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Pharmacy Technician Training Program

This 12-week review course is designed to prepare participants to assist and support licensed pharmacists in providing health care and medications to patients. Participants will obtain a broad knowledge of pharmacy practice and be skilled in the techniques required to order, stock, package, prepare, and dispense medications under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist. Upon completion of the curriculum, students will be eligible to take the Commonwealth of Virginia and the National Pharmacy Technician Certification Examinations.

 

Below is a brief explanation of the course and the requirements for enrollment. Prerequisites for the course include:

 

  • A High School diploma or General Education Diploma (GED)

  • A $100 non-refundable application/processing fee, this includes drugs and background check

  • Commitment to the rigorous 12-week course schedule.

 

REVIEW COURSE TOPICS

 

  • Introduction to Pharmacy

  • Top 200 Drugs

  • Mathematics

  • Reference Sources

  • Inventory Management

  • Integrated Lab Experiences

  • Pharmacy and Medical Terminology

  • Introduction to Pharmacology

  • Prescriptions

  • Routes and Formulations

  • Parenteral Solutions and Pharmacy Prepared Sterile Products

  • Compounding

  • Automated Devices for Dispensing and

  • Administration of Drugs

  • Law and Ethics

  • Receiving and interpreting of  medication orders.

  • Pharmacy calculations

  • Aseptic IV preparation

  • Pharmacy Automation

Class Starts:

 Jan 15, 2018.

 

Program Administrator & Director:

Dr. Joel Sarsah PharmD/MBA

 

Course Instructors:

Felix Asamoah-Darko

Derek B. Osei

 

Program Registrar:
Derek BOsei 

      

Location:
1690 Old Bridge Rd.
Woodbridge, VA 22192

 

Time:

Monday & Wednesday, 6 -10 pm


Cost of Program:

$2700

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