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Accuracy and mastery per area update after every question — so weak-area review knows what to hit next.
1,633 questions. Not a quiz you'll memorize by Thursday.
Spread across all 24 exam areas in the real blueprint's proportions. Every area counted below — see for yourself.
1,633
Questions
24
Exam areas
4
Domains
80
Full exam length
Medications
35%665 questions across 8 areas
- 1.1 Generic names, brand names, and classifications153
- 1.2 Therapeutic duplications28
- 1.3 Drug interactions and contraindications27
- 1.4 Strengths/doses, dosage forms, routes, handling, duration25
- 1.5 Side effects, adverse effects, allergies51
- 1.6 Indications of medications27
- 1.7 Drug stability334
- 1.8 Proper storage of medications20
Federal Requirements
18.75%89 questions across 6 areas
- 2.1 Storage, handling, disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous substances and wastes8
- 2.2 Controlled substance prescriptions and DEA schedules19
- 2.3 Receiving, storing, ordering, labeling, dispensing, returning, take-back, loss/theft, destruction of controlled substances17
- 2.4 Restricted drug programs (pseudoephedrine, REMS)13
- 2.5 FDA requirements for medication recalls16
- 2.6 DSCSA serialization, tracking, tracing, quarantining16
Patient Safety
23.75%185 questions across 6 areas
- 3.1 High-alert/risk and LASA medications60
- 3.2 Error prevention strategies14
- 3.3 Issues requiring pharmacist intervention60
- 3.4 Event reporting (MedWatch, VAERS, RCA, CQI)10
- 3.5 Types of prescription errors12
- 3.6 Infection prevention and cleaning standards29
Order Entry & Processing
22.5%694 questions across 4 areas
- 4.1 Formulas, calculations, conversions, sig codes, days supply459
- 4.2 Equipment and supplies for drug administration35
- 4.3 Lot numbers, expiration dates, NDC numbers172
- 4.4 Returning dispensable, non-dispensable, expired medications28
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How we build our questions
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Grounded in real sources
Medication questions come from FDA drug labeling on DailyMed. Federal-requirements questions cite the Code of Federal Regulations directly. Patient-safety questions draw on public AHRQ, FDA, and CDC guidance.
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Dosing, conversion, and other calculation questions are scored against the exact formula that generated them. No fudging the answer key.
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PTCB Prep FAQ
Q.What is PTCB Prep?
A practice tool for the Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam (PTCE). Real questions, weighted to the 2026 blueprint, so you always know which of the 24 exam areas still need work.
Q.How realistic are the questions?
Every question is tagged to one of the 24 exam areas. The full candidate exam pulls its 80 questions in the same proportions as the real 2026 blueprint, and runs on the same 2-hour clock.
Q.How is my exam readiness calculated?
It weighs how many of the 24 areas you've covered against how many questions you've actually gotten right in each one. Getting lucky on one question in a 459-question area won't read as mastery — you'd need to earn it.
Q.Can I try it before signing up?
Yes — 35 real questions, all 24 areas, no account needed. Study by area, run flashcards, or take the sample quiz right from this page.
Q.Is my progress private?
Once you sign up, yes — your sessions and accuracy are tied to your account only. The free sample doesn't save anything at all; there's no account behind it to save to.
Q.Is PTCB Prep affiliated with the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board?
No. PTCB Prep is independent — not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board. PTCB and PTCE are its registered trademarks, used here only to describe the exam this product helps you study for.
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