Programs of Study

Pharmacy Technician Training

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of Pharmacy Technicians is expected to grow much faster than the average for all occupations through 2014. As the population grows and ages, demand for pharmaceuticals will increase dramatically. The increased number of middle-aged and elderly people—who require more health care, medical attention and use more prescription drugs than younger people—will spur demand for technicians in all medical practice settings. With advances in science, more medications are becoming available to treat a greater number of conditions. In addition, educated and trained Pharmacy Technicians are beginning to assume many responsibilities once reserved only for pharmacists. All this amounts to more jobs in the pharmaceutical field for those looking to be technicians. These jobs are out there – what you need is the right training.

The Pharmacy Technician program at Coyne American Institute in Chicago prepares students for practice as Pharmacy Technicians performing a wide variety of tasks in both retail and hospital pharmacies under the supervision of a pharmacist. Students develop skills in areas of pharmacy practice such as computer order entry, pharmaceutical calculations, record keeping, mixing intravenous solutions, and compounding of products to be dispensed. Special emphasis is on product knowledge and learning detailed information regarding drugs. Externship experience in retail or hospital pharmacies is included.

The employment objective is entry-level Pharmacy Technician.

Pharmacy Technician Courses:

  • Office Automation
  • Medical Terminology
  • Anatomy and Physiology
  • Fundamentals, Law, and Ethics of Pharmacy Practice
  • Sterile Techniques
  • Pharmacology for Pharmacy Technicians
  • Institutional Pharmacy
  • Pharmacy Records and Inventory Management
  • Pharmacology for Pharmacy Technicians II
  • Pharmacology for Pharmacy Technicians III
  • Pharmaceutical Compounding
  • Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam Review
  • Pharmacy Externship - Retail or Hospital Based
  • Communications I-Written

One course selected from the following list:

  • Pharmaceutical Calculations-Pharmaceutical Math
  • Mathematics for Allied Health

 

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