Pharmacy School Prerequisite Review Study Guide 2026–2027 — Redesigned Illustrated Edition | 200 Practice Questions

Build the science, math, reading, and writing foundation that pharmacy school expects with a complete, illustrated review guide and 200 practice questions with detailed answer explanations.

The guide is organized around the five content areas of the former Pharmacy College Admission Test (PCAT): biology, chemistry, critical reading, quantitative reasoning, and writing. AACP has retired the PCAT and no test dates are offered; these five areas still match the prerequisite courses PharmD programs require, so they make an ideal framework for review.

WHAT'S INSIDE

• 93 pages, 8.5 × 11 in, print-ready PDF with a clickable table of contents
• Pharmacy school admissions overview: the PCAT's retirement, applying through PharmCAS, common prerequisite courses, what admissions committees evaluate, and program pathways
• Biology: cell structure and organelles, membrane transport, the cell cycle, DNA replication, transcription and translation, enzymes, cellular respiration, genetics and biotechnology, classification of life, microbiology, body systems, developmental biology, evolution and ecology, and health and pharmacology basics
• Chemistry: states of matter and gas laws, solutions and colligative properties, acids, bases, and buffers, kinetics and equilibrium, atomic structure and bonding, organic chemistry, stereochemistry, reaction mechanisms, IUPAC nomenclature, and functional groups
• Critical Reading: main idea, details, inference, argument evaluation, author's purpose and tone, and reading strategies
• Quantitative Reasoning: algebra, dimensional analysis for dosage-style problems, probability and statistics, precalculus, trigonometry, and calculus, including first-order drug elimination and AUC
• Academic and Persuasive Writing: organization, grammar and style, responding to prompts, developing ideas, and building arguments
• 51 quick-reference tables, 12 formula boxes, and labeled diagrams and graphs of the animal cell, heart, nephron, sarcomere, action potential, oxygen-hemoglobin curve, population growth, phase diagram, normal curve, right-triangle trigonometry, and the plasma concentration-time curve
• 2 practice tests with 100 questions each (200 total), 20 per section, with reading passages
• Complete answer keys with an explanation for every question
• 12-week, 6-week, and 4-week study plans, FAQs, test-taking strategies, and test-anxiety techniques

WHO IT'S FOR

• Pre-pharmacy students completing prerequisite courses
• PharmD applicants preparing for interviews or a school's own assessment
• Admitted students refreshing their foundations before the first professional year
• Advisors and instructors supporting pre-pharmacy students

FORMAT

Instant digital download. Study on any device or print at home. No physical item will be shipped.

PLEASE NOTE

PCAT® is a registered trademark of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP). This product is not affiliated with or endorsed by AACP, PharmCAS, or any testing organization.