Pharmacy school training courses in Austin, TX (public, in-house or online)

The program will:
engage students in proficiency-based, core competencies which integrate the fundamental skills, knowledge, and practice of a pharmacy technician.
provide an overview of health care reimbursement systems, legal principles, information technology, and basic accounting practices to operate in a managerial position.
prepare students to collaborate successfully with health care professionals to meet the various needs of consumers in a multicultural society.
encourage ac...

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The Pharmacy Technician is an integral member of the health care team. Pharmacy Technicians work with
pharmacists in the preparation and distribution of pharmaceutical products in a variety of health care settings,
including hospital and community pharmacies. Duties of a Pharmacy Technician include: data entry, counting,
pouring and labeling pharmaceutical products, customer service, sterile product preparation, and inventory
management. The Pharmacy Technician program is a two-semes...

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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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