PTCB PTCE 2026/2027 Practice Exam
60 Original Pharmacy Technician Questions with Highlighted Answers and Detailed Rationales
Purpose and alignment
Designed for U.S. pharmacy technician candidates reviewing current PTCE-aligned knowledge: medications,
federal requirements, patient safety and quality assurance, order entry and processing, inventory, and pharmacy
operations. Calculations are educational practice only and do not replace workplace policy or pharmacist review.
How to use
Complete the items before reviewing the highlighted answers. Study every rationale and repeat weak domains.
Use 48/60 (80%) as a B-level learning target, not as a prediction, institutional cutoff, or guarantee.
Integrity notice
Every question and reading passage was newly written for practice. This document is not an actual, recalled,
leaked, proprietary, official, or school-issued examination and is not endorsed by any school, publisher, or testing
organization.
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Question 1 of 60: A prescription is for 500 mg. Tablets contain 250 mg each. How many tablets
are needed per dose?
A. 2 tablets
B. 1 tablet
C. 3 tablets
D. 4 tablets
Correct answer: A - 2 tablets
Rationale: 500 mg divided by 250 mg per tablet equals 2 tablets.
CALCULATIONS
Question 2 of 60: A liquid contains 125 mg per 5 mL. How many mL provide 250 mg?
A. 5 mL
B. 10 mL
C. 7.5 mL
D. 12.5 mL
Correct answer: B - 10 mL
Rationale: 250 mg is twice 125 mg, so the volume is twice 5 mL, or 10 mL.
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Question 3 of 60: Convert 1.5 L to milliliters.
A. 150 mL
B. 15 mL
C. 1,500 mL
D. 15,000 mL
Correct answer: C - 1,500 mL
Rationale: One liter equals 1,000 mL; 1.5 times 1,000 equals 1,500 mL.
CALCULATIONS
Question 4 of 60: A patient takes one capsule twice daily for 30 days. How many capsules are
needed?
A. 30 capsules
B. 45 capsules
C. 90 capsules
D. 60 capsules
Correct answer: D - 60 capsules
Rationale: Two capsules per day for 30 days equals 60 capsules.
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Question 5 of 60: A 240 mL bottle is used at 10 mL twice daily. What is the days’ supply?
A. 12 days
B. 10 days
C. 20 days
D. 24 days
Correct answer: A - 12 days
Rationale: The daily use is 20 mL. Dividing 240 mL by 20 mL per day gives 12 days.
CALCULATIONS
Question 6 of 60: A cream is 2% w/w. How many grams of active drug are in 50 g of cream?
A. 0.1 g
B. 1 g
C. 2 g
D. 5 g
Correct answer: B - 1 g
Rationale: Two percent of 50 g equals 0.02 times 50, or 1 g.
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60 Original Pharmacy Technician Questions with Highlighted Answers and Detailed Rationales
Purpose and alignment
Designed for U.S. pharmacy technician candidates reviewing current PTCE-aligned knowledge: medications,
federal requirements, patient safety and quality assurance, order entry and processing, inventory, and pharmacy
operations. Calculations are educational practice only and do not replace workplace policy or pharmacist review.
How to use
Complete the items before reviewing the highlighted answers. Study every rationale and repeat weak domains.
Use 48/60 (80%) as a B-level learning target, not as a prediction, institutional cutoff, or guarantee.
Integrity notice
Every question and reading passage was newly written for practice. This document is not an actual, recalled,
leaked, proprietary, official, or school-issued examination and is not endorsed by any school, publisher, or testing
organization.
Original independent practice material - not an official, recalled, or school-issued examination Page 1
, CALCULATIONS
Question 1 of 60: A prescription is for 500 mg. Tablets contain 250 mg each. How many tablets
are needed per dose?
A. 2 tablets
B. 1 tablet
C. 3 tablets
D. 4 tablets
Correct answer: A - 2 tablets
Rationale: 500 mg divided by 250 mg per tablet equals 2 tablets.
CALCULATIONS
Question 2 of 60: A liquid contains 125 mg per 5 mL. How many mL provide 250 mg?
A. 5 mL
B. 10 mL
C. 7.5 mL
D. 12.5 mL
Correct answer: B - 10 mL
Rationale: 250 mg is twice 125 mg, so the volume is twice 5 mL, or 10 mL.
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, CALCULATIONS
Question 3 of 60: Convert 1.5 L to milliliters.
A. 150 mL
B. 15 mL
C. 1,500 mL
D. 15,000 mL
Correct answer: C - 1,500 mL
Rationale: One liter equals 1,000 mL; 1.5 times 1,000 equals 1,500 mL.
CALCULATIONS
Question 4 of 60: A patient takes one capsule twice daily for 30 days. How many capsules are
needed?
A. 30 capsules
B. 45 capsules
C. 90 capsules
D. 60 capsules
Correct answer: D - 60 capsules
Rationale: Two capsules per day for 30 days equals 60 capsules.
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, CALCULATIONS
Question 5 of 60: A 240 mL bottle is used at 10 mL twice daily. What is the days’ supply?
A. 12 days
B. 10 days
C. 20 days
D. 24 days
Correct answer: A - 12 days
Rationale: The daily use is 20 mL. Dividing 240 mL by 20 mL per day gives 12 days.
CALCULATIONS
Question 6 of 60: A cream is 2% w/w. How many grams of active drug are in 50 g of cream?
A. 0.1 g
B. 1 g
C. 2 g
D. 5 g
Correct answer: B - 1 g
Rationale: Two percent of 50 g equals 0.02 times 50, or 1 g.
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