Pharmacy Technician Online Schools

Online Pharmacy Technician Schools offer programs of study in this medical profession that can give the student, with no prior experience, a new career. Online Pharmacy Technician Schools, colleges, and universities prepare students for entry-level Pharmacy Technician positions.

Pharmacy Technicians must have a broad knowledge of pharmaceutical practices and must be skilled in pharmaceutical techniques. Medical and pharmaceutical terminology, basic anatomy, pharmacology, pharmaceutical calculations, and other related subjects will be covered in Pharmacy Technician courses.

Online Pharmacy Technician Schools offer, associate and bachelor degrees, or certificates and diplomas for Pharmacy Technicians. Graduates with Online Pharmacy Technician School degrees and diplomas work in hospital pharmacies, retail pharmacies, web site stores, and nursing homes.

Pharmacy Technicians may perform many of the same duties of a pharmacist; however, their work is overseen by the attending pharmacist. Pharmacy Technicians assist the pharmacist with patient care, directly or indirectly, and assist in the operations of running a pharmaceutical business. Depending on the level of education and experience, a Pharmacy Technician may fill prescriptions, order, stock, package, and prepare medications, compound IVs, assist patients with their medical needs, assist with patient care, and maintain patient profiles. Questions regarding prescriptions, drug information, and health matters that a may have will be referred to a pharmacist.

The Pharmacy Technician Certification Board National Exam is a rigorous exam given several times annually. Courses will prepare Pharmacy Technician students for this examination.

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Central Coast College Registration still open

If you are looking to take courses on becoming a pharmacy technician in the Montery County (Salinas, CA) area, take a peek at the Central Coast College courses.

Becoming a Pharmacy Technician is within your reach now that Central Coast College still has registration open for a few medical technician courses including:

Medical assisting, phlebotomy technician, medical administrative assistant, medical biller/coder, computer, and pharmacy technician.

Take a peek at their website http://www.centralcoastcollege.edu or call for registration 800-9-2ACHIEVE to get started with a career of being a pharmacy technician.

Training to Become a Pharmacy Technician

Not only pharmacies, but also all medical professions depend on the care and work of the pharmacy technician.  But good pharmacy technicians are hard to come by. A company must look for well-qualified and well-trained  pharmacy technicians.  Many of these individuals trained at local community colleges, trade schools and even online.

Pharmacy technician training teaches pharm tech students about routine tasks related to dealing with doctor orders, prescriptions and how to read the orders, deal with Medicare, Medicate, PPOs and HMOS to name a few.

Pharm techs must be trained on labeling and filling prescriptions; verifying the accuracy of filled prescriptions; collecting payments; screening calls for pharmacists; and general pharmacy-type administrative duties.

From my experience, pharmacy technicians may also receive on the job training that may include learning how to handle prescription medications, realizing that due to allergies and drug interactions, that some drugs must not come in contact with other drugs.  They may also learn about compound medications, or medications that are a mixture of others.

A pharmacy technician position requires an associate degree (usually 2 years) in a field of study related to a pharmacy operations type job.

Check your local community college to see what courses they may have for a Pharmacy Technician program.

What is a Pharmacy Technician

You've heard about people becoming Pharmacy Technicians, but what actually is a Pharmacy Technician? I work for a 24 hour pharmacy that employs a number of pharmacy Technicians (also known as Pharm Techs) and they play a critical role in the day to day pharmacy operations.

A Pharm Tech is responsible for keying in med orders into a medication order database. Pharmacy Technicians are also responsible for loading drug trays, packaging medications and visually checking prescribed orders that are printed on the order's label.

Without Pharmacy Technicians, Pharmacists would become overwhelmed by the tedious tasks of counting pills, making sure all orders are accounted for and also keeping track of the clock, in cases of immediate (STAT) orders that may come in.