Program offered is a Diploma.

Course no: 101Credit Hours: 750 Hours

Program Length: Morning and afternoon sections, 25 hrs. per week (30 weeks). Nights, 20 hrs. per week (37 weeks)

Prerequisites: Pass the entrance exam of BioHealth College to The student must have high school diploma or GED and enroll for this program.

Course Objectives: The Pharmacy Technician curriculum includes pharmacy theory, laboratory instruction and clinical experiences in area pharmacies. The Pharmacy Technician program prepares the student for entry level positions assisting the pharmacist in his or her practice, as well as other positions described in this section. The Pharmacy Technician is skilled in the practical and mechanical aspects of pharmacy practice, assisting in the various activities of inventory management, compounding, and dispensing of medications. Such duties include, but need not be limited to maintaining patient records, retrieving and packaging medication doses, filling and distributing, maintaining inventories of drug supplies, and mixing of parental fluids.

Catalog Description: The role of the pharmacy technician, and professionals working within the pharmacy environment, continues to grow and change. Today, pharmacy technicians work in any number of pharmacy environments, such as HMO pharmacies, hospital pharmacies, private and retail pharmacies, and urgent care or multi-specialty clinic pharmacies. The purpose of this program is to provide the student with the theory and hands-on experience necessary for an entry-level position as a pharmacy technician capable of working in any pharmacy environment.

Course Outline: Biotechnology Business Management Introduction to Pharmacy / Law Pharmacology Admixture Pharmaceutical Compounding Institutional Pharmacy Pharmacy Externship Career Development / Job prep

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