Pharmacy school training courses in Ann Arbor, MI (public, in-house or online)

Ross Pharmacy Technician Graduates

As a Ross Pharmacy Technician Graduate you’ll be prepared to pursue a career in a variety of settings, including:
■Community and retail pharmacies
■Hospital pharmacies
■Long-term care facilities
■Pharmaceutical manufacturers

This program prepares students for jobs in hospitals, health care agencies, and retail outlets, where they work under the supervision of a registered pharmacist and be expected to blend a high attention to detail with customer service. The program also gives students the opportunity to explore health care as a place for future career opportunities.

Pharmacy Technician school covers the following:
Introduction to Pharmacy
Pharmacology in Practice
Dispensing Medications and the Community Pharmacy
Hospital Pharmacy Practice
Medication Safety
The Science of Pharmacology
Antibiotics, Antifungals, and Antivirals
Narcotic Pain Relievers, Neurologicals, and Psychiatric Drugs
Respiratory and Gastrointestinal Drugs
Urinary System and Cardiovascular Drugs
Muscle Relaxants, Nonnarcotic Analgesics, Hormones, and Topical...

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The Pharmacy Technician Course is comprised of 15 comprehensive lessons. They are easy to follow, yet challenging and stimulating at the same time. Each lesson begins with a subject matter preview and objectives, an introductory note from your instructor and a vocabulary builder of new words and terms.

Next comes the reading assignment. Practice exercises help you check and review what you’ve learned. At the end of the lesson is an open-book exam, which you may take online.

The pharmacy technician works as an assistant to a registered pharmacist, assisting or relieving the pharmacist in routine technical and clerical duties and functioning in strict accordance with standard written procedures and guidelines under the supervision of the professional pharmacist. Students, using their own laptop computers, learn how to access patient profiles, input drug orders and print prescription labels. They learn how to fill prescriptions and aseptic technique for intravenous dr...

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