I9115 - Pharmacy Technician
This comprehensive 62.5 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.
Required texts must be purchased/ordered in advance of classes and are often available for purchase online (click Books & Supplies button within the course details on our website for some purchase options). For assistance with ordering books you may contact the campus bookstore (341-4815) or local retail bookstores.
| Tue, Feb 21, 2012 - Tue, May 22 | Middletown | $945.00 |
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I9115: Section OA
| Start Date | End Date | Days | Start Time - End Time | Sessions | Total Hours | Semester |
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| Tue, Feb 21, 2012 | Tue, May 22 | Tue Thu | 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM | 25 | 63 | Spring |
| Location | Building | Room | Instructor(s) |
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| Middletown | Bio-Technology Building | 364 |
Stewart, S. |
| To find out more, please call | Or email |
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| (845) 341-4890 | dorene.iacovino@sunyorange.edu |
Required texts must be purchased/ordered in advance of classes and are often available for purchase online (click Books & Supplies button within the course details on our website for some purchase options). For assistance with ordering books you may contact the campus bookstore (341-4815) or local retail bookstores.
No class 3/20/12 & 3/22/12
I9115: Section OA
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, 3rd Edition |
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| Author: | N/A |
| ISBN: | 9781437706703 |
| Publisher: | N/A |
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This course section has the following required supplies that you must purchase in order to attend this class.
| Supplies: | Required texts must be purchased/ordered in advance of classes and are often available for purchase online (click Books & Supplies button within the course details on our website for some purchase options). For assistance with ordering books you may contact the campus bookstore (341-4815) or local retail bookstores. No class 3/20/12 & 3/22/12 |
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