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PHARMACY TECHNICIAN

Pharmacy Technician - Certificate
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College that works for those who want to write their own prescription for success.

What does a pharmacy technician do?
The pharmacy technician works under the direct supervision of a registered pharmacist, as part of the team responsible for carrying out a physician’s pharmaceutical orders. Pharmacy technician assist in the various activities of compounding, distributing, and dispensing medications.

How can Greenville Tech’s Pharmacy Technician program prepare me for the career?
Greenville Tech’s Pharmacy Technician program is located at the college’s beautiful Greer Campus. Training includes equal portions of classroom and laboratory instruction as well as hands-on experience in an actual working pharmacy. Topics covered include pharmacy law and ethics, pharmacology, commonly prescribed brand and generic drugs, medical terminology, pharmacy clinical/science applications, drug dosage and calculