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PTCB Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam Prep 2026 – Updated Study Guide, Practice Questions & Answer Explanations

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Prepare for the 2026 Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) Exam with this updated study guide and practice question set. Includes clear explanations, medication safety principles, pharmacy calculations, federal law review, and exam-style questions with correct answers. Designed to help pharmacy technician students strengthen knowledge and build confidence for certification success.

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PTCB EXAM (NEW UPDATED VERSION) LATEST ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS) | GUARANTEED PASS A+ [2026]




Which dosage form would use the process of inunction to be absorbed into the body? - - - CORRECT
✔✔✔✔✔ Ointments




If a medication has an expiration date of 3/06, when will it expire? - - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔ The last day of
March 2006




Which of the following interpretations of "i cap qid ac and hs" is correct? - - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔ Take
one capsule by mouth before meals and at bedtime




What does the suffix -ectomy mean? - - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔ Removal




How many 500-mg doses can be prepared from a 10-g vial of cefazolin? - - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔ 20




What do the first 5 digits of an NDC number represent? - - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔ Drug manufacturer




Which of the following is not a task a pharmacy technician would perform? - - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔
Counseling a patient




By what route should Phenergan 25 mg suppository be taken? - - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔ PR




Which of the following drugs is not a cephalosporin? - - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔ Lorabid




2026 2027 GRADED A+

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Capsules of which of the following sizes contains the smallest quantity? - - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔ 4




When would you take a medication if the directions stated "ac"? - - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔ Before a meal




What is the meaning of AAC? - - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔ Actual acquisition cost




What does "NPO" mean on a medication order? - - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔ Nothing by mouth




Which of the following medications is not measured International Units? - - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔ Vitamin
B




Which of the following drugs would be contraindicated with vitamin K therapy? - - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔
Warfarin




How many grams of boric acid are required to make 4 fl oz of the following boric acid solution?

Boric acid 50 g

Purified water qs to make 1000 mL - - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔ 6g




Antidepressants in which of the following classifications need to be washed out of the body before a patient
switches to another antidepressant? - - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔ MAOIs




What is a drug monograph? - - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔ Literature on the drug




What is the percentage strenght of a solution that is made by adding 100 mL of purified water to 600 mL of a
25% solution? - - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔ 21.4%




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