Pharmacy Technician Program

This program will prepare our students to meet the requirements for a career as a pharmacy technician. Pharmacy Technician enjoys the challenge of highly detailed work as well as working with a diversity of people. They assist the pharmacy in a variety of task involving the packaging, distribution, labeling, compounding and recording of drugs. Pharmacy Technicians offer great customer service to clients as well as important assistance to a licensed pharmacist behind the scenes in a pharmacy. Pharmacy technician training programs require course work and clinical onsite training as well.

Course Title: Community and Hospital Pharmacy

For those of you who have never worked in a hospital pharmacy, this module will help you to understand the differences between hospital and retail settings.  Read carefully, as there is a lot of information regarding topics, which may be unfamiliar to those who have worked exclusively in the retail environment.   

Course Title: Extemporaneous Compounding

The student will learn procedures, instruments, and techniques for specialized dentistry such as orthodontics (braces and appliances), periodontics (gums) and pediatrics (children). This will provide the student with the skills necessary to acquire a position within a specialty practice.

Course Title: Pharmacology

This pharmacology overview is designed to give you basic education in pharmacology.  This course familiarizes the student with the major classifications of drugs and their uses.  It also provides familiarization of brand names and their generic name and their adverse effects.  Read all information given as you would read a textbook. You may wish to mark important information on flash cards so that you can review it at any time in the future. 

Course Title: Career Planning

This course provides students with the assistance of resume building and job search. Students will be able to prepare their resume, search for a job, and prepare for personal and technical interviews.  The school placement office will work with students and guides them in the process of obtaining a job.

Course Title: Externship

Students will gain hands-on experience through an externship. They will put to use the knowledge and skills they obtained throughout the course of the program to be able to obtain and maintain a position as a Pharmacy Technician.

What does a pharmacy tech do?

Pharmacy technicians aid pharmacists in dispensing medicine. The work environment can vary from working at a local pharmacy to working in a hospital.

Do you want a career instead of a job?

Fast food and retail jobs only take you so far. Before long it’s boring, there is no opportunity to advance, the pay is bad, and you just don’t want to do it any longer! How about a fast-paced job in the ever-expanding medical field? Pharmacy technicians are in demand. Due to the growing number of elderly in our population, medical jobs will be in demand well into the future. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts the demand for pharmacy technicians to grow by 9% in the next ten years. That is faster than average growth! 34,700 jobs are expected to be added in that time period. That’s great news!

If you are a motivated, self-starter, you can be employed and earning a nice salary in as long as it takes you to study for the examination. No need to spend years and many thousands of dollars to acquire a degree for a career that will yield the same income.

What are the training requirements?

Some states only require that you pass the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board exam while others require a little more education.

What is the exam like?

Our end of course exam is designed to ensure you have learned the information covered in each section of the course. The end of course exam contains 50 questions. Should you fail the exam, you will have two more attempts to pass it and you will be provided with remediation to help you study the areas in which you need to improve.

The end of course exam is also designed to prepare you for the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB™) exam, which is required in some states. The PTCB™ has written a 90-question multiple-choice examination. You will be given 120 minutes to complete the examination. The scores are scaled ranges from 1000–1600 and you must obtain a score of 1400 or higher to pass. The test is completed at computer testing centers. You are permitted to utilize a simple calculator during the exam. The PTCB™ publishes an examination blueprint (www.ptcb.org) that provides the prospective technician with the subject matter that is covered on the exam. Our course will cover all of the areas contained in the blueprint so that you can feel confident that you have the information that you need to be successful. You will notice areas of our course place bold numbers at the beginning or end of some sections. These correspond to areas of the blueprint that need to be emphasized during your preparation.

What if I don’t pass?

Not to worry. If you do not pass your exam on the first attempt, you will have our study material available to you free of charge to study for another attempt. We have put together a comprehensive study course that will prepare you to be successful.

National Certification

As a graduate of this program you’ll be fully prepared and eligible for the national certification exams. A high-quality certification validates an individual’s knowledge, skills, and abilities in a defined profession, occupation, skill, or role. Certified individuals in the workforce reduce risk and enhance consumer protection and public safety. In addition, these certifications allow employers and other stakeholders to identify individuals with the competencies needed to perform a role or task.”

This certifications are paid by GSSTI.