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I9115 - Pharmacy Technician

This comprehensive 75 hour course will prepare you to enter the pharmacy field and take the Pharmacy Tech Certification Board's (PTCB) examination. Course content includes medical terminology specific to the pharmacy, reading and interpreting prescriptions and defining drugs by generic and brand names. You will learn dosage calculations, I.V. flow rates, drug compounding, dose conversions, dispensing of prescriptions, inventory control, billing and reimbursement.

Career information: Pharmacy technicians work in retail pharmacies, hospitals, home infusion pharmacies, mail order pharmacies, long term care facilities, clinics and other healthcare settings, under the supervision of a registered pharmacist.

Certification Exam: After successful completion of this course, you will be qualified to sit for the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board's (PTCB) exam. To be eligible to take the Pharmacy Technician Examination, you must have a high school diploma or GED and have never been convicted of a felony.

Prerequisites: You should have taken some math and science courses in high school to be successful in this course. Experience in a medical setting is a plus. To ensure your success in this course we recommend you take our assessment test. Please call 845-341-4890 to schedule the assessment. Purchase of textbook required. 25 sessions.

Start Date - End Date Location Price
Tue, Feb 24, 2009 - Tue, May 26 Middletown $945

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I9115: Section IA

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Start Date End Date Days Start Time - End Time Sessions Total Hours Semester
Tue, Feb 24, 2009 Tue, May 26 Tue Thu 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM 25 75 Spring
Location Building Room Instructor(s)
Middletown Orange Hall 109 TBA
To find out more, please call Or email
(845) 341-4380 linda.gramm@sunyorange.edu

I9115: Section IA

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This course section has the following required book(s) that you must purchase in order to attend this class.

Book Title: Mosby's Pharmacy Technician: Principles and Practice Text and Workbook Package, 2nd Edition
Author: Hopper, McBride, Snipe
ISBN: 9781416042617
Publisher: Saunders
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