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NHA Pharmacy Practice Test

An unofficial ExCPT practice test for the NHA pharmacy technician exam, on the five domains of its test plan.

A drug label warns of hepatotoxicity. The word part hepat- refers to which organ?

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The real exam, as NHA describes it

Questions
120
Time limit
130 minutes
Scored questions
100 scored items and 20 pretest items. Pretest items are not marked and do not affect the score.
Domains
Five, with 15, 15, 13, 43 and 14 of the 100 scored items in the test plan.
Scoring
A scaled score from 200 to 500; 390 or higher passes. No percent is printed.
Where
At a PSI test center or by live remote proctoring.
Before you apply
A high school diploma or equivalent, plus a training program finished in the last 5 years or 1 year of pharmacy work (1,200 supervised hours) in the last 3.
Renewal
Every two years, with 20 hours of continuing education, at least one in pharmacy law and one in patient safety.

Checked October 8, 2026 against NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), NHA's CPhT page and the NHA Candidate Handbook. Rules change, so confirm with the agency itself before your test.

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Role, responsibilities and general duties 12

  • A caller says a child may have swallowed a relative's tablets but is awake and breathing normally. Which number reaches the poison control helpline? MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine), Drug Information: Atorvastatin, In case of emergency/overdose. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 1: Role, Responsibilities, and General Duties of the Pharmacy Technician.
  • A drug label warns of hepatotoxicity. The word part hepat- refers to which organ? MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine), Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean, Body parts and disorders. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 1: Role, Responsibilities, and General Duties of the Pharmacy Technician.
  • A patient asks how to get rid of expired tablets. What does FDA call the best option? FDA, Disposal of Unused Medicines: What You Should Know. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 1: Role, Responsibilities, and General Duties of the Pharmacy Technician.
  • A technician helps the pharmacist with medication reconciliation. What is being done? AHRQ Patient Safety Network, Glossary, Medication Reconciliation. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 1: Role, Responsibilities, and General Duties of the Pharmacy Technician.
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Role, responsibilities and general duties, continued

  • How should unopened vials and pens of insulin glargine be stored? MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine), Drug Information: Insulin Glargine Injection, Storage and disposal. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 1: Role, Responsibilities, and General Duties of the Pharmacy Technician.
  • The prefix brady-, as in bradycardia, means what? MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine), Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean, Numbers and amounts. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 1: Role, Responsibilities, and General Duties of the Pharmacy Technician.
  • The suffix -itis, as in dermatitis, means what? MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine), Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean, General words. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 1: Role, Responsibilities, and General Duties of the Pharmacy Technician.
  • Under OSHA's hazard communication rule, when must safety data sheets be readily accessible to employees? 29 CFR 1910.1200, Hazard communication (OSHA), paragraph (g)(8). Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 1: Role, Responsibilities, and General Duties of the Pharmacy Technician.
  • Under the Medicare Part D rules, what must a medication therapy management (MTM) program do? CMS, Medication Therapy Management. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 1: Role, Responsibilities, and General Duties of the Pharmacy Technician.
  • Which document holds the written information about a hazardous chemical that is kept in the pharmacy? 29 CFR 1910.1200, Hazard communication (OSHA), paragraph (c). Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 1: Role, Responsibilities, and General Duties of the Pharmacy Technician.
  • Which FDA publication identifies approved drug products and gives their therapeutic equivalence evaluations? FDA, Orange Book Preface. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 1: Role, Responsibilities, and General Duties of the Pharmacy Technician.
  • Why are some medicines, such as opioids, on FDA's Flush List? FDA, Disposal of Unused Medicines: What You Should Know. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 1: Role, Responsibilities, and General Duties of the Pharmacy Technician.

