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Pharmacy Courses

Pharmacy courses can help you learn medication management, pharmaceutical calculations, drug interactions, and patient counseling techniques. You can build skills in clinical assessment, effective communication with healthcare teams, and understanding regulatory standards. Many courses introduce tools like electronic health records (EHR) systems and software for drug information retrieval, that support ensuring accurate medication dispensing and enhancing patient care.

Popular Pharmacy Courses and Certifications


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    Novartis

    Preclinical Safety

    Skills you'll gain: Pre-Clinical Development, Patient Safety, Pharmacology, Drug Development, Clinical Research, Clinical Trials, Pharmaceuticals, Risk Management, Risk Analysis

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
    ·
    34 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • S

    Stanford University

    Transitions in Care from Survivorship to Hospice

    Skills you'll gain: Hospice, Patient Communication, Patient Education and Support, Care Management, Psychosocial Assessments, Oncology, Patient Education And Counseling, Patient-centered Care, Care Coordination, Dignity in Care, Family Support, Treatment Planning, Chronic Diseases

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    27 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • C

    Coursera

    Master Patient Registration for Clinic Success

    Skills you'll gain: Patient Registration, Claims Processing, Patient Safety, Denial Management, Medical Billing, Revenue Cycle Management, Health Information Management, Copayment Collection and Processing, Practice Management Software, Medical Records, Medical Billing and Coding, Patient Communication, Data Entry, Data Validation, Document Management, Data Integrity, Data Quality

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • J

    Johns Hopkins University

    Opioid Epidemic: From Evidence to Impact

    Skills you'll gain: Substance Abuse, Pain Management, Medical Prescription, Medication Dispensation, Managed Care, Patient Education And Counseling, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Pharmaceuticals, Substance Abuse Counseling, Chronic Diseases, Epidemiology, Injury Prevention, Medication Therapy Management, Mental and Behavioral Health, Pharmacotherapy, Health Policy, Engineering Design Process, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Public Health

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    51 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • S

    Stanford University

    Introduction to Clinical Data

    Skills you'll gain: Feature Engineering, Data Ethics, Healthcare Ethics, Clinical Research, Clinical Data Management, Health Informatics, Medical Records, Unstructured Data, Data Mining, Electronic Medical Record, Data Transformation, Data Collection, Data Preprocessing, Health Disparities, Text Mining, Responsible AI, Data Processing, Medical Imaging

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    508 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • S

    Stanford University

    Fundamentals of Machine Learning for Healthcare

    Skills you'll gain: Machine Learning Methods, Healthcare Ethics, Data Ethics, Statistical Machine Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Machine Learning, Responsible AI, Artificial Neural Networks, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Model Evaluation, Medical Science and Research, Model Training, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Reinforcement Learning, Supervised Learning, Health Informatics, Generative Model Architectures, Deep Learning, Health Policy

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    630 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • R

    Rutgers the State University of New Jersey

    Quality Improvement in Healthcare Organizations

    Skills you'll gain: Quality Improvement, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), Quality Assurance, Healthcare Project Management, Data Quality, Spreadsheet Software, Analysis

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    201 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • S

    Stanford University

    AI in Healthcare Capstone

    Skills you'll gain: Model Deployment, Health Informatics, Model Evaluation, Clinical Data Management, Healthcare Ethics, Model Training, Responsible AI, Model Optimization, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Data Collection, Applied Machine Learning, Health Information Management, Health Care Procedure and Regulation, Data Ethics, Machine Learning Software, Machine Learning, Patient-centered Care, Artificial Intelligence, Fine-tuning, Performance Tuning

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    315 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • C

    Coursera

    Healthcare Career Explorer Nurse Practitioner (NP)

    Skills you'll gain: Smart Goals, Nurse Education, Goal Setting, Care Coordination, Nursing, Clinical Nursing, Nursing and Patient Care, Nursing Practices, Direct Patient Care, Health Systems, Patient-centered Care

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • J

    Johns Hopkins University

    Fundamentals for Implementing a Hypertension Program

    Skills you'll gain: Blood Pressure, Medication Dispensation, Pharmacist Assistance, Pharmacy Operations, Healthcare Project Management, Community Health, Care Management, Chronic Diseases, Pharmaceuticals, Medication Administration, Medication Therapy Management, Care Coordination, Patient Evaluation, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Pharmacotherapy, Clinical Supervision, Health Disparities, Health Equity, Diagnostic Tests, Patient Treatment

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
    ·
    33 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • U

    University of Michigan

    Service Transformed: Lessons in U.S. Veteran Centered Care

    Skills you'll gain: Trauma Care, Triage, Health Disparities, Patient-centered Care, Mental Health Diseases and Disorders, Patient Evaluation, Intercultural Competence, Psychiatric Assessments, Diversity Awareness, Patient Communication, Health Equity, Care Coordination, Cultural Sensitivity, Healthcare Ethics, Social Determinants Of Health, Mental Health, Team Collaboration, Health Policy

    4.1
    Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
    ·
    17 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • N

    Novartis

    Targets, Assays & Screening

    Skills you'll gain: Drug Development, Pharmaceuticals, Pre-Clinical Development, Pharmacology, Biochemical Assays, Laboratory Research, Biochemistry, Verification And Validation, Chemistry, Molecular Biology

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
    ·
    37 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular pharmacy courses

  • Preclinical Safety: Novartis
  • Transitions in Care from Survivorship to Hospice: Stanford University
  • Master Patient Registration for Clinic Success: Coursera
  • Opioid Epidemic: From Evidence to Impact : Johns Hopkins University
  • Introduction to Clinical Data: Stanford University
  • Fundamentals of Machine Learning for Healthcare: Stanford University
  • Quality Improvement in Healthcare Organizations: Rutgers the State University of New Jersey
  • AI in Healthcare Capstone: Stanford University
  • Healthcare Career Explorer Nurse Practitioner (NP): Coursera
  • Fundamentals for Implementing a Hypertension Program: Johns Hopkins University

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