Pharmacy Technician Diploma Program

     Graduates of the Pharmacy Technicians diploma are health care professionals who assist the pharmacist in a hospital or clinical setting to provide quality health care related to medication administration in an institutional setting.  In addition to the skills acquired to become a Pharmacy Technician, students will learn to read medication orders, mix parenteral medications, assemble unit-doses of medications, and prepare 24-hour patient medication carts.   Students will also learn proper labeling for oral and parenteral medications.  In order to become a State Certified Pharmacy Technician, the student must earn the Pharmacy Technician Diploma, work 1,000 hours as a Registered Pharmacy Technician, and pass the Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam (PTCE) administered by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB).   

Last Updated May 07, 2008