Pharmacy Technician - 50490
(1050 clock hours - Selective Admission)
This program prepares students to assist a pharmacist with the technical tasks which take place in the pharmacy. Under the direct supervision of a pharmacist the graduates from this program are qualified to work as a Community Pharmacy Technician, or Pharmacy Technician in retail and hospital settings. Program completers sit for the national pharmacy technician certification examination administered by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board. Pharmacy technicians who successfully pass the exam are eligible to use the title Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT).
Degree Requirements
Required program:
| HSC V003 | Introduction to Health Care (O) | 82 hours |
| HSC V405 | Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) (O) | 4 - 8 hours |
| PTN V000 | Pharmacy Technician Orientation (O) | 60 hours |
| PTN V032L | Pharmacy Operations I (O) | 50 hours |
| PTN V015 | Pharmaceutical Calculations (O) | 60 hours |
| HSC V540 | Body Structure and Function (O) | 60 hours |
| HSC V530C | Concepts of Medical Language (O) | 35 hours |
| PTN V023 | General Pharmacology (O) | 90 hours |
| PTN V033L | Pharmacy Operations II (O) | 60 hours |
| PTN V030 | Introduction to Community Pharmacy (O) | 250 hours |
| PTN V031 | Introduction to Institutional Pharmacy (O) | 250 hours |
| PTN V093 | Pharmacy Technician Review Course (O) | 45 hours |