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Course Description

This comprehensive 50 hour non credit program will prepare students to work as a pharmacy technician in a retail or other pharmacy setting and to take the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board's PTCB exam.  Course content includes: pharmacy medical terminology, the history of pharmacy, the pharmacy practice in multiple environments, pharmacy calculations and measurements, reading and interpreting prescriptions and defining drugs by generic and brand names.  Through classroom lecture and hands on labs, students will review dosage calculations, drug classifications, the "top 200 drugs", I.V. flow rates, sterile compounding, dose conversions, aseptic technique, the handling of sterile products, total parenteral nutrition (TPN), dispensing of prescriptions, inventory control and billing and reimbursement.
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Type
WEB
Dates
May 21, 2024 to Jul 16, 2024
Course Fee(s)
Program Fee non-credit $1,499.00 or $499.00 deposit
Section Notes
Email will be sent to students two weeks prior to the start of class with class location and course information.
Classroom Days:  Tuesday and Thursday  
Classroom Times:  6:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Classroom Location:  Penn State Hazleton - TBA
Tuition:  Includes all textbooks and clinical lab supplies
Certificate:  Certificate of Completion after 50 hours of classroom instruction
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