Pharmacy Technician - Fox Valley Technical College

Pharmacy Technician from Fox Valley Technical College is a Campus Certificate Pharmacy degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. Career Opportunities The Pharmacy Technician program trains individuals for the roles of supportive personnel for hospital and community pharmacies. The pharmacy technician provides assistance to the pharmacist in a variety of technical tasks involving the packaging, distribution, compounding, labeling and recording of drugs. Graduates find pharmacy technician positions in community pharmacies, nursing home pharmacies, home IVs and hospital pharmacies. Program Description Upon completion of this two-semester, 36-credit program, students receive a technical diploma. Clinical experience may be acquired in agencies throughout east central Wisconsin. Many of the courses are available through television instruction at the clinical agencies as well as on the Lakeshore Technical College campus. Courses with asterisks may be obtained at Fox Valley Technical College . Program Outcomes The program graduate will be able to assist the pharmacist in the following areas: Package and label drugs for prescription dispensing. Prepare and deliver unit dose drugs to the nursing services of hospitals or nursing homes. Prepare parenteral admixtures under aseptic and sterile conditions. Receipt and inventory of drug shipments. Manual and computer maintenance of records, including patient profiles. Compound solutions, ointments, lotions, suppositories and other medications. Comprehend and utilize medical and drug terminology common to the pharmaceutical environment. Recognize and apply the knowledge of ethics as well as legal implications of their actions as it relates to themselves, the pharmacist and the pharmacy. Facilitate communications for third party reimbursement. View more details on Fox Valley Technical College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Pharmacy courses.