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The Pharmacy Technician Program provides training in the skills and knowledge that can help you qualify for an entry-level position as a pharmacy technician.
Pharmacy technicians help licensed pharmacists provide prescribed medication and other healthcare products to patients.
As a pharmacy technician working in retail or mail-order pharmacies, you may have many responsibilities (depending on state rules and regulations), including:
- Receiving written prescriptions or requests for refills from patients or from doctors' offices.
- Retrieving, counting, pouring, weighing, measuring, and mixing medications.
- Selecting prescription containers, preparing prescription labels, and affixing prescription and other labels to containers.
- Pricing and filling prescriptions (which must be checked by the pharmacist).
- Establishing and maintaining patient profiles, preparing insurance claim forms, and stocking and taking inventory of prescription and over-the-counter medications.
In hospitals, nursing homes, and assisted-living facilities, you may have added responsibilities, including:
- Reading patients' charts and preparing and delivering medications.
- Copying information about prescribed medications onto patient profiles.
- Assembling a 24-hour supply of medicine for every patient.
The Pharmacy Technician Program consists of eight learning units called modules. Once you complete the first seven modules, you will take part in an externship, where you will have an opportunity to engage in hands-on learning and gain practical work experience. When you complete the Pharmacy Technician Program, you will be awarded a diploma and will have the basic skills and knowledge to begin your career as a pharmacy technician.
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