Laws 12

  • A cough preparation holds not more than 200 milligrams of codeine per 100 milliliters. Which schedule is it in? DEA, Pharmacist's Manual (2022 edition), Schedule V controlled substances. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 2B: Controlled Substances.
  • Alprazolam, diazepam and tramadol are in which schedule? DEA, Pharmacist's Manual (2022 edition), Schedule IV controlled substances. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 2B: Controlled Substances.
  • Dr. Ann Jones, a physician first registered with DEA in 2015, signs a prescription. Which DEA number is built the way the Pharmacist's Manual describes? DEA, Pharmacist's Manual (2022 edition), Construction of a valid DEA registration number for practitioners. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 2B: Controlled Substances.
  • In which schedule does DEA list oxycodone, fentanyl and methylphenidate? DEA, Pharmacist's Manual (2022 edition), Schedule II controlled substances. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 2B: Controlled Substances.
  • The Kefauver-Harris Drug Amendments of 1962 required drug manufacturers, for the first time, to prove what to FDA? FDA, Milestones in U.S. Food and Drug Law, 1962. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 2A: Laws and Regulations.
  • Oral prescription drugs must be dispensed in child-resistant packaging, with listed exceptions. Which product is one of the exceptions? 16 CFR 1700.14, Substances requiring special packaging (CPSC), paragraph (a)(10). Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 2A: Laws and Regulations.
  • Under the HIPAA rules, protected health information is individually identifiable health information held or sent in which form? 45 CFR 160.103, Definitions (HHS), Protected health information. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 2A: Laws and Regulations.
  • What did the Durham-Humphrey Amendment of 1951 do? FDA, Milestones in U.S. Food and Drug Law, 1951. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 2A: Laws and Regulations.
  • What does the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) set out to achieve? FDA, Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA). Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 2A: Laws and Regulations.
  • What does the first segment of a National Drug Code (NDC) identify? 21 CFR 207.33, National Drug Code (FDA), paragraph (b)(1). Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 2A: Laws and Regulations.
  • Which law first required new drugs to be shown safe before marketing? FDA, Milestones in U.S. Food and Drug Law, 1938. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 2A: Laws and Regulations.
  • Which statement is true of Schedule I controlled substances? DEA, Pharmacist's Manual (2022 edition), Schedules of controlled substances. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 2B: Controlled Substances.

Drugs and drug therapy 10

  • A customer asks where to find loratadine on the shelf. What is this antihistamine used for? MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine), Drug Information: Loratadine, Why is this medication prescribed?. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 3A: Drug Classification.
  • Albuterol for asthma is a bronchodilator. By which route is it taken with an inhaler or a nebulizer? MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine), Drug Information: Albuterol Oral Inhalation, How should this medicine be used?. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 3A: Drug Classification.
  • Foods that contain which vitamin can affect how warfarin works? MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine), Drug Information: Warfarin, What special dietary instructions should I follow?. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 3B: Frequently Prescribed Medications.
  • In the Orange Book, approved drug products are therapeutic equivalents if they are pharmaceutical equivalents for which what has been demonstrated? FDA, Orange Book Preface, section 1.2, Therapeutic equivalence-related terms. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 3B: Frequently Prescribed Medications.
  • Lipitor is a brand name of which generic medication? MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine), Drug Information: Atorvastatin, Brand names. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 3B: Frequently Prescribed Medications.
  • Lisinopril belongs to which class of medications? MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine), Drug Information: Lisinopril, Why is this medication prescribed?. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 3A: Drug Classification.
  • Metformin is used to treat which condition? MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine), Drug Information: Metformin, Why is this medication prescribed?. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 3A: Drug Classification.
  • Pseudoephedrine, which is sold from behind the counter, is in which class of medications? MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine), Drug Information: Pseudoephedrine; FDA, Legal Requirements for the Sale and Purchase of Drug Products Containing Pseudoephedrine. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 3A: Drug Classification.
  • Which medication is a proton-pump inhibitor? MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine), Drug Information: Omeprazole, Why is this medication prescribed?. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 3A: Drug Classification.
  • Which of these is a brand name of levothyroxine? MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine), Drug Information: Levothyroxine, Brand names. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 3B: Frequently Prescribed Medications.

