Thank you for your interest in the Virginia Institute for Pharmacy Technicians pharmacy technician certification program. The program is a 12 week course designed to prepare students to become pharmacy technicians, and to help prepare to take either the national exam (PTCB) or the state examination. The course is an approved training program with the Virginia Board of Pharmacy. The classes are held in our facilities near the intersection of Broad St. and Staples Mill Road in mid-town Richmond Virginia.

Schedule:

Our next pharmacy technician courses will begin the second week of January. Morning classes will be held on Fridays from 10:00am-12:00pm. Evening classes will be held on Tuesdays from 5:30pm to 7:30pm.

Registration:

The registration deadline is January 5th. Your registration fee of $350 is due upon registration, and is required in order to reserve a seat in the class.The two texts used include Morton's The Pharmacy Technician and Pharmacy Calculations. These books will be available for purchase the first day of class, for $80. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Holly Naggy at Holly.Naggy@RAIRX.com or at 804-285-8055 ext 128.

1. Course Coordinator:

Michelle Herbert, PharmD
Email: Michelle@RAIRX.com
Phone: 804 -285 - 8055 ext 117

2. Instructors:

Catherine Cary, PharmD
Michelle Herbert, PharmD

Tana Kaefer, PharmD
Kerri Musselman, PharmD

3. Textbooks:

Morton's The Pharmacy Technician
Morton's Pharmacy Calculations

4. Scheduled Topics:

Week 1 Course Overview, History of Pharmacy, Technician Responsibilities

Week 2 Math Module 1

Week 3 Federal Laws and State Laws, Controlled Substances

Week 4 Medical Terminology, Prescription Components

Week 5 Routes of Administration, Injectable Drugs, Chemotherapy Drugs

Week 6 Math Module 2

Week 7 Compounding, State Laws for Compounding, Drug Information

Week 8 Math Module 3

Week 9 Pharmaceutics, ADME, Drug Interactions, ADR’s

Week 10 Inventory Management, Automation, State Laws for Automation, Insurance

Week 11 Pharmacy Practice Settings, Math Review

Week 12 Study Tips, Practice Test, Certificates

Students will also learn the top 50 drugs (Brand-Generic names, and drug classification) throughout the course.

5. Certification Test Preparation: Weekly quizzes, homework assignments and practice tests will help prepare the student to take either the PTCB national exam, or the Virginia Pharmacy Technician State Examination. A forum is also available for those interested in the class and for past and current class members. Click here to visit the forum.

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Class Location:

Virginia Institute of Pharmacy Technicians
2002 Staples Mill Road
Richmond, VA 23230