High-Tech Institute Pharmacy Technician Degree Program

A Pharmacy Technician is usually a pharmacist’s right-hand man (or woman). They are exceptional listeners, are always alert, and pay attention to the finest details (like why there’s an incorrect $0.83 charge on their phone bill).

They are also very responsible—filling the prescription with the right dose of the right pill could be the difference between making a patient feel a whole lot better, or a whole lot worse.

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 hospital pharmacies; how to interpret physicians’ orders, maintain records, fill unit dose carts, stock floor inventory, etc.
• Training with retail pharmacies; how to process drug orders, calculate dosing, price and stock medication, etc.
• 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
• Clinics
• Hospitals

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