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  • Do you dream of working in a pharmacy? Consider Pharmacy Technician Training

    As the number of middle-aged and elderly people increases in the United States, so does the expected demand for skilled pharmacy technicians. Pharmacy Technician diploma students have the opportunity to learn the basics of drug interactions, medical abbreviations, and dealing with patients. Training also includes a background in anatomy and physiology, and courses in first aid, career development, and computers, as well as pharmacy law and ethics.

    Call or fill out the form below to learn how to you can earn a Pharmacy Technician diploma in as few as 8 months! 

  • Pharmacy Technician Education Requirements

    PHAT111 

    Dosage Calculations
    Coursework will include an introduction to the math skills, including basic terminology, abbreviations and units needed to perform pharmaceutical calculations. Apothecary, avoirdupois, and metric systems will be an essential component of this course. Review of calculations dealing with ratio and proportion, percentages, ratio strength, reducing and enlarging formulas and dilution and concentration problems will be presented.
    Prerequisite(s): None

     

    PHAT112 

    Introduction to Computers
    The primary focus of this class will be to introduce students to a computerized word processing application. Students will be given instruction in the process of creating a document, enhancing a document, saving a document, and printing a document. Coursework will include increasing keyboarding speed.
    Prerequisite(s): None

     

    PHAT113  

    Pharmacy Practice
    This course is designed to introduce students to the basic elements of the field of pharmacy. Medical abbreviations, prescription writing and interpretation, drug forms and administration will be discussed in this class. This course is designed to introduce students to many aspects of the pharmacy, including the relationship between the pharmacist and the pharmacy technician and other details necessary to be a pharmacy technician.
    Prerequisite(s): None

     

    PHAT121 

    First Aid/CPR
    Coursework will include an introduction to the concepts of basic life support practices. Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation will be the emphasis of this course. Students must pass the CPR exam and practicum to pass this course. First aid practices and procedures will also be emphasized in this course.
    Prerequisite(s): None

     

    PHAT122  

    Anatomy and Physiology for Mechanical Structures
    This course is designed to introduce students to the structure and function of the human body. The systems studied in this class will be the integumentary system, skeletal system, muscular system, and the nervous system.
    Prerequisite(s): None

     

    PHAT132  

    Pharmacology for Mechanical Structures
    This course is designed to provide practical knowledge of pharmacology, including pharmaceutical nomenclature and classification, mechanisms of drug actions, interactions, indications and contra-indications, side effects, and methods of administering therapeutic agents primarily in the nervous, endocrine, skeletal, muscular, cardiovascular, respiratory, and gastrointestinal systems.
    Prerequisite(s): PHAT111, PHAT112, PHAT113, PHAT121, PHAT122, PHAT151, PHAT153

     

    PHAT142  

    Pharmacy Technology for Extemporaneous Compounding
    This course is designed to provide a stepwise approach for learning and understanding the various components of the profession of pharmacy and the meaningful role of supportive personnel in the practice of pharmacy. An overview of administration of medications, drug distribution systems, and parenteral admixture services will be discussed in this course.
    Prerequisite(s): PHAT111, PHAT112, PHAT113, PHAT121, PHAT122, PHAT151, PHAT153

     

    PHAT151  

    Pharmacy Law and Ethics
    This course is designed to introduce students to laws that govern pharmacies as well as good ethical practices.
    Prerequisite(s): None

     

    PHAT153  

    Anatomy and Physiology for Visceral Structures
    This course is designed to introduce students to the structure and function of the human body. The systems studied in this class will be cells, tissues and organ systems, the circulatory system, the respiratory system, the endocrine system, the lymphatic system, the urinary system, and fluid and electrolyte balance.
    Prerequisite(s): None

     

    PHAT162  

    Pharmacology for Visceral Structures
    This course provides advanced knowledge of pharmacology and pharmaceutical practice, and includes a systematic approach to names and classifications of drugs and therapeutic agents, their indications and contra-indications, mechanisms of action, side effects, drug interactions, methods of administration of therapeutic agents with emphasis in the renal, reproductive, vascular, sensory, dermatology, immunology and hematology systems. Benefits and disadvantages of over-the-counter or nonprescription medication will also be addressed.
    Prerequisite(s): PHAT111, PHAT112, PHAT113, PHAT121, PHAT122, PHAT151, PHAT153

     

    PHAT172 

    Career Development
    This series of lectures and discussions will concentrate on developing habits of personal success. Emphasis will be placed on assessing qualifications, developing a job search network, preparing resumes, cover letters, and applications, as well as successful interviewing strategies and follow-up.
    Prerequisite(s): PHAT111, PHAT112, PHAT113, PHAT121, PHAT122, PHAT151, PHAT153

     

    PHAT173  

    Pharmacy Technology for Parenteral Compounding
    This course focuses on pharmacy procedures related to hospitals and long-term facilities. Intravenous medication, preparation and implementation as well as other long-term medication applications will be discussed. Instruction will address nuclear pharmacy, hospice pharmacy and mail order pharmacy.
    Prerequisite(s): PHAT111, PHAT112, PHAT113, PHAT121, PHAT122, PHAT151, PHAT153

     

    PHAT180 

    Externship
    Upon completion of all other courses, Pharmacy Technician students will participate in an externship program. This program is designed to expose students to an actual pharmacy environment allowing practical aspects of dispensing, compounding and inventory control with the assistance of the school-based externship coordinator.
    Prerequisite(s): PHAT111, PHAT112, PHAT113, PHAT121, PHAT122, PHAT132, PHAT142, PHAT151, PHAT153, PHAT162, PHAT172, PHAT173