Pharmacy Technician - Live/Online

This course will be held online with a live instructor during the course hours/times listed. A few days before the start date of class, you will receive an email with important course information, including the course link

This program prepares students to be professional Pharmacy Technicians dedicated to assisting Registered Pharmacists in quality pharmacy operational procedures. Graduates are equipped to assist the Pharmacist filling prescriptions according to doctor’s orders. Pharmacy Technicians also participate in ordering products and inventory control, as well as billing and receiving payments. Trained graduates that pass this course, are eligible to sit for a national certification exam.  Once students pass the course and certification exam, they can submit an application to participate in a externship program with national affiliation  partners like CVS and Walgreens, or local pharmacy operations near their residence. This externship is what many employers in this industry want to see that tells them the student is job ready for this high demand job.

State regulations will vary by state, and this course does not specifically prepare students to meet all states’ regulations.  Potential students are highly encouraged to research what the regulations are in the state that they intend to work in.

Recommended Prerequisites:  High School Graduate or GED holder.

Course Exam:

Student will be prepared to enter the pharmacy field and to take the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) certification exam.

Topics Covered:

1. Understand the practice of pharmacy
2. Identify and understand the regulatory agencies and laws that affect the practice of pharmacy
3. Recognize and process drug orders in both retail and institutional environments
4. Describe the process for bringing new drugs to market through the NDA process
5. Describe the naming of drug products and the patent process
6. Understand the use of the patient profile and hospital charts in drug use and patient monitoring
7. Order, maintain, and control pharmacy inventory including the disposition of expired or recalled medications
8. Identify and understand the differences required in handling controlled substances and their drug orders
9. Demonstrate proficiency in pharmacy calculations involved in the practice of pharmacy
10. Demonstrate sterile product compounding and aseptic techniques
11. Discuss pharmacology and the concept of pharmacological classes of medications
12. Discuss pharmacokinetics and factors that can affect drug kinetics
13. Demonstrate ability to engage in the administrative duties of the pharmacy
14. Identify and understand the ways pharmacy technician support the pharmacist in the performance of their duties
15. Demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to pass the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) Exam or the National Healthcareer Association (ExCPT) exam.

Modules:

1. History of Medicine and Pharmacy
2. Pharmacy Law, Ethics, and Regulatory Agencies
3. Competencies, Associations, and Settings for Technicians
4. Communication and Role of the Technician with the Customer/Patient
5. Dosage Forms, and Routes of Administration
6. Conversions and Calculations
7. Drug Information References
8. Pharmacy Practices
9. Bulk Repackaging and Non-Sterile Compounding
10. Aseptic Technique and Sterile Compounding
11. Pharmacy Billing and Inventory Management
12. Medications Safety and Error Prevention
13. Therapeutic Agents
14. Over-the-Counter (OTC) Medications
15. Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Early Bird (special discount) registration fee ends 05/31.