Allied College Pharmacy Technician Degree Program
Pharmacy Technician Program Details
The Pharmacy Technician program at Allied College - South prepares you for an Associate of Applied Science Degree in less time than you think.
What Kind of Work Do We Prepare You To Do?
As a licensed pharmacist's assistant, you will help prepare prescribed medication for patients. Our training prepares you to retrieve, count, pour, weigh and measure the prescription medication.
Prescriptions, which are checked by a pharmacist before being given to a patient, must then be priced and filed. You may also maintain patient profiles, prepare insurance forms, and stock and take inventory of medications.
What does our Pharmacy Technician program offer you?
- Study of the anatomy and physiology of the body and of drugs/antibiotics used to treat common diseases
- Familiarity with prescription and non-prescription drugs, herbal remedies and dietary supplements
- Training with regard to the functions of hospital pharmacies; how to interpret physician's orders, maintain records, complete orders, fill unit dose carts, stock floor inventory, and more
- Training with regard to the functions of retail pharmacies; how to process drug orders, maintain inventory, calculate dosing, price and stock medication, and more
- An introduction to federal and state pharmacy laws
- An externship at a clinical site
What career choices are available to graduates?
Upon graduation, you will be qualified to work as a Pharmacy Technician in places like:
- Retail Pharmacies
- Hospitals
- Clinics
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