Program Overview
Certified Pharmacy Technicians play vital roles in the healthcare system. In the past, technicians were looked upon as people behind the counter who fill prescriptions and count pills. With the evolving and expanded role the pharmacy technician plays, your professional services will ensure that patients receive the best health care outcomes and obtain the best results from their medications.
Program Length
16 Weeks
What does a Pharmacy Technician do?
- Receive and process prescription requests from patients and those sent electronically from doctors’ offices
- Accurately count, weigh, pour and mix medications
- Prepare accurate prescription labels and package prescriptions
- Prepare and process insurance claim forms and manage inventory
What You'll Learn
- Human anatomy and medical terminology
- Pharmacy technician principles and practices
- Receiving and processing prescription requests
- Accurately counting, weighing, pouring and mixing medications
- Identifying, handling and safely disposing of hazardous materials.
- Preparing medications requiring sterile, non-sterile and chemotherapy compounding.
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