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PTCB Medication History Certificate

PTCB certificate recognizing expertise in collecting accurate medication histories, reviewing prescriptions for dosing accuracy, and related administrative functions.

Licensing authority: Pharmacy Technician Certification Board · Application information

Initial by examination
Medication History Certificate Exam
Application And Scheduling
Apply through the linked PTCB Account; after application approval, PTCB emails authorization to schedule. Testing is online under a live proctor or in person at Pearson test centers.
Attestation
At application submission, complete and upload the Supervisor Attestation Form for the PTCB Medication History Certificate Program; a supervisor or former supervisor who directly observed the activities completes the supervisor sections and attests to the applicable experience pathway.
Eligibility
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Evidence Claim Ids
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Exam Day
Check in 30 minutes before the appointment and provide an approved identification document matching the PTCB Account name; identification is required to test.
Experience Qualification
Approximately 50% of time spent in work activities should involve patient-focused communication, such as intake of new patients/prescriptions and answering patient questions; the stated intention includes full-time community-pharmacy work and/or ambulatory/hospital work focused on medication histories.
Prerequisite Boundary
The active CPhT credential is preserved as a prior qualification. This route does not require a new PTCE sitting, create a second CPhT investigation, or treat CPhT-Adv combination credentialing as this examination.

Medication History Certificate Exam

Provider
Pearson VUE; online proctored testing or Pearson test center
Format
Computer-based multiple-choice examination
Exam questions
Total questions: 70.
Time limit
80-minute examination; 90-minute appointment including a 5-minute tutorial and 5-minute post-exam survey
Passing score
Scaled score of 300 on a 0–400 scale
Exam fee
USD 89 application fee
Examination outline
  • Concepts/Terminology of Medication History (45%)
    • Definitions of key terms in the medication history process
    • Translation between patient-friendly terms and medical terminology
    • Adherence metrics and differences between primary and secondary nonadherence
    • Common vaccinations and vaccination schedules
  • Patient Safety and Quality Assurance Strategies (55%)
    • Types of prescription/medication errors
    • Potential impact of medication errors, including look-alike/sound-alike medications
    • Patient factors that influence the ability to report medication information accurately and adhere to prescribed dosing schedules
    • HIPAA and best practices to maintain patient confidentiality during patient conversations
    • Techniques or devices to assist with safe and consistent home medication use
    • Procedures to verify patient identity, including appropriate identifiers and knowledge of limitations for different identifiers
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