Pharmacy Technician Fundamentals Specialization

Foundational Pharmacy Technician Career Training. Start your pharmacy career by learning the essentials of dosages, prescriptions, anatomy, and the soft skills essential to any healthcare career.

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Instructors: Jennifer Zabel

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Specialization - 4 course series

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Beginner level

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1 month at 10 hours a week

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Specialization - 4 course series

In this foundational Pharmacy Technician Career Training Specialization, students will take four courses to master the fundamentals of a career in pharmacy. The first two courses teach how to communicate and engage professionally in any healthcare setting and the necessary knowledge of human anatomy and physiology required for any medical role. Next, students dive into two pharmacy-related courses - Pharmacy Technician Essentials and Pharmacy Dosages & Prescriptions Essentials - to round out their entry-level pharmacy education.

Applied Learning Project

Learners will apply their knowledge of regulatory and compliance requirements to research the Pharmacy Technician role in their state. Learners will provide peer review on each other's work, which will allow them to compare the requirements for their own state with the requirements of other states.

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Course 314 hours4.6 (24 ratings)

What you'll learn

Understand the primary functions of different pharmacy organizations
Understand the different roles of the pharmacy technician
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Pharmacy Dosages and Prescriptions Essentials

Course 413 hours4.6 (16 ratings)

What you'll learn

Verify medication orders, calculate and measure dosage, and prepare and package medications
Apply knowledge of pharmacology, documentation, and inventory management in the pharmacy
Understand basic calculation methods related to pharmacy, including fractions, decimals, percentages, the metric system, ratios, and proportions