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PHARMACY TECHNICIAN <br />Hybrid or In -class <br />Course Description <br />600 Clock Hours / 25 Credit Hours <br />This six hundred (600) hour, 27-week program prepares the student for entry level employment as a Pharmacy <br />Technician in different pharmacy settings. Students receive instruction in pharmacy law and drug legislation, <br />drug nomenclature, dosage forms, weights, measures, and calculations. Emphasis is placed on terminology, <br />anatomy, and physiology as it relates to various diagnosis, medications, drug classifications, chemotherapy and <br />antibiotic, automated drug distribution, sterile preparation and extemporaneous compounding. Students are <br />required to participate in a one hundred twenty (120) hour externship in an approved hospital or pharmacy <br />where they perform various pharmacy functions. Upon completion of this program, the student will receive a <br />certificate of completion, qualify to apply to California State Board of Pharmacy for registration/licensing, and <br />are eligible to sit for a national certification exam if they desire. <br />Course <br />Course Name <br />Clock <br />Hours <br />Unit <br />Lecture <br />Lab <br />Extern <br />PT 100 <br />Pharmacy Law <br />50 <br />3.0 <br />50 <br />PT 200 <br />Pharmacy Operations 1 <br />50 <br />2.0 <br />10 <br />40 <br />PT 300 <br />Pharmacy Operations 11 <br />50 <br />2.0 <br />10 <br />40 <br />PT 400 <br />Internal Medicine 1 <br />50 <br />3.0 <br />40 <br />10 <br />PT 500 <br />Internal Medicine 11 <br />50 <br />3.0 <br />40 <br />10 <br />PT 600 <br />Hospital Procedures & Operations <br />50 <br />2.0 <br />10 <br />40 <br />PT 700 <br />Pharmacology I <br />50 <br />2.0 <br />20 <br />30 <br />PT 800 <br />Pharmacology /1 <br />50 <br />2.0 <br />20 <br />30 <br />PT 900 <br />Pharmacy Compounding <br />50 <br />2.0 <br />10 <br />40 <br />PT 920 <br />Pre <br />30 <br />1.5 <br />15 <br />15 <br />PT 950 <br />_Career <br />Externship <br />120 <br />1.75 <br />120 <br />TOTAL <br />600 <br />25 <br />225 <br />255 <br />120 <br />Completion of this course could lead to a position in a retail pharmacy, hospital pharmacy, compounding <br />pharmacy, or mail order pharmacy. <br />Job Titles include: Pharmacy Technician <br />SOC CODE: 29-2052 <br />Prerequisite: Student must have a high school diploma or GED prior to enrolling in this course, and no <br />felonies or misdemeanors. <br />California State Board Requirements: <br />• High school diploma or GED <br />• Course completion certificate <br />• Finger printing process (Live Scan clearance from DOJ and FBI) <br />• Application and fees submitted to California State Board of Pharmacy <br />Equipment/Supplies include: Lab coat, and a laptop computer, if applicable. <br />22 <br />