REMEDIUMREMEDIUM1561-59362658-3534Joint-Stock Company Chicot180610.32687/1561-5936-2025-29-3-321-325Original ArticleExperience of using VR technologies in training specialists in the field of pharmacyGlukhovaAngelina Andreevnajuzzromero@ya.ruKrasheninnikovAnatoly Evgenievichanatoly.krasheninnikov@drugsafety.ruRozhnovaSvetlana Aleksandrovnasar1511@yandex.ruRussian National Research Medical University named after N. I. Pirogov, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, RussiaNational Pharmacovigilance Research Center, Moscow, Russia15122025332132517102025Copyright © 2025,2025Professional training using VR is a trend in the modern world, which has influenced the creation of programs using immersive technology. Analysis of information published in open literature sources showed the widespread use of virtual reality programs in the training of health care workers and the pharmaceutical industry. The article provides an overview of the results and prospects for the use of these technologies for training specialists in pharmacy. The aim of the work is to review the literature data on the results of the experience of using VR technologies in the training of specialists in the field of pharmaceutical education. The objectives are to analyze the obtained data and identify the most promising approaches in the practice of training specialists in the field of pharmacy. Materials and methods: literature review was conducted using analysis, deconstruction, discriminative, diachronic and aspect methods of information bases Elibrary, Pubmed, Scopus, Cyberleninka. Results and discussion: the review of information sources showed that VR-technologies in the training of specialists in the field of pharmacy have found their application in practice. The experience of using immersive education was used in the directions: in nursing, in medical, in surgical. However, in comparison with the training of specialists for other industries, this experience is of a pilot nature for pharmaceutical education. In addition, there is no information about the use of similar technologies for specialty programs «33.05.01 Pharmacy» in Russian educational institutions in open sources. 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