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Pharmacy Technician Certification

Entry and specialty certification assessments for pharmacy technicians.

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Qualify for or add a specialty to pharmacy-technician practice

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Billing and Reimbursement Certificate ExamPTCB Billing and Reimbursement · PTCB

75 multiple-choice questions (increased from 70 on January 5, 2026; PTCB publishes no scored/unscored split for this assessment)1 hour 20 minutes of exam time (plan for 1 hour 30 minutes total: 5-minute tutorial, 1 hour 20-minute exam, 5-minute post-exam survey)

Compounded Sterile Preparation Technician (CSPT) ExamCSPT Exam · PTCB

75 multiple-choice questions: 60 scored and 15 unscored (unscored questions randomly placed throughout the exam and not identified)2 hours total (5-minute tutorial, 1 hour 50-minute exam, 5-minute post-exam survey)

Exam for the Certification of Pharmacy Technicians (ExCPT)ExCPT · NHA

100 scored items plus 20 pretest items (120 total)2 hours 10 minutes

Immunization Administration Certificate ExamImmunization Administration Exam · PTCB

60 multiple-choice questions1 hour 20 minutes of exam time within a 1-hour-30-minute appointment (5-minute tutorial, 1 hour and 20-minute exam, and 5-minute post-exam survey)

Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam (PTCE)PTCE · PTCB

90 multiple-choice questions: 80 scored and 10 unscored1 hour 50 minutes of exam time (2-hour appointment including a 5-minute tutorial and 5-minute post-exam survey)

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