH? - ✔✔6 inches
✔✔Enteral Feeding - ✔✔Instillation of liquid nutritional supplements or feedings into the
stomach for patients unable to swallow
✔✔Parental Feeding - ✔✔IV feeding, patches, TPN in its purest form
✔✔TPN (total parenteral nutrition) - ✔✔dextrose, protein, fat, electrolytes, vitamins,
trace elements. Given only for patients who are terminally ill
✔✔How does TPN work? - ✔✔Infused straight to the heart by IV through the blood
stream
✔✔Pharmacokinetics - ✔✔The process by which drugs are absorbed, distributed within
the body, metabolized, and excreted.
✔✔First Phase - ✔✔Drug is effected by the basic enzyme/chemical (saliva)
✔✔Absorption - ✔✔The process by which the drug enters into the blood stream
✔✔Distribution - ✔✔Where the liver breaks down the drug and enters the blood stream
✔✔Metabolism - ✔✔Breaking down of the drug in the body
✔✔Elimination - ✔✔Removal of the drug from the body.
✔✔How is the drug removed from the body? - ✔✔By the kidneys and liver. It is excreted
by urine or sweat in 2 weeks
✔✔American Disabilities Act - ✔✔Law that prohibits employers from discriminating
against people with physical disabilities
, ✔✔What does the ADA also enforce? - ✔✔Public recreational areas, pharmacies,
hospitals, restrooms, other public places
✔✔Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam (PTCE) - ✔✔A standardized national exam
for pharmacy technicians to become nationally certified
✔✔How long to renew PTCB certification? - ✔✔Every 2 years
✔✔What do you have to do to compete renewal? - ✔✔Complete 20 hours of continuing
education (1 hour of patient safety, 1 hour of pharmacy law, 18 hours of fillers)
✔✔American Society of Health System Pharmacist (ASHP) - ✔✔Organization that is
most widely and longest recognized publications regarding quality assurance with sterile
products and other pharmaceuticals and related information. It also accredits pharmacy
tech schools
✔✔American Pharmacists Association (APhA) - ✔✔advocates the interests of
pharmacists and the pharmacies
✔✔Accreditation Council of Pharmacy Education (ACPE) - ✔✔In charge of of continuing
education done for state licenses and PTCB certification
✔✔National Council for Prescription Drug Program (NCPDP) - ✔✔A standardized
system used to transfer prescription information
✔✔Institutional Review Board (IRB) - ✔✔A committee at each institution where
research is conducted to review every experiment for ethics and methodology.
✔✔Institute of Medicine (IOM) - ✔✔Non-governmental, independent, and nonprofit
organization that provides unbiased, expert advice to governmental and private
decision-makers, as well as the public.
✔✔ISMP (Institute for Safe Medication Practices) - ✔✔A nonprofit organization that is
well known as an education resource for the prevention of medication errors.
✔✔Error Prone List - ✔✔Medication list that are high in error alerts such as: insulin, KCl
(Potassium Chloride), heparin.
✔✔Error Level A - ✔✔Chance of error but no error is made with no harm
✔✔Error Level B - ✔✔Error is made, but does not reach the patient. No harm is done
