Pharmacy school training courses in Baton Rouge, LA (public, in-house or online)

As a graduate of the Pharmacy Technology program, you will learn to read, fill and distribute prescriptions, as well as understanding basic pharmaceutical calculations and common drug interactions and their side effects.


Pharmacy Technicians are trained health care professionals who work in both hospitals and retail pharmacies under the supervision of a pharmacist. Pharmacy Technicians prepare and fill prescriptions under the direction of a pharmacist, issue medications, and label a...

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As the number of middle-aged and elderly people increases in the United States, so does the expected demand for skilled pharmacy technicians. What this means is potentially greater job opportunities in the future for those who choose to earn a pharmacy technician diploma, and Remington College stands ready to help.(1)(2)

By enrolling in our Pharmacy Technician Diploma Program, you can develop relevant job skills and learn from experienced pharmacy technicians.

The program takes a...

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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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