Dispensing process 34

  • A child weighs 20 kg. The order is 15 mg per kg per day, given in 2 equal doses. How many milligrams are in each dose? Own question; the answer is arithmetic on the numbers in the question. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 4C: Calculations.
  • A claim carries Dispense as Written (DAW) code 0. What does that mean? ResDAC (CMS research data center), Dispense as Written (DAW) Product Selection Code, Code values. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 4A: Prescription and Medication Order Intake and Entry.
  • A drug review flags two drugs from the same therapeutic class whose combined daily dose puts the patient at risk. Which drug therapy problem is this? 42 CFR 456.705, Prospective drug review (CMS), paragraph (b)(1). Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 4A: Prescription and Medication Order Intake and Entry.
  • A patient hands over a card for a Medicare Part D drug plan. Who runs the plans that offer Medicare drug coverage? Medicare.gov, Parts of Medicare. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 4A: Prescription and Medication Order Intake and Entry.
  • A patient has two kinds of coverage. In coordination of benefits, what does the primary payer do? Medicare.gov, How Medicare works with other insurance. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 4A: Prescription and Medication Order Intake and Entry.
  • A patient profile is marked "NKDA". What does that record? MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine), Appendix B: Some Common Abbreviations. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 4A: Prescription and Medication Order Intake and Entry.
  • A patient who takes birth control pills picks up a bottle of St. John's wort. Why does the technician offer a word with the pharmacist? NIH National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, St. John's Wort. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 4B: Preparing and Dispensing Prescriptions.
  • A prescriber writes "PRN" in the directions for use. What does it mean? MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine), Appendix B: Some Common Abbreviations. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 4A: Prescription and Medication Order Intake and Entry.
  • A prescription is for a walker, a piece of durable medical equipment (DME). Which part of Medicare covers medically necessary DME? Medicare.gov, Durable medical equipment (DME) coverage. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 4A: Prescription and Medication Order Intake and Entry.
  • A prescription reads: metformin 500 mg, 1 tablet twice a day, quantity 60. What is the days' supply? Own question; the answer is arithmetic on the numbers in the question. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 4C: Calculations.
  • A solution holds 2 g of drug in every 100 mL. How many grams of drug are in 250 mL? Own question; the answer is arithmetic on the numbers in the question. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 4C: Calculations.
  • A stock solution holds 10 mg per mL. How many milliliters of it are needed to make 100 mL that holds 2 mg per mL? Own question; the answer is arithmetic on the numbers in the question. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 4C: Calculations.
  • A technician mixes amoxicillin powder with water to make an oral suspension. After how many days is any unused liquid thrown away? MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine), Drug Information: Amoxicillin, Storage and disposal. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 4D: Sterile and Non-Sterile Products, Compounding, Unit Dose, and Repackaging.
  • An order is for 750 mL to run over 6 hours. What is the flow rate in mL per hour? Own question; the answer is arithmetic on the numbers in the question. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 4C: Calculations.
  • Are compounded drugs FDA-approved? FDA, Compounding and the FDA: Questions and Answers, Are compounded drugs approved by FDA?. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 4D: Sterile and Non-Sterile Products, Compounding, Unit Dose, and Repackaging.
  • The directions are 5 mL three times a day for 10 days. How many milliliters are needed to fill the prescription? Own question; the answer is arithmetic on the numbers in the question. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 4C: Calculations.
  • How are nitroglycerin sublingual tablets kept? MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine), Drug Information: Nitroglycerin Sublingual, Storage and disposal. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 4B: Preparing and Dispensing Prescriptions.
  • How many positions does a National Provider Identifier (NPI) have? 45 CFR 162.406, Standard unique health identifier for health care providers (HHS), paragraph (a). Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 4A: Prescription and Medication Order Intake and Entry.
  • Isotretinoin may be dispensed only to a patient who is registered with which program? MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine), Drug Information: Isotretinoin, Important warning. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 4B: Preparing and Dispensing Prescriptions.
  • On an OTC Drug Facts label, which section lists substances such as binders, colors or flavorings? FDA, OTC Drug Facts Label. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 4B: Preparing and Dispensing Prescriptions.
  • The prescriber does not allow substitution. Which Dispense as Written (DAW) code is entered? ResDAC (CMS research data center), Dispense as Written (DAW) Product Selection Code, Code values. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 4A: Prescription and Medication Order Intake and Entry.
  • The third segment of a National Drug Code (NDC) is the package code. What does it identify? 21 CFR 207.33, National Drug Code (FDA), paragraph (b)(1)(iii). Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 4B: Preparing and Dispensing Prescriptions.
  • Under section 503A of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, compounding must be based on the receipt of what? FDA, FD&C Act Provisions that Apply to Human Drug Compounding, Patient-specific prescriptions. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 4D: Sterile and Non-Sterile Products, Compounding, Unit Dose, and Repackaging.
  • Under the concept of Universal Precautions, how are all human blood and certain human body fluids treated? 29 CFR 1910.1030, Bloodborne pathogens (OSHA), paragraph (b). Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 4D: Sterile and Non-Sterile Products, Compounding, Unit Dose, and Repackaging.
  • Under the federal Medicaid drug review rule, which of these belongs in the patient profile the pharmacist keeps? 42 CFR 456.705, Prospective drug review (CMS), paragraph (d). Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 4A: Prescription and Medication Order Intake and Entry.
  • What does OSHA's bloodborne pathogens rule say about shearing or breaking contaminated needles? 29 CFR 1910.1030, Bloodborne pathogens (OSHA), paragraph (d)(2)(vii). Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 4D: Sterile and Non-Sterile Products, Compounding, Unit Dose, and Repackaging.
  • What is a Medication Guide? FDA, Medication Guides, What are Medication Guides?. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 4B: Preparing and Dispensing Prescriptions.
  • When must employees wash their hands after taking off gloves or other personal protective equipment? 29 CFR 1910.1030, Bloodborne pathogens (OSHA), paragraph (d)(2)(v). Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 4D: Sterile and Non-Sterile Products, Compounding, Unit Dose, and Repackaging.
  • Which auxiliary label fits a bottle of amoxicillin oral suspension? MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine), Drug Information: Amoxicillin, How should this medicine be used?. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 4B: Preparing and Dispensing Prescriptions.
  • Which container is right for discarding contaminated sharps? 29 CFR 1910.1030, Bloodborne pathogens (OSHA), paragraph (d)(4)(iii)(A). Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 4D: Sterile and Non-Sterile Products, Compounding, Unit Dose, and Repackaging.
  • Which group does OSHA name among the medications identified as hazardous to the workers who handle them? OSHA, Hazardous Drugs. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 4B: Preparing and Dispensing Prescriptions.
  • Which of these does DEA list as a sign that a prescription may be forged? DEA, Pharmacist's Manual (2022 edition), Appendix D, Pharmacist's Guide to Prescription Fraud. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 4B: Preparing and Dispensing Prescriptions.
  • Which USP general chapter is titled Pharmaceutical Compounding - Sterile Preparations? OSHA, Hazardous Drugs. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 4D: Sterile and Non-Sterile Products, Compounding, Unit Dose, and Repackaging.
  • Which warning fits the label of a diphenhydramine prescription? MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine), Drug Information: Diphenhydramine, What special precautions should I follow?. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 4B: Preparing and Dispensing Prescriptions.

