Online proctored testing is now available for all PTCB exams. Learn more.

Hazardous Drug Management

Highlight your commitment to reducing risk through your enhanced knowledge of guidelines and requirements for safely managing hazardous drugs.

INTRO

Back to Top

You have the opportunity to advance your career and take on advanced responsibilities with the Hazardous Drug Management Certificate Program. Enhance your knowledge of defined guidelines and requirements for managing hazardous drugs and demonstrate you are prepared to play a vital role in helping ensure the safety of the facility.

Complete the Hazardous Drug Management Certificate to demonstrate your competency in:

  • Features and characteristics of facilities and engineering controls
  • Processes and procedures for cleaning facilities where hazardous drugs are handled
  • Personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements
  • Procedures for transporting, receiving, and handling hazardous medications
  • Dispensing final dosage forms
  • Federal regulations pertaining to the disposal of hazardous drugs

 

APPLY NOW

 

 

 

PREPARE & APPLY

Back to Top

A Step Toward Your Advanced CPhT (CPhT-Adv) 

Earning this certificate takes you one step closer to becoming a PTCB Advanced Certified Pharmacy Technician™ (CPhT-Adv™). Active PTCB CPhTs who have completed at least four of the certificate programs, or three certificate programs and the Compounded Sterile Preparation Technician® (CSPT®) Certification, and 3 years of work experience will be eligible to earn a CPhT-Adv credential.

 

Eligibility Requirements

A candidate must hold an active PTCB CPhT Certification and complete a PTCB-Recognized Hazardous Drug Management Education/Training Program.

View a list of PTCB-Recognized Education/Training Programs for the Hazardous Drug Management Certificate.

PTCB-Recognized Programs have been reviewed and found to provide learners with foundational knowledge that will help them be successful on PTCB exams. Please note that PTCB-Recognized Programs may not cover all information that appears on your exam. It is important that you review the exam content outline as part of your preparation and seek supplemental resources as needed.

 

Exam Fee

The fee to apply for this certificate exam is $89.

 

How to Apply and Schedule

  1. Apply by logging into your PTCB Account.
  2. Once your application is approved, you will receive an email with your authorization to schedule your exam.

The Hazardous Drug Management Certificate Exam is administered through online proctored testing and in-person at more than 1,400 Pearson Professional Centers nationwide, including more than 100 military on-base sites.

 

Prepare for Your Exam

Online Testing Requirements Overview
This quick video explains the requirements and policies for online proctored testing.

Pearson VUE Tutorial
The Pearson VUE tutorial provides a preview of the testing experience and functionality for PTCB exams.

Exam Content Outline
Be sure to review the exam content outline as part of your exam preparation.

Engineering Controls (22%)
Features and characteristics of facilities and engineering controls that must be maintained within a healthcare environment when receiving and storing hazardous drugs.
Features and characteristics of facilities and engineering controls that must be maintained within a healthcare environment when manipulating (e.g., sterile and non-sterile compounding, packaging) hazardous drugs.
Facility Cleaning (16%)
Processes and procedures for deactivating, decontaminating, cleaning, and disinfecting areas where hazardous drugs are handled.
Procedures for responding to accidental exposure and spills of hazardous drugs.
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) (13%)
Personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements when handling hazardous drugs based on the pharmacy activity (e.g., compounding, receiving).
Process for disposing PPE.
Transport & Receiving (11%)
Procedures and environmental requirements for transport and receiving hazardous medications.
Procedures for handling damaged shipping containers containing hazardous drugs.
Dispensing Final Dosage Forms (16%)
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) criteria for defining hazardous drugs and tables listing hazardous drugs.
Containment supplemental engineering controls, protective medical devices, and techniques for administering hazardous drugs to patients.
Administrative (22%)
Federal regulations pertaining to the disposal of hazardous drugs.
Medical surveillance programs and surface wipe sampling.
Best practice facility standard operating procedures (SOPs), including area-specific SOPs, for the handling of hazardous drugs.
Hazardous drug training and competency requirements.

 

EARN YOUR CERTIFICATE

Back to Top

About the Exam

The Hazardous Drug Management Certificate Exam is a computer-based exam with 55 multiple-choice questions. Be prepared to commit 1 hour and 30 minutes for the exam (5-minute tutorial, 1 hour and 20-minute exam, and 5-minute post-exam survey).

 

Exam Day Requirements

When you schedule your exam, you may choose to take your PTCB exam at a Pearson VUE test center or online from your own computer under the virtual supervision of a live proctor.

  • Arrive at the designated Pearson VUE test center 30 minutes prior to your appointment. If you are testing online, check-in 30 minutes prior to your appointment.
  • Bring an approved form of identification that matches your name as it appears on your PTCB Account. You will not be allowed to take the exam without proper identification.
  • Prior to your exam day, be sure to review more detail about what to expect and what is required in the Candidate Guidebook. Also, review important information about online testing requirements in our Help Center.

 

Testing Accommodations

Candidates who require testing accommodations must request these accommodations during the application process. Accommodations that are reasonable and consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) will be provided by PTCB at no additional cost to candidates. Learn more.

NEXT STEPS

Back to Top

Scoring

Your official score report will be presented on screen following your exam. If you pass the exam, your credential status can be verified through PTCB Certification Verification

 

Certificates

Once your official score is available, you can download your certificate through the Credly Platform. Learn more.

 

Digital Badges

Upon earning your credential, you will receive an email invitation from the Credly Platform via badge@ptcb.org with instructions for claiming your badge and setting up your account.

This digital badge will contain information describing your credential, including how you earned it. You can display the badge in your email signature, electronic files of a resume, and on social media sites like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter.

 

Renew

This certificate program does not require renewal.

DOCUMENTS

Back to Top

Quick access to additional documents you may need during this process. Download the necessary documents and submit the completed forms as required.

  1. Testing Accommodations Form