Pharmacy school training courses in Chicago, IL (public, in-house or online)

Provides technical and clerical support to pharmacists in hospitals, clinics, or retail pharmacies. The pharmacy technician training will include medical terminology, reading, interpretation of prescriptions, inventory management and control, drug compounding, dosage calculations and dose conversions. Course content also includes the dispensing of prescriptions, billing, and reimbursement. Program completers can earn certification from the Pharmaceutical Technician Certification Board (PTCB).

This program provides technical and practical pharmaceutical knowledge leading to employment as an assistant to a registered pharmacist. It offers basic academic training in prescription order processing, inventory activities, over-the-counter drug sales, record keeping, product prepackaging, bulk compounding and manufacturing, computer operations, administration, management and related tasks.

Required: Lecture and laboratory: 50 hours
Required: Simulated Labs: 30 hours
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Manufacturers follow Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) guidelines to ensure high quality products, meet standards required by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and to open up new markets for their products.

The course presents and illustrates ten overarching principles of GMP using lectures, case study examples and selected FDA guidance documents. In-class practical examples are used throughout the workshop with significant emphasis on sanitary design, validation and process control....

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Take classes for 15 months

Be a part of the 27% growth in demand for pharmacy technicians over the next 10 years
Learn about pharmaceutical terminology, law, and techinques by earning an Assoociate Degree in Pharmacy Technology from Robert Morris College
Work side by side with pharmacists
Receive and verify prescription
Inventory and stock medication
Price and fill prescriptions
Patient paperwork
Insurance claims

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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