Medication safety and quality assurance 12

  • A wrong drug is bagged, and the patient is unharmed only because a coworker happens to notice in time. What does the AHRQ glossary call such an event? AHRQ Patient Safety Network, Glossary, Close Call. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 5: Medication and Patient Safety and Quality Assurance.
  • After a serious dispensing error, the pharmacy runs a root cause analysis (RCA). What is an RCA? AHRQ Patient Safety Network, Root Cause Analysis primer, Background. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 5: Medication and Patient Safety and Quality Assurance.
  • FDA's tall man lettering list writes bupropion as buPROPion. Which look-alike name is it paired with? FDA, List of Established Drug Names Recommended to Use Tall Man Lettering. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 5: Medication and Patient Safety and Quality Assurance.
  • The important warning for warfarin is about which risk? MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine), Drug Information: Warfarin, Important warning. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 5: Medication and Patient Safety and Quality Assurance.
  • What did FDA's Pregnancy and Lactation Labeling Rule (PLLR) remove from prescription drug labeling? FDA, Pregnancy and Lactation Labeling Resources. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 5: Medication and Patient Safety and Quality Assurance.
  • What does a boxed warning on prescription drug labeling present? 21 CFR 201.57, Content of prescription drug labeling (FDA), paragraph (c)(1). Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 5: Medication and Patient Safety and Quality Assurance.
  • What does tall man lettering do? FDA, List of Established Drug Names Recommended to Use Tall Man Lettering. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 5: Medication and Patient Safety and Quality Assurance.
  • What is a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS)? FDA, Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS). Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 5: Medication and Patient Safety and Quality Assurance.
  • What is MedWatch? FDA, MedWatch: The FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 5: Medication and Patient Safety and Quality Assurance.
  • Which dosing mistake with methotrexate does MedlinePlus say has caused very severe side effects or death? MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine), Drug Information: Methotrexate, How should this medicine be used?. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 5: Medication and Patient Safety and Quality Assurance.
  • Which reports does the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) database hold? FDA, FDA's Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS). Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 5: Medication and Patient Safety and Quality Assurance.
  • Which two agencies co-manage the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS)? VAERS (CDC and FDA), About VAERS. Outline: NHA Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam (2023 job analysis), Domain 5: Medication and Patient Safety and Quality Assurance.

