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Pharmacy Technician
160 Hours

This 160 hour course provides an overview of pharmacy practice as it relates to the duties of Pharmacy Technicians. Highlights of the course include history, law, ethics, drug calculations and dosage forms, abbreviations, types of administering drugs, filling prescriptions, over-the-counter medications, and the differences in the roles of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. Other areas of study include a brief overview of each body system and the medications used to treat common conditions that affect these systems; a discussion of each major drug classification; and materials to assist the student in preparing for the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) examination.

Certification

For additional information about the PTCB exam, please call 800-363-8012 or visit PTCB online at www.ptcb.org.
Certified Pharmacy Technicians may work in hospitals, mail order pharmacies and in other retail settings; they are required to register with the state board of pharmacy. The national exam fee and national exam registration fee are the responsibility of each student and are not included in the program cost.

How to Apply

Contact one of the Workforce Education offices below. Enrollment in a course requires a completed registration form which is found online at: http://www.blinn.edu/workforce and payment in full.

301 Post Office St. Rm. CC-20, Bryan, TX; 979.209.7205
904 Green St. Brenham, TX; 979.830.4027