Pharmacy Technician Program
Objective
This program combines classroom instruction, laboratory, and clinical experience to prepare students for employment in hospitals, health care agencies, and retail outlets, as well as insurance and other third party providers. Students learn pharmacology through an overview of drugs and how they affect the human body, drug classifications, common side effects, drug use and abuse. Pharmacy math and dosage calculation familiarizes the students with methods of drug preparation, packaging, and distribution, as well as the functions and services provided by hospital and retail pharmacies. Completion of the program includes practical learning experience in a community setting.
Graduates of the Pharmacy Technician program will be prepared to sit for both the Commonwealth of Virginia Board of Pharmacy and the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) examinations for state and national certification. Certification testing fees are not included in the cost of tuition.
| Course Number | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| PT101 | Pharmacy Principles & Practice | 90 |
| PT102 | Pharmacy Computer Application | 30 |
| PT103 | Pharmacy Calculation | 60 |
| PT104 | Pharmacy Compounding | 60 |
| PT105 | Pharmacy Externship | 40 |
| Total Clock Hours: | 280 |
Night School: 16 weeks
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