Voluntary pharmacy technician certification exam being written for "CPhT" designation.
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CERTIFIED PHARMACY TECHNICIAN DESIGNATION WILL BE "CPhT" for pharmacy techs who pass a nationwide certification test, Pharmacy Technician Certification Board Executive Director Melissa Murer said at a briefing Feb. 28 in Washington, D.C. PTCB is a project of the American Pharmaceutical Association, the American Society of Health-system Pharmacists, the Illinois Council of Hospital Pharmacists and the Michigan Pharmacists Association.