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Pharmacy Technician
The Pharmacy Technician Program was developed in response to a rising need for trained technicians to work in either the hospital or retail pharmacy setting. In recent years, the Pharmacy Technician profession has become indispensable to the Healthcare field. A nationwide shortage of pharmacists and a growing consumer demand for prescription medications have allowed pharmacy technicians the opportunity to play a continually more important role in today's pharmacy industry. With this growing opportunity, however, has also come increased responsibility, and this increased responsibility has made Pharmacy Technician Certification an important issue for many industry employers and some state legislatures. Some states now require all individuals who work as pharmacy technicians to become nationally certified.
Audience
The target audience for the Pharmacy Technician program is individuals interested in learning job skills for pharmacy technician employment opportunities or individuals interested in changing job skills to become pharmacy technicians.
Prerequisites
In order to sit for the national certification exam, candidates must have a high school diploma or equivalent; therefore, it is recommended that students have this before enrolling for this program. Students must be proficient in keyboarding (approximately 35 words per minute), have a basic understanding of a word-processing computer program (Microsoft Word recommended), and have a command of English grammar and punctuation. No healthcare or medical office work experience is required.
Acquired Skills
Upon completion of the Pharmacy Technician Program, the student will be able to:
Define the differences between the hospital and retail pharmacy setting
Demonstrate ethical conduct in all duties performed
Understand the laws that govern pharmacy, whether federal or state mandated
Interpret physician orders and prescriptions
Prepare and distribute medications
Define medical and pharmaceutical terms, and common abbreviations
Understand the pharmacology of medications in relation to the anatomy affected
Perform pharmaceutical calculations
Communicate effectively with patients and medical professionals
Understand the importance of confidentiality of all patient information
Process insurance billing and/or collect payments
Control inventory
Gain experience in working with compounding
Job Titles in this field include:
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Retail Pharmacy Technician |
Hospital Pharmacy Technician |
Managed Care Pharmacy Technician |
Community Pharmacy Technician |
Senior Pharmacy Technician |
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Pharmacy Technician Course Information Hours: 314 Hours |
Weeks: 17 |
Price: |
$7,495 |
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Course |
Lecture Hrs |
Total Hrs |
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Introduction to Keyboarding |
5 |
5 |
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Windows XP – Level 1 |
5 |
5 |
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Word 2003 – Level 1 |
5 |
5 |
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Resume Writing & Interviewing Skills |
10 |
10 |
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Business Etiquette/Customer Service Fundamentals |
5 |
5 |
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Pharmacy and Health Care |
8 |
8 |
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The Pharmacy Technician |
7 |
7 |
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Drug Regulation & Control |
15 |
15 |
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Pharmaceutical Terminology |
15 |
15 |
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Prescriptions |
15 |
15 |
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Routes & Formulations |
15 |
15 |
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Parenterals |
15 |
15 |
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Compounding |
15 |
15 |
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Basic Bio-Pharmaceutics |
7 |
7 |
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Factors Affecting Drug Review |
8 |
8 |
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Information |
7 |
7 |
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Inventory Management |
8 |
8 |
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Financial Issues |
8 |
8 |
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Community Pharmacy |
7 |
7 |
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Hospital Pharmacy |
8 |
8 |
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Mail Order Pharmacy |
7 |
7 |
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Review, Tests and PTCB Test Prep |
15 |
15 |
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Clinical – Job Shadow |
104 |
104 |