Pharmacy Technician Program

Date:

March 19, 2013 – May 9, 2013 — Tue and Thu (15 sessions)

Time:

6-9:30pm

Instructor:

Niagara University in Partnership with Condensed Curriculum International

Description:

This comprehensive 50 hour course will prepare students to enter the pharmacy field and take the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board’s  PTCB exam.  Technicians work in hospitals, home infusion pharmacies, community pharmacies and other health care settings – working under the supervision of a registered pharmacist.  Course content includes medical terminology specific to the pharmacy, reading and interpreting prescriptions and defining drugs by generic and brand names.  Students will learn dosage calculations, I.V. flow rates, drug compounding, dose conversions, dispensing of prescriptions, inventory control and billing and reimbursement.

 

Cost:

$999 — Textbooks included