Free Oregon PTCB Practice Test Online

Correct answer: A. COPT requires passing PTCB's PTCE or an equivalent nationally accredited certification exam, which the base PT license does not require

Correct. Oregon's Certified Oregon Pharmacy Technician tier requires national certification such as PTCB's PTCE, while the base Pharmacy Technician license does not require passing a national exam.

• B: Wrong. The COPT tier is not restricted to hospital settings; it is available to technicians in any licensed pharmacy practice setting who obtain national certification.
• C: Wrong. Even certified technicians work under pharmacist supervision and do not independently counsel patients on drug interactions, which remains a pharmacist function.
• D: Wrong. COPT carries expanded scope of practice under Oregon Board of Pharmacy rules, such as performing certain technician-check-technician functions; it is not merely honorary.

Correct answer: B. Be at least 18 years old, have a high school diploma or equivalent, and submit to a criminal background check with fingerprinting

Correct. The Oregon Board of Pharmacy requires applicants to be at least 18, hold a high school diploma or GED, and complete a criminal background check including fingerprinting before licensure.

• A: Wrong. Oregon does not require a two-year accredited associate degree for the entry-level Pharmacy Technician license; a high school diploma or equivalent is the baseline education requirement.
• C: Wrong. Oregon does not impose a minimum years-of-experience threshold from another state as a prerequisite for its own technician license.
• D: Wrong. Licensure eligibility is based on the applicant's own qualifications, not on a family member's professional credentials.

Correct answer: A. June 30 of even-numbered years

Correct. Under OAR 855-025-0015, Oregon pharmacy technician and Certified Oregon Pharmacy Technician licenses renew on a cycle ending June 30 of even-numbered years.

• B: Wrong. Oregon does not use a birthday-based renewal cycle for pharmacy technician licenses.
• C: Wrong. December 31 annual expiration does not reflect Oregon's actual biennial June 30 renewal cycle.
• D: Wrong. All Oregon pharmacy technician licenses require periodic renewal; none are issued as permanent, non-expiring credentials.

Correct answer: B. Two hours of pharmacy law and two hours of patient safety or error prevention

Correct. OAR 855-135-0070 requires that continuing pharmacy education for technician renewal include specific hours in pharmacy law and in patient safety or error prevention, alongside the remaining general hours.

• A: Wrong. Oregon's continuing education rule specifies required topic-specific hours, not just unrestricted elective content.
• C: Wrong. Business management is not a mandated continuing education topic under the technician renewal rule; law and patient safety are the specified categories.
• D: Wrong. Oregon does require continuing pharmacy education for technician and certified technician license renewal, tracked through CPE Monitor.

Correct answer: A. Federal Requirements

Correct. The Federal Requirements domain grew substantially in the current PTCE content outline and covers controlled substance handling, DEA schedules, DSCSA product tracking and serialization, and REMS programs.

• B: Wrong. Order Entry and Processing covers prescription and medication order intake and fulfillment; it did not receive the largest weighting increase in the current revision.
• C: Wrong. Patient Safety and Quality Assurance covers error prevention and quality processes but is not the domain that expanded to include DSCSA and REMS content.
• D: Wrong. Medications remains the largest single domain by weight overall, but Federal Requirements was the domain with the largest proportional increase, not Medications.