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Pharmacy Technician
You will get the training you need to work closely with
pharmacists in providing medication and health care products to patients.
Whether you work for a retail pharmacy, local druggist, grocery store, or
hospital, you will be an important part of a
rewarding profession.
You’ll learn how to:
- Receive prescriptions from doctors and hospitals
- Prepare prescriptions for patients
- Verify insurance and prescription information
- Assist the pharmacist with everyday duties
- Prepare to take the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board Exam (PTCB)
Program
Highlights:
Clinical
Skills:
- Home Infusion Pharmacy
- Compounding Creams and Capsules
- Preparing and Calculating for IV Fluids, Antibiotics, Chemotherapy Medications, Total Nutrition Mixtures
- Neonatal and Geriatric Considerations and Dosage Calculations
- Administration of Drugs
- Controlled Substances
- Ampule and glass filter syringe procedures
- Reconstitute Antibiotics
- Insulin Calculations
- Classifications of Drugs
Administrative skills:
- Drug Recalls and Expired Medication Management
- Inventory Management and Turnover Ratios
- Insurance and Coding
- Profit and Loss Margin
- Pharmacy Law
- Detecting Forgeries
- Data Entry and Customer Service
- Communications with Health Care Professionals
Pharmacy
Technician graduates are eligible for certification through the National
Pharmacy Technician Certification Board.
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