Center for Workforce Development

315 Cleveland Avenue
PO Box 1609
Columbus, OH 43215

(614) 287-5000

Center for Workforce Development

Pharmacy Technician Training Program

The purpose of this non-credit course is to prepare the student to enter the pharmacy field in hospitals, home infusion pharmacies, community pharmacies and mail order pharmacies, as an ancillary working under the supervision of a registered pharmacist. The course is taught by registered pharmacists practicing in Columbus. This course will prepare students for the National Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam.

Topics:

Medical Terminology specific to the pharmaceutical industry.
Reading and interpreting prescriptions
Defining drugs by generic and brand names
Dosage calculations
IV flow rates

Drug compounding
Dose conversions
Dispensing of prescriptions
Unit Dose
Inventory control
Billing and reimbursement.

Autumn 2009	.	.
Mondays and Wednesdays Sept. 28 – Dec. 14, 2009	Westerville Campus	8:00 pm to 10:30 pm
Winter 2010	.	.
Mondays and Wednesdays Jan. 4 – March 15, 2010	Dublin Campus	8:00 pm to 10:30 pm
Spring 2010	.	.
Mondays and Wednesdays March 29 – June 7, 2010	Westerville Campus	8:00 to 10:30 pm
Summer 2010	.	.
Mondays and Wednesdays June 28 – Sept. 8, 2010,	Downtown Campus (Center for Workforce Development)	7:00 to 9:30 pm

Cost: $749
To register: Call 614-287-5858

E-mail here for information

The course meets 5 hours per week (Monday and Wednesday evenings) over a ten-week period for a total of 50 contact hours.