This one-year program is designed to prepare students to gain employment as a pharmacy technician. A pharmacy technician supports and assists the licensed pharmacist with ordering, stocking, and packaging prescription and over-the-counter medications. Other duties may include inventory control, maintaining records, preparing labels, and processing insurance claims.
Program Core Courses - What You'll Study
- Microsoft® Office
- Terminology of Body Systems
- Terminology of Body Support
- Calculations & Administration of Medicine
- Healthcare Law & Ethics
- Pharmacy and Systems of Operation
- Introduction to Pharmacology
- Body Control Systems
- Systems of Transport and Support
- Human Relations
Career Opportunities as a Pharmacy Technician
Pharmacy Technicians work alongside Registered Pharmacists in retail pharmacies, extended care facilities, rehabilitation centers, and larger out-patient centers that have in-house pharmacies. Certification is fast becoming a key issue, and with the curriculum offered at National College, Pharmacy Technician graduates have a distinct advantage in becoming certified.
The classes in this program can prepare you to successfully complete the Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) examination. |
The Roanoke Valley Campus of National College is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools to award master's degrees, bachelor's degrees, associate degrees, and diplomas.
The Louisville, Bristol, Danville (VA), Lynchburg, Harrisonburg, and Lexington Campuses are accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools to award bachelor's degrees, associate degrees, and diplomas.
All other campuses of National College are accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools to award associate degrees and diplomas. |
