Professional Certification Program

Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT)

Pharmacy Technician Certification Board

The PTCB CPhT Certification is the technician credential pharmacists trust. With your CPhT credential, you demonstrate your knowledge and commitment in medication safety and effective patient care across pharmacy settings, including community, health-system, ambulatory care, compounded sterile preparation, federal, and others. PTCB CPhTs are often responsible for receiving prescription requests, checking medications, labeling bottles, maintaining patient profiles, preparing insurance claims, operating dispensing systems, stocking shelves, and many other roles. The legal scope of practice for CPhTs, however, is defined by individual State Boards of Pharmacy. Learn more about PTCB’s CPhT credential and prepare for the Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam® (PTCE®).