Pharmacy Technician

240 Hours/Instructor Supported/Textbooks included

Overview

A pharmacy technician most often performs a number of administrative duties such as answering phones, stocking shelves, or using the cash register, but can also assist with a number of other pharmacy technician jobs. This course prepares you for the certification exam.

Our comprehensive career training materials touch upon many key subjects that could help you work toward your pharmacy technician certification, including:

Outline

Pharmacy Technician Module 1
General Pharmacy

·         History of Medicine and Pharmacy

·         Law and Ethics of Pharmacy

·         Pharmacy Settings for Technicians

·         Conversions and Calculations

·         Dosage Forms, Abbreviations and Routes of Administration

·         Referencing

·         Competency, Communication and Ethics

Pharmacy Technician Module 2
General Pharmacy (Continued)

·         Prescription Processing

·         OTC Medications

·         Complementary Alternative Medicine

·         Hospital Pharmacy

·         Repackaging and Compounding

·         Aseptic Technique

·         Pharmacy Stock and Billing

·         Psychopharmacology

Pharmacy Technician Module 3
Body Systems

·         Endocrine System

·         Nervous System

·         Respiratory System

·         Visual and Auditory Systems

·         Gastrointestinal System

·         Urinary System

·         Cardiovascular system

·         Reproductive System

Pharmacy Technician Module 4
Classifications of Drugs Pharmacy

·         Antiinfectives

·         Antiinflammatories

·         Antihistamines

·         Vitamins and Minerals

·         Vaccines

·         Oncology Agents

Pharmacy Technician Module 5
Basic Sciences for the Pharmacy Technician

·         Microbiology

·         Chemistry

·         Starting Your Career

·         Pharmacy Organizations

·         Taking the Exam

Average Time of Completion: 4-6 months; Maximum Time to Completion: 1 Year

OPTIONAL Materials:

Calculation of Drug Dosages: A Work Text & CD ROM, by Sheila J. Ogden RN MSN

·         Paperback & CD ROM: 608 pages

·         Publisher: Mosby; 8 edition (March 12, 2007)

·         ISBN-10: 032304588X

·         ISBN-13: 978-0323045889

A-Z Guide to Drug-Herb-Vitamin Interactions, 2^nd Edition by Alan R. Gaby M.D.

·         Paperback: 368 pages

·         Publisher: Three Rivers Press; 2 Rev Exp edition (February 28, 2006)

·         ISBN-10: 0307336646

·         ISBN-13: 978-0307336644

Dorland's Pocket Medical Dictionary, 27th Edition -- Book and CD-ROM by Dorlarnd

• Paperback: 992 pages
• Publisher: Saunders; 28 edition (May 19, 2008)
• ISBN-10: 141603420X
• ISBN-13: 978-1416034209

Instructor: Tricia Seymour, Ph.D.

She is a licensed professional counselor and counseling supervisor living in St. Petersburg, FL. She has received a Master degree in Marriage and Family Therapy and a Doctorate in Counseling Psychology.  She has worked with numerous universities and corporations creating online courses and training. She has created or assisted in creating hundreds of online courses.

Dr. Seymour has been in private practice since 1990 working with individuals, couples, and families. During her early years in private practice she assisted in the creation of an inpatient treatment program for Dissociative Identity Disorder(DID). She specialized in working with clients diagnosed with DID &/or Post Traumatic Stress Disorders (PTSD).

She is an adjunct faculty member at Park University teaching online in psychology, sociology and religion. She has been a training consultant to various agencies and organizations globally. She has created and presented corporate training in all 50 U.S. states and numerous foreign countries. She has taught "soft skills" topics such as Dealing with Stress, Interpersonal Skills, Dealing with Difficult People, Business Skills, Organizational Skills, and Other Personal Growth & Psychological Topics.

Instructor: Rusty Barrier Ph.D

Dr. Rusty Barrier holds a Ph.D. in counseling psychology, has been in private practice for 20 years, and is the co-author of Awaken to Oneness.

He has worked with thousands of people throughout the world,  in both private and psychiatric settings. His career began at Christi Center for Attitudinal Healing, in Corpus Christi, Texas where he served as the Executive Director. He was instrumental in founding the Corpus Christi Mayor's Commission on AIDS and The Passage AIDS hospice in Corpus Christi. He has presented lectures and workshops around the world on various healing techniques and spirituality. He currently resides in Saint Petersburg, Florida where he has his private practice.

Computer Requirements

Internet Access

·         Broadband or high-speed internet access is strongly recommended. Broadband includes DSL, cable, and wireless connections.

·         Dial-Up internet connections will result in a diminished online experience. Moodle pages may load slowly and viewing large audio and video files may not be possible.

Hardware

·         Virtually all Windows-Mac-Linux hardware configurations and processors are acceptable.

·         1 GB RAM recommended

Software

·         Operating Systems

§  Windows XP or Vista and Mac OS X 10 and higher, most Linux distributions

·         Web Browsers

§  Mozilla Firefox 2 and 3 (previous versions will work also)

§  Internet Explorer 6, 7 and 8

§  Safari is not currently recommended as it cannot display certain Moodle editing menus for both students and instructors

Media Plug-ins (These may be required depending on your course media-click on the links below to download the latest versions)

§  Adobe Flash Player

§  Adobe Acrobat Reader

§  Apple Quicktime

§  Windows Media Player

§  Real Player

§  PowerPoint Viewer (use this if you don’t have PowerPoint)