Medical Assistant School:
We now offer additional online programs in fields similar to our Medical Assistant training course. These programs are often very helpful for medical assistants and related fields.
In addition to our Medical Assistant program we offer online classes for Pharmacy Technicians.

Pharmacy Technician

Pharmacy technicians assist and support licensed pharmacists in providing health care to patients. In recent years, the pharmacy technician profession has become indispensable to the healthcare field. Pharmacy technician is functional title for a pharmacy aid staff member "who works under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist, and performs many pharmacy-related functions." Their activities are strictly supervised by licensed pharmacists.

Although most pharmacy technicians have on-the-job training, employers favor those who have completed a formal training and pharmacy technician certification process. Pharmacy technicians often do the routine tasks associated with preparing prescribed medication, and the manual labor component of providing drugs to patients.

Pharmacy technicians work in a variety of locations. About two-thirds of pharmacy technicians in the US work in retail pharmacies; while another 22% of pharmacy technician jobs are in hospitals, and a small percentage work in mail-order or Internet pharmacies, clinics, pharmaceutical wholesalers, and the Federal Government.

Requirements of a pharmacy technician

• Insights and knowledge of pharmacy practice
• Awareness and skill sets for duties as assistants to licensed pharmacists
• Ability to work in various locations application for the profession
• Formal training and certificate from a recognized source like pharmacy technician schools
• Ability to handle money, stocking shelves, computer data entry, etc.

The role of pharmacy technician is likely to increase in the next few years. This situation triggers the growth of pharmacy schools, pharmacy certification, formal pharmacy education, online pharmacy technician courses and more.

Online Pharmacy Technician Program: In our effort to make education accessible to more students, we have created a high quality Pharmacy Technician distance education program online. With our innovative online e-learning students can now study at their own convenience to enter an exciting and rewarding career as a Pharmacy Technician.

Pharmacy Technician Program Outline: All classes are available 24 hours a day for the students to take at their convenience. Since this program is online you do not have to wait for the next class to begin, you can study at your own pace. Most students finish in 6-8 weeks.

Online Pharmacy Technician Classes: Introduction to Pharmacology, Medication Orders, Storage and Handling of Drugs, Inventory Control, Pharmaceutical Calculations and Math Review, Medication Dosing and Measurements, Pediatric Dosing, Intravenous Medications, Workplace Safety, Computers in the Pharmacy, Drug Nomenclature, Drug Interactions, etc.

Enroll today for our pharmacy technician program for the curent tuition fee of just $645! We are also, offering a tuition discount for our online Medical Assistant program.

Note: All students entering our distance education program are required to purchase the textbook: "Delmar's Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam Review ", by Patricia K, Anthony, PhD. The text is available at Amazon.com for $37.95