Candidates are not required national certification. The State Board has not approved either the PTCB exam or the ExCPT test as approved national certification exams. Candidates must apply for registration before commencing employment at their pharmacy and must complete training under the guidance of the supervising pharmacist. Competition for pharmacy technician roles in Tennessee is currently high.
To obtain a pharmacy tech license in Tennessee, the State Board has issued their
own requirements for candidates to meet. These include:
Please Note – PTCB Test Prep does its best to ensure that all information related to pharmacy tech licensing in Tennessee is accurate and up to date. However, whilst we do our best to ensure that our details are as accurate as possible, at the time of writing, we do expect candidates to follow up with their State Board for any of the latest information that may have come to pass. If you notice any out-of-date details on this summary, please email us at support@ptcbtestprep.com and we will review any issues brought to our attention and rectify any issues as soon as practicable.
The following requirements have been issued by the PTCB for candidates who
wish to become pharmacy technicians in Tennessee:
To maintain the pharmacy tech license in Tennessee, candidates must
complete CE – or continuous education.
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