PTCB / PTCB Credentials

Earn a PTCB credential and build an exciting and rewarding career in healthcare.

Maybe you’re just thinking about becoming a pharmacy technician.
Or maybe you’ve been working in the pharmacy for years.

No matter where you are in your professional journey, PTCB credentials give you a path to build your career and demonstrate your commitment to patient care.  When you choose to earn credentials with PTCB, you are choosing the country’s first and most trusted pharmacy technician credentialing organization. And you’re choosing to invest in the most important factor in your career: YOU.

CERTIFICATIONS

Certifications assess your mastery of job knowledge. Certifications require continuing education (CE) to keep active, and they award an acronym after your name.

Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT)

The journey begins here. PTCB Certification is an important first step toward a rewarding career in healthcare. As a CPhT, you can work effectively to support your pharmacy team and provide superior patient care.

Certified Compounded Sterile Preparation Technician (CSPT)

Take the next step in your career and demonstrate your expertise in compounded sterile preparation practice.

Advanced Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT-Adv)

Establish yourself as an experienced pharmacy technician by earning your Advanced Certified Pharmacy Technician™ (CPhT-Adv™) credential.

Certified Pharmacy Technician Educator (CPTEd)

Educators, instructors, and trainers of pharmacy technicians can be recognized as experts in their field by earning the national Certified Pharmacy Technician Educator™ (CPTEd™) Certification.

“Find a setting that you develop a passion for. PTCB credentials help you pave the way and give you that edge to show not only passion but in-depth knowledge of subject matters that benefit patients.”

Allison Schearback, CPhT-Adv, CSPT Emeritus (CSPT 2020 – 2023)

CERTIFICATES

PTCB certificate programs evaluate learning outcomes from a PTCB-Recognized Education/Training Program. Certificates do not expire or require CEs, and do not award an acronym after your name.