Pharmacy technician (PTCE, ExCPT)
PTCE practice exam: the full 90 questions
The length and testing time of the real PTCE, the four domains in their outline weights, a question map with flags, and corrections at the end.
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| Study target: 72 of 90 (80%), not the official passing score |
| Time left: 110:00 of 110 min |
| Official pass: scaled score of 1,400 (scale 1,000 to 1,600) |
Practice questions written by Radif Partners from the public outline; not questions from the real exam. Progress stays in this browser.
This mock follows the Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam at full size: 90 questions in 1 hour 50 minutes, the testing time the PTCB gives, a little over a minute per question. The PTCB scores 80 of the questions and uses 10 to try out new items; they are mixed in, so the mock keeps all 90. The questions are split like the outline in force since January 6, 2026: 32 on medications, 21 on patient safety and quality assurance, 20 on order entry and processing and 17 on federal requirements. Corrections appear only when you mark the test. The PTCB reports a scaled score between 1,000 and 1,600, and scaled score of 1,400 (scale 1,000 to 1,600); since no published table turns right answers into that scale, the mock reports your share of right answers against a study target of 80% set by this site, and gives your result in each domain.
Time per question on the real exam
Seconds per question
67
- Questions
- 90
- Time allowed
- 1 h 50 min
- Average with no review
- 73 s
PTCE: 90 questions, of which 80 count toward the score.
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How the mock is drawn
Each domain gets its share of the 90 questions: medications 32, federal requirements 17, safety and qa 21, order entry 20. Inside a domain, questions are drawn from our pool and shuffled, and order entry includes calculation items in about the proportion the outline implies. Every new mock is a new draw; a shared link replays the same draw.
Pacing the 110 minutes
With 1 hour 50 minutes for 90 questions you have about 73 seconds each. Recall questions on names, classes or schedules should take 20 to 40 seconds, which banks time for calculations. A useful checkpoint: question 45 by minute 55. The calculator above shows the time per question left if you keep a few minutes for flagged items at the end.
Flags and the question map
Answer every question on the first pass, even when unsure, and flag the ones worth a second look. Unanswered questions score nothing, and a first instinct is right more often than candidates expect. On your second pass, change an answer only when you find a concrete reason: a unit you misread, a word such as "except" you skipped.
After the mock
- Look at your score by domain before the total.
- Read the explanation of every missed question and every lucky guess.
- Note the rule or the drug you missed in one line, and work on that list with the domain practice sets.
Missed questions are saved in this browser and return on the review page. A study plan spaces the next mocks.
What the mock does not reproduce
The PTCE appointment also includes a short tutorial and a survey around the testing time, which the PTCB guidebook describes. Our mock uses four-option questions throughout and keeps only the testing time. For registration, eligibility and retakes, see the PTCB exam guide.
The questions are ours, written from the outline topics; they are not questions from the real exam.