**UPDATE DUE TO COVID-19**
Our August 2021 class will be held as scheduled as an online course. Please contact us with any questions regarding the format.
Next session forming for our course:
- Thursday, August 19, 2021 – November 18, 2021
What You Will Get
Understand Pharmacy Career Paths
You begin the course learning a brief history of pharmacy and the technician. This includes subjects important to retail, hospital, industry, institutional, and all other fields of pharmacy technician practice. You will learn all about your roles and responsibilities as a technician in each field.
Learn the Specifics
You will learn key medical terminology, prescription components, routes of administration, drug information, pharmaceutics, drug interactions, and adverse drug reactions covered in the exams.
Understand the Legal Side of Pharmacy Work
Learn vital pharmacy law from across the U.S. and Virginia, including labeling requirements, controlled substances, compounding laws, and regulatory agencies like the Virginia board of Pharmacy, the FDA, and the DEA.
Master the Top 50 Drugs
You will learn the top 50 most common prescription drugs, their purpose of use, and their generic names so you can go to work confident.
Excellent Practice Tests
Your last two weeks of class include review, study tips, and practice tests designed to carry you through your exam.
Worry-Free Math Support
Four of your two-hour class sessions cover the math skills related to the pharmacy technician field. Don’t worry if you and math don’t get along: we’re there for you with extra tutoring sessions before each math class.
Eligibility
Bremo Pharmacy is a PTCB-Recognized Education/Training Program
Our course is an approved training program with the Virginia Board of Pharmacy, and has no prerequisites. Eligibility requirements for the exams are simple, and can be found at the link below:
National Exam (PTCB)
Simple Pricing and Registration
The total cost of the course includes:
| Registration Fee (non-refundable) | $100 |
| Tuition | $475 |
| Books (non-refundable) | $125 |
| Total: | $700 |
The two texts used include Morton’s The Pharmacy Technician and the Pharmacy Calculations workbook. These books will be available to purchase the first day in class for $125.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at (804) 285-8055 ext 130.
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Location
Bremo Pharmacies Business Office and Training Center
2002 Staples Mill Road
Richmond, VA 23230
804-285-8055 ext 130
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See What Our Students Think:
“I would like to take this time and commend the staff at Bremo Pharmacy on the Pharmacy Technician Training Course. You guys did a wonderful job of preparing us as students to sit for the exams. I have successfully passed the state and national exams.”
“I am just letting you know that I passed the Virginia Board of Pharmacy Exam. Thank you so much. I enjoyed the class. Wish I was still going on Thursdays to learn more!”
Additional Resources
Pharmacy Technician Certification Board
Find out more about the national exam.
Virginia Board of Pharmacy
Register as a technician, take a state practice test!
Virginia Board of Pharmacy
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