Programs
PHARMACY TECHNICIAN
The Pharmacy Technician program at Concorde Career Colleges provides the training and education you need to prepare you for a career in this exciting healthcare field. As a Pharmacy Technician, you will fill prescriptions in a variety of medical environments, including hospitals, medical clinics, and retail and institutional pharmacies. Your work involves performing pharmaceutical stock keeping, delivery, technical assistance, and clerical duties.
Examples of duties you will perform are assisting pharmacists in filling prescriptions; assisting pharmacists in preparing drugs for unit-dose delivery; reconstituting sterile medications; preparing intravenous (IV) admixtures for patient administration; preparing IV chemotherapy drugs; entering prescriptions into a computer to obtain labels; ensuring information, such as a drug's generic name, expiration date, and lot number, is properly recorded on labels; logging records for repackaged drugs; reviewing stock orders and replenishing supplies; and conducting physical inventories.
How long is the program?
Students in our Pharmacy Technician program earn their diploma in 9 months.*
*Program length and degree type may vary by campus.
What skills will I learn?
- Pharmacy equipment and facilities maintenance
- Assisting pharmacists in collecting information for patient care
- Drug use review and pharmacy management
- Receiving and screening prescriptions/medication for completeness
- Assisting pharmacists in preparation, distribution, and storage of medication
- Utilizing a computer to perform pharmacy functions
Where can I work?
- Pharmacies
- Hospitals
- Clinics
WONDERING ABOUT THE DETAILS?
We know how important information is to planning your education. We are very happy to discuss our current program details with you personally. You can call us anytime. Just tell your campus representative that you have visited our website and would like information about our program. You can also click the link below for more information about our graduation rates, tuition rates, and other important information. There is even a helpful career video.
If you have questions about Financial Aid, your representative will refer you to our experienced Financial Aid staff, here specifically to help you fund your education.
Available Campuses
1 Program lasts 8 months.
2 Program lasts 9 months for a diploma and 14 months for an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree.
"When my externship began I was prepared."
