{"id":505,"date":"2025-12-15T13:26:50","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T13:26:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/certilyst.com\/resources\/?post_type=faq&#038;p=505"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:12:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T11:12:43","slug":"what-is-needed-to-pass-the-ptcb-exam","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/certilyst.com\/resources\/faq\/what-is-needed-to-pass-the-ptcb-exam\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Needed to Pass the PTCB Exam?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>To pass the Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam (<a href=\"https:\/\/certilyst.com\/resources\/faq\/what-is-the-ptce-exam\/\">PTCE<\/a>) and earn the Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) credential, candidates must meet eligibility requirements and achieve a passing scaled score of 1,400 on a scale of 1,000 to 1,600. The <a href=\"https:\/\/certilyst.com\/resources\/faq\/how-fast-can-you-become-a-pharmacy-technician\/\">exam<\/a> consists of 90 multiple-choice questions (80 scored, 10 unscored) administered in 110 minutes, covering four domains: Medications, Federal Requirements, Patient Safety &amp; Quality Assurance, and Order Entry &amp; Processing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eligibility requires either completion of <a href=\"https:\/\/certilyst.com\/resources\/faq\/what-is-the-difference-between-ptcb-and-ptce\/\">a PTCB-Recognized Education\/Training Program<\/a> or 500 hours of pharmacy technician work experience. Candidates must reside in the U.S. or its territories and fully disclose any criminal or licensure history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Effective preparation includes mastering high-yield topics such as the top 200 drugs, pharmacy law, medication safety, and pharmacy math . Starting January 2026, the exam will remove nonsterile compounding and Narrow Therapeutic Index (NTI) lists while adding Drug Supply Chain Security Act (<a href=\"https:\/\/certilyst.com\/resources\/faq\/what-is-the-passing-score-for-the-ptcb-exam-2025\/\">DSCSA<\/a>) content and adjusting domain weights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Use official resources such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/ptcb.org\/official-ptcb-practice-tools\/\">PTCB Practice Bank<\/a>, Pre-PTCE, and updated study guides and complete full-length practice exams under timed conditions. Consistent review, error analysis, and familiarity with the test format significantly increase the likelihood of success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","faq-categories":[],"class_list":["post-505","faq","type-faq","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What Is Needed to Pass the PTCB Exam? - Certilyst<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"To pass the PTCE and earn the CPhT credential, candidates must meet eligibility requirements and achieve a passing scaled score of 1,400 on a scale of 1,000 to 1,600 as required by PTCB.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/certilyst.com\/resources\/faq\/what-is-needed-to-pass-the-ptcb-exam\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What Is Needed to Pass the PTCB Exam? 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