PHARMACY TECHNICIAN
Diploma in
Pharmacy Technician
1,050 Contact Hours • 36/42 Instructional Weeks • Day / Evening
Gain the technical and practical training needed to work as an assistant to a licensed pharmacist in pharmacy chains, hospitals and skilled-care facilities. Training includes medication preparation, inventory, billing, pharmacy computing and customer service.
AT A GLANCE
1,050
Contact Hours
36/42
Instructional Weeks
Day / Evening
Program
300 Hours
Externship
Program Overview
This course emphasizes calculations and conversations of pills and intravenous drugs as ordered by a physician. The student is taught the fastest and most popular drugs, their brand and generic names, side effects and food and drug interactions.
At the externship site, the student will learn how to work with the unit dose system, type labels, and understand the use of computers in Pharmacy and mix medications under a Laminar Hood.
What You’ll Learn
- Pharmacy computing
- Medication preparation
- Inventory and billing processes
- Customer service care
- Calculations and handling of oral and intravenous medications
- Common and popular drugs, brand and generic names
- Side effects and food and drug interactions
- Unit dose system, labels and use of pharmacy computers
- Mixing medications under a Laminar Hood
| Course Number |
|---|
HSC 0321
PT 1001
PT 1002
PT 1003
PT 1004
PT 1005
PT 1006
PT 1007
Total
| Course Title |
|---|
Introduction to Health Care
Introduction to Pharm Practice & Med. Terminology
Medical Law & Ethics
Pharmacy Practitioner Applications
Pharmacy Tech Field Experience Clinical Lab I
Pharmacy Medication Management
Pharmaceutical Operations
Pharmacy Technician Externship
Total General Education Credits
| Course Hours |
|---|
90
90
30
60
300
90
90
300
1050
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*Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2023)
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