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Pharmacy Assistant / Technician Prometric Exam

Dispensing procedure, stock control, calculations, storage and patient counselling within the technician scope. 1,309 explained MCQs at the 55% pass standard.

Exam Guidelines by Prometric and Pearson VUE

Exam summary, coverage areas and references

Duration
3 hrs
Questions
150
Exam Code
PHT5451
Pass Score
55%

Exam Coverage

  • Pharmacy Calculation
  • Pregnancy and Lactation
  • Sterile and Nonsterile Compounding
  • Infection Control
  • Medication Safety
  • Pharmacokinetics
  • Pharmaceutical Care and Disease State Management
  • Over the Counter Medication
  • Pharmacy Law and Ethics

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14 chapters · 1309 total questions

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About the Pharmacy Assistant / Technician Prometric Exam (PHT5451)

PHT5451 is the DHA code for the Pharmacy Assistant / Technician Prometric exam, and its published blueprint splits the paper across 9 areas: pharmacy calculation, pregnancy and lactation, sterile and nonsterile compounding, infection control, medication safety, pharmacokinetics, pharmaceutical care and disease state management, over the counter medication and pharmacy law and ethics. That list is the syllabus — questions are written to those headings from 4 named reference texts, so revision that ignores it is revision spent on the wrong material.

The sitting is 150 multiple-choice questions in 3 hours — about 1.2 minutes per question — delivered on computer at a Prometric test centre. The 55% pass mark works out at roughly 83 correct answers out of 150. Nothing is deducted for a wrong answer, so an unanswered question is the only guaranteed zero on the paper.

The paper is sat by allied health professionals applying for a licence under the Pharmacy Assistant / Technician professional title. Technician-grade papers are weighted towards procedure, equipment and safety rather than diagnosis. In practice the exam is rarely the bottleneck: the regulator has to accept your qualification and experience, and Dataflow has to return primary source verification, before a booking slot exists at all. Start that paperwork alongside your revision rather than after it.

This bank holds 1,309 explained questions cut to the same headings as the PHT5451 outline, each with written reasoning that also rules out the distractors. Retries are unlimited, and the timed mocks run at the real 150-question, 3-hour, 55%-to-pass settings — so the first time you sit this paper at full pace is not the morning it counts.

One body of content, seven regulators. DHA in Dubai, MOHAP across the UAE, DOH in Abu Dhabi, SCFHS in Saudi Arabia, QCHP in Qatar, NHRA in Bahrain and OMSB in Oman all license the Pharmacy Assistant / Technician title off a Prometric-delivered MCQ paper, and the overlap between them is substantial. What differs is the pass mark, the classification tier they will grade you into, and how many attempts they allow — not the medicine.

Pharmacy Assistant / Technician exam — frequently asked questions

What does exam code PHT5451 cover?

PHT5451 is the Pharmacy Assistant / Technician Prometric paper. The code appears on your eligibility approval and on the Prometric booking screen — quote it when you book, because neighbouring grades of the same profession have their own codes and their own papers.

How many questions is the Pharmacy Assistant / Technician exam, and how long do I get?

150 questions in 3 hours, which is about 1.2 minutes each. It is computer-based at a Prometric centre, and you can flag and revisit questions before you submit.

What is the pass mark for PHT5451?

55% under the DHA guideline — roughly 83 correct answers out of 150. Nothing is deducted for wrong answers, so leave nothing blank. Other Gulf regulators publish their own thresholds for the same content, so confirm the figure with the authority you are applying to.

Which topics carry the marks in the Pharmacy Assistant / Technician exam?

The published blueprint names 9 areas: Pharmacy Calculation, Pregnancy and Lactation, Sterile and Nonsterile Compounding, Infection Control, Medication Safety, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmaceutical Care and Disease State Management, Over the Counter Medication and Pharmacy Law and Ethics. Our chapters use the same headings, so a weak chapter score points straight at the blueprint area to revisit.

Do I need a separate exam for each Gulf authority?

No. DHA, MOHAP, DOH, SCFHS, QCHP, NHRA and OMSB each license the Pharmacy Assistant / Technician title off a Prometric-delivered MCQ paper built on the same content. What changes between them is the pass mark, the classification tier and the attempt limit — so one body of preparation carries across, but each application is its own file.

What do I need before I can book PHT5451?

An eligibility approval from the regulator — your qualification and experience accepted against its classification rules — plus Dataflow primary source verification returned on your degree, licence and experience letters. The booking window opens after that, not before, which is why the paperwork should run in parallel with your revision.

Guides for Pharmacy Assistant / Technician candidates

Licensing routes for pharmacists

The full pathway — eligibility, documents, exam and registration — written per authority.

Authorities that license this title

Each regulator sets its own pass mark, classification tier and attempt limit for the same paper. Check yours before you book.

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