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A Message From PTCB
Changes Are Coming!

New PTCB Requirements Take Effect in 2020

We have some important information about PTCB’s upcoming changes to Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) eligibility requirements and the Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam (PTCE) content blueprint.

CPhT Certification Applicants Must Meet New Requirements

Starting in 2020, PTCB is changing requirements for the CPhT Program and updating the PTCE. PTCB will require individuals to complete a PTCB-Recognized Education/Training Program OR have equivalent work experience to be eligible to apply for the CPhT credential.

Pharmacy Technician Educators Must Become Recognized

Education/training programs for pharmacy technicians must become PTCB-recognized to ensure their students are eligible to take the PTCE after they complete the program.

If a program is not PTCB-recognized, its students will not be eligible to test after January 1, 2020.
The process to become PTCB-recognized is easy and there’s no cost.

To be recognized, a program must attest that its curriculum includes PTCB-required knowledge. This knowledge is identified in PTCB’s new PTCE 2020 exam blueprint.

Accreditation is not required to become a PTCB-Recognized Education/Training Program. However, PTCB automatically recognizes programs accredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists/Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ASHP/ACPE) or the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES). These accredited programs do not need to submit an attestation.

We look forward to welcoming more PTCB-Recognized Education/Training Programs for the CPhT Program.