Pharmacy Technician

Meets the requirements for American Red Cross Professional Rescuer CPR or American Heart Association Basic Life Support for those who work in Emergency Services, Health Care, and other professional areas. Material presented in this course is basic patient assessment, basic airway management, rescue breathing, AED use, and CPR for infant, children, and adult patients.

Introduces the practice of pharmacy and the work that pharmacy technicians perform. The course provides an overview of careers within the field; educational, certification, and accreditation requirements; ethical and legal responsibilities; pharmacology; as well as a variety of issues that touch on attitudes, values, and beliefs of successful pharmacy technicians.

Introduces the pharmacy technician student to the profound influence that drug laws, standards, and regulations have on practice. Students learn to abide by the laws, regulations, and standards that govern the preparation and dispensing of drugs.

Provides the basic concepts of normal body function as well as the diseases which impact the various body systems and the drugs used to treat such diseases. Emphasizes disease state management and drug therapy.

Reviews the disease states which impact the various body systems and the drugs used to treat such diseases. Emphasizes disease state management and drug therapy. Serves as the second part of the two-part presentation of the basic concepts of pharmacology.

Provides a basic understanding of both general and specific tasks and responsibilities involved in the practice of pharmacy in a community setting. Emphasizes chain and independent community pharmacy practices and other related practice settings (such as consultant pharmacy, mail order pharmacy, and nuclear pharmacy). Enables the student to obtain hands-on experience in the important technical duties of dispensing and compounding. Utilizes a lecture-informal discussion format combined with a series of practice skills laboratory sessions.

Provides a basic introduction to pharmacy reimbursement services. Defines and presents the processes involved in reimbursement for pharmacy products and services. Examines the health care insurance industry along with an overview of the three core functions of pharmacy reimbursement services: patient admission, verification of insurance, and billing procedures. Integrates an actual pharmacy operation application and allows students hands-on technical experience.

Provides the students with hands-on experience in a community pharmacy setting. Students must be supervised by a licensed pharmacist or qualified designee, and are expected to participate in activities delineated in the Clinical Site Manual, such as dispensing, inventory handling and control, drug distribution, processing of third-party claims, and communication with patients. The preceptor, student, and instructor complete evaluations at the completion of the rotation.

Develops the skills necessary to perform calculations essential to the duties of pharmacy technicians in a variety of contemporary settings. This course also applies these skills in hands-on compounding of pharmaceutical products emphasizing the importance of accuracy, quality, and infection control.

Emphasizes the drug classes, such as over-the-counter vs. prescription drugs, scheduled drugs, and the laws pertaining to each. Includes the drug development process, the different pregnancy classifications and the degree of potential harm for each class, and the commonly used drugs that can be addictive abused, and potentially lethal. Examines dosage forms, routes of administration, selection, and recommendation of OTC drugs and natural products, and memorize trade and generic names.