Pharmacy Degrees Online

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.

The Pharmacy Technician assists 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.
• receive and inventory drug shipments.
• manual and computer maintenance of records, including patient profiles.
• provide office services as needed in the pharmacy.
• compound solutions, ointments, lotions, suppositories, and other medications.
• comprehend and utilize medical and drug terminology common to the pharmaceutical environments.
• 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.

The Pharmacy Technology program, an Allied Health program, prepares graduates for positions working under the supervision of a licensed and registered pharmacist in retail and institutional pharmacy practice settings. Students completing the program will have a basic understanding of anatomy, physiology, medical terminology, pharmacy law, and the therapeutic classification and use of the top 200 prescription drugs. Students will develop skills in pharmaceutical preparation, maintaining patient profiles or records, sterile products preparation, performing stock procedures, communication and presentation, and computer use to enter, store, and recall patient information.

The Pharmacy Technology program is a selective admissions program, which is explained below. Approximately 12-16 students are admitted to the program each Fall Semester. Course requirements prior to the technical pharmacy courses are open to all students who meet specific course prerequisites. The Technical Certificate can be obtained in an 11-month course of study.

The Community Pharmacy Technician Certificate provides pharmacy technician training with an application to community practice. The program teaches students proper pharmacy operations under the supervision of registered pharmacists. The curriculum combines classroom and experiential learning with duties carried out by pharmacy technicians in preparing drugs, filling prescriptions, pricing, patient profiles, drug calculations, controlled substances and other pharmacy-related activities.

Midlands Technical College is accredited for Pharmacy Technician training by the American Society of Health Systems Pharmacists.