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Exam summary, coverage areas and references
Duration
3 hrs
Questions
150
Exam Code
PHT5451
Exam Fee
USD 240
about AED 881
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
Reference Texts (4)
- 1. Remington " The Science and Practice of Pharmacy'' Beringer, Paul et al. (Latest Edition)
- 2. Goodman and Gilman's "The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics" Hardman; Limbird; Gilman. (Latest Edition)
- 3. Drug Information Handbook. LexiComp. (Latest Edition)
- 4. Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach (Latest Edition) Allied Health Category Allied Health Category
Chapters
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Full-length · timed · 55% to passAbout the Pharmacy Assistant / Technician Prometric Exam (PHT5451)
The Pharmacy Assistant / Technician Prometric exam is the licensing paper allied health professionals sit for the Pharmacy Assistant / Technician professional title, listed by the DHA under code PHT5451. It is a technician-grade licence, assessed on hands-on procedure and safety knowledge rather than on diagnosis.
PHT5451 is set across 9 blueprint 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. Questions are written from 4 named reference texts, listed in the guidelines above.
Our PHT5451 bank holds 1,309 explained questions, about 9 times the length of the real sitting.
General guides: Prometric exam guide, Dataflow verification guide and pass marks by authority.
Pharmacy Assistant / Technician exam: frequently asked questions
What is the exam code for the Pharmacy Assistant / Technician Prometric exam?
PHT5451 is the DHA code for the Pharmacy Assistant / Technician paper in the Allied Healthcare listing.
How many questions are in the Pharmacy Assistant / Technician exam and how long is it?
150 multiple-choice questions in 3 hours, about 1.2 minutes per question.
What is the pass mark for the Pharmacy Assistant / Technician Prometric exam?
55% under the DHA guideline for PHT5451, which is 83 of 150 questions answered correctly.
How much is the PHT5451 exam fee?
The DHA guideline lists USD 240 (about AED 881) for the PHT5451 sitting.
What topics does the Pharmacy Assistant / Technician exam cover?
The official 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.
Which authorities accept the Pharmacy Assistant / Technician Prometric exam?
DHA, MOHAP, SCFHS, QCHP, NHRA and OMSB license allied health professionals through Prometric-delivered papers; DOH uses Pearson VUE.
How should I prepare for PHT5451?
Start with Pharmacy Calculation and Pregnancy and Lactation, then work through the 1,309 explained MCQs chapter by chapter and sit the timed mocks until you clear 55% with margin.
Guides for Pharmacy Assistant / Technician candidates
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Deepika Ravi
🇮🇳 VerifiedDental Hygienist · Chennai
149d ago
Chapters were paced perfectly. 100 questions per chapter is exactly what you can knock out in one focused sitting.
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Omar Hassan
🇯🇴 VerifiedPhysician · Amman → Doha
30d ago
Solid question bank. A couple of questions in the older chapters felt slightly outdated but the explanations were still accurate. QCHP verdict: passed.
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Rashid Ahmed
🇧🇩 VerifiedPhysician · Dhaka
72d ago
Good bank overall. Would love more Bangla case discussions but the English explanations are clear enough. Cleared NHRA on second attempt.
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Layla Al Mansoori
🇦🇪 VerifiedPharmacist · Sharjah
118d ago
The pharmacology explanations pull from Katzung and the mnemonics stuck. I recommended it to two colleagues who also passed.
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Maria Santos
🇵🇭 VerifiedRegistered Nurse · Manila
12d ago
Question quality is very close to the actual exam. Wish I had found this earlier - would have saved me two months of scattered PDF revision.
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