How this list was compiled: Our own questions, written to the five domains of the Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam of the National Healthcareer Association (based on a job analysis completed in 2023, https://info.nhanow.com/hubfs/Test%20Plans/2023%20ExCPT%20Test%20Plan.pdf, linked from https://info.nhanow.com/mediacenter/coming-soon-new-excpt-certification-exam-study-materials, read 2026-10-08), in its item counts of 15, 15, 13, 43 and 14 out of 100. The bank holds 12, 12, 10, 34, 12 questions in that order. Every fact was read on 2026-10-08 in the public text the question names: FDA pages and the Orange Book preface, the Code of Federal Regulations at ecfr.gov (titles 16, 21, 29, 42 and 45), the DEA Pharmacist's Manual (2022), MedlinePlus drug information and word lists, Medicare.gov, CMS, OSHA, AHRQ and NIH pages. The six calculation questions are arithmetic, each worked out a second time. No study guide or practice test of the exam's owner was used. Licence: Questions, choices and explanations are original work of this site.

How it works

This NHA pharmacy practice test has 80 ExCPT test questions of our own for the pharmacy technician examination of the National Healthcareer Association (NHA). It is unofficial and not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by the NHA.

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What the exam covers

NHA's Test Plan for the ExCPT Exam, based on a job analysis completed in 2023 and read October 8, 2026, counts 100 scored items in five domains: role, responsibilities and general duties 15; laws 15; drugs and drug therapy 13; dispensing process 43; medication safety and quality assurance 14.

How the bank is split

The 80 questions follow those counts: 12, 12, 10, 34 and 12, with six calculations inside dispensing. Exam mode asks 60 in 65 minutes, the pace of 120 items in 2 hours 10 minutes.

Where the facts come from

Each answer names the public text it was read in: FDA pages, the Code of Federal Regulations, the DEA Pharmacist's Manual, MedlinePlus drug information and Medicare.gov. State pharmacy rules differ, so only federal sources are asked.

  • For technician duties, ratios and refill rules in your state, read your own board of pharmacy's regulations.

Questions and answers

Is an NHA CPhT practice test the same as an ExCPT pharmacy technician practice test?

Yes. ExCPT is the name of the exam, and CPhT is the credential NHA gives for passing it, by NHA's certification page. The ExCPT exam questions here are written to NHA's test plan, and none is taken from the real exam.

How many questions are on the ExCPT exam?

120: 100 scored items and 20 pretest items, with an exam time of 2 hours and 10 minutes, by NHA's test plan. Pretest items do not affect the score, by its candidate handbook.

What is a passing score on the ExCPT?

NHA reports a scaled score from 200 to 500, and 390 or higher passes, by its candidate handbook. It prints no percent, so a result here is the number right, not a forecast.

Is there a free NHA pharmacy technician study guide?

NHA's own free study aid is the ExCPT test plan, which maps the topics; its study guide and practice tests are sold separately and are not required. This page's questions sort by the plan's domains and print as a paper test.

Who can take the ExCPT exam?

A candidate needs a high school diploma or equivalent, plus a pharmacy technician training program finished within the last 5 years or 1 year of work experience that includes 1,200 or more hours of supervised pharmacy-related work in the last 3 years, by NHA's certification page.

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