Register on-line at https://etsuaw.etsu.edu/wconnect/CourseStatus.awp?&course=251-9010A-8&Publish=ANYWAY or call 800-222-3878. Live, in-person Class is Limited to 35 Students. Live class is first-come, first-served. $500 registration includes textbooks.
This will be a live in-person class. Full payment is due at registration. Payment goes up to $600 after February 8, 2025.BR>


This course provides an overview of skills and knowledge required to function successfully as a pharmacy technician. Every topic cannot be covered during class time, therefore some self-study will be required. The course may be used for individuals working in retail, or a hospital pharmacy, to prepare for the PTCB exam, or to improve their job skills. PTCB has granted this program recent approval, and students completing the program may sit for the PTCB exam.

Pharmacy technicians work in community or hospital pharmacies, assisting pharmacists in handling medications and serving patients. Individuals passing the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board examination become nationally certified pharmacy technicians.

This course meets on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6 pm to 9 pm for 22 sessions. There are no prerequisites for this program; however, you must be 18 years of age, be a high school/GED graduate prior to taking the certification exam with no felony convictions or misdemeanor convictions that are drug related. Textbook is included with registration fees. Participants will need a four-function calculator and notebook for class.

To cancel a registration, you must notify our office, in writing, at least seven (7) days prior to start of class to be eligible for any refund. There will be a $50.00 processing fee assessed to all cancellations/refunds request within a week of the first day of the course, or if a paper check must be requested. There are no refunds once the course begins; however, you can transfer to the next available course should circumstances arise that you not be able to attend.

Textbooks are provided in registration fee. You will need to bring a four-function calculator and paper for notes to class. No scientific calculators will be permitted. This course will be offered live in-person. Seats are limited to 35, on a first-come, first-served basis. No refunds are issued for this course once it begins. A $50 administrative fee is assessed per each refund, if notification is made less than seven days before the class begins. Must be 18 years of age, high school graduate and no felony convictions before taking national PTCB exam.