Pharmacy Technician

This course is designed to provide students with the skills and understanding of the profession to perform as a pharmacy technician in different practice settings.

This course offers certification in American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS), Healthcare Provider Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). The State Board of Pharmacy requires theory of 240 hours minimum, which includes the following content:

• knowledge of practice settings to support the pharmacist with the receipt and dispensing of prescript and non-prescription medications,
• pharmacy law and ethics, pharmacology, pharmacy and medical terminology and abbreviations,
• and clerical skills, customer service, pharmacy software, pharmacy math, recordkeeping, inventory management, processing prescriptions, and pharmacy operations.

In addition to theory, clinical internship hours are required and included. This course includes additional hours to ensure competency and proficiency.