Summary
- Duration: 10 months
- Prepares You for Entry-Level Jobs in Healthcare
- Learn Retail, Hospital, Compounding, Mail-Order, and Long-Term Care Pharmacy
- Topics Covered Include Law, Ethics, Pharmaceutical Calculations
PHARMACY TECHNICIAN DIPLOMA
Every year, doctors and patients trust pharmacy technicians to distribute medication—the right amount, at the right time, in the right way. If you’re an organized, trustworthy person who likes helping people, Florida Career College’s Pharmacy Technician program could be the prescription you need to begin building a better future.
Summary
- Duration: 10 Months
- Prepares You for Entry-Level Jobs in Healthcare
- Learn Retail, Hospital, Compounding, Mail-Order, and Long-Term Care Pharmacy
- Topics Covered Include Law, Ethics, Pharmaceutical Calculations
PHARMACY TECHNICIAN Career Outcomes
Graduates of this program are equipped with the skills that pharmacies expect when hiring entry-level personnel. After the program, you’ll be ready to be a valuable member of a pharmacy team from day one in positions such as:
- Billing and Quality Technician
- Compounding Technician
- Pharmacy Technician
About This Program
You’ll train for your new career in comfortable small-sized classrooms and labs equipped with the tools and technology needed. Our goal is to train you in an environment as similar to a real workplace as possible so that you know the equipment and techniques well before you begin your career.
The Pharmacy Technician certification program can take up to 10 months to complete. In addition to gaining a solid foundation of knowledge about pharmacy terminology and fundamentals, you’ll get hands-on practice across a variety of pharmacy types, including retail, compounding, hospital, mail-order, and long-term care. You’ll also learn state and federal law, ethics, and professionalism. At the end of your program, you will also receive on-the-job training during an externship with a local employment partner.
Course Titles
Credits
Foundation of Pharmaceutical Care
4.0
Pharmaceutical Calculations
4.0
Community Pharmacy Practice
4.0
Institutional and Advanced Pharmacy Practices
4.0
Medication Therapy
4.0
Medication Therapy II
4.0
Externship
4.44
Introduction to Allied Health for Pharmacy Technicians
4.33
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