NHA · ExCPT
Exam for the Certification of Pharmacy Technicians (ExCPT) practice exams
NHA's pharmacy technician certification exam (CPhT) — practice against the current ExCPT test plan, with every answer explained.
Or read 15 sample questions with answers.
About the ExCPT exam
The ExCPT is the National Healthcareer Association's exam for the Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) credential. It covers the technician's role and duties, pharmacy law and controlled substances, drugs and drug therapy, the full dispensing process, and medication safety.
The Dispensing Process domain alone is 43 of the 100 scored questions — prescription intake, insurance claims, filling and labeling, calculations, and sterile and non-sterile compounding. These practice exams follow NHA's 2023 test plan and its five domains.
The real exam
Public information published by NHA. A ExamWize practice exam matches this format — it is not a copy of the exam's contents.
- Format
- 120 questions (100 scored, 20 unscored pretest) in 2 hours 10 minutes, computer-based.
- Cost
- NHA lists the exam fee on its website — check NHA for current pricing.
- Scoring
- Scaled score from 200 to 500; 390 or higher is passing. NHA does not publish a percent-correct equivalent, so practice scores here are an estimate, not a prediction of your scaled score.
- Validity
- Renewed every two years with 20 hours of continuing education, including at least one hour in pharmacy law and one in patient safety.
Practice by exam topic
ExamWize practice exams draw questions in these same proportions, from a bank of 599 ExCPT questions. Open a topic for what it covers and free questions with answers.
Who it's for
- Pharmacy technician students finishing a training program
- Working technicians with at least a year of supervised pharmacy experience
- Anyone retaking the ExCPT who wants to target weak domains
How to prepare
- Spend the most time on the Dispensing Process — intake, claims, filling, labeling, calculations and compounding.
- Know third-party billing: BIN, PCN, member ID, DAW codes and common rejections.
- Practice pharmacy math: days' supply, pediatric dosing rules, alligation, IV rates and markup.
- Review federal laws by name and purpose, plus controlled substance rules and DEA forms.
See the free ExCPT cheat sheet for a one-page domain summary, and the content policy for how these questions are written.
Free ExCPT practice resources
- 15 free ExCPT practice questionsSpread across the exam's topics, each with the answer and an explanation for every option.
- Free 10-question diagnosticA quick, scored check of where you stand, with no account needed.
- ExCPT cheat sheetThe topics and the facts that come up most, on one page.
- ExCPT study guideHow to plan your preparation.
ExCPT exam FAQ
- What is the format of the ExCPT exam?
- 120 questions (100 scored, 20 unscored pretest) in 2 hours 10 minutes, computer-based.
- How much does the ExCPT exam cost?
- NHA lists the exam fee on its website — check NHA for current pricing.
- How is the ExCPT exam scored?
- Scaled score from 200 to 500; 390 or higher is passing. NHA does not publish a percent-correct equivalent, so practice scores here are an estimate, not a prediction of your scaled score.
- How long is the credential valid?
- Renewed every two years with 20 hours of continuing education, including at least one hour in pharmacy law and one in patient safety.
- How many ExCPT practice questions does ExamWize have?
- 599 original practice questions, drawn into full practice exams in the same format and domain proportions as the real ExCPT. Every option has its own explanation.
- Are these real ExCPT exam questions?
- No. Every question is original, written from NHA's public content outline — never copied from the real exam or from exam dumps. They match the real exam's format, not its contents.
- Can I try ExamWize for free?
- Yes. The free diagnostic has 10 ExCPT practice questions with a full explanation for every answer, and no account is needed.