No. of Credits: 17
Contact: L. Polk, Chair, Health Sciences Division
This certificate program prepares pharmacy technicians to work under the direction of a licensed pharmacist. Pharmacy technicians stock and inventory prescription and over-the-counter medications; maintain written or computerized patient medication records; count or pour medications into dispensing containers; prepare sterile intravenous medications; type prescription labels, prepare insurance claim forms; and provide direct customer service. Pharmacy technicians work in hospital pharmacies, retail pharmacies, home healthcare pharmacies, nursing home pharmacies, clinic pharmacies, nuclear medicine pharmacies, and in mail order prescription pharmacies. Graduates are eligible to take the national Pharmacy Technician Certification Examination (PTCE). Students in this program may be required to provide proof of current health insurance and must submit a satisfactory health requirements record, a negative drug screen, and a criminal background check at their own expense. All pharmacy technician students must achieve a minimum grade of “C” in each course in the curriculum for successful program completion.
This program has been designated has a Health Manpower Shortage program. For more information contact the Admissions Department.
The maximum number of credits accepted in transfer from other institutions to this program is 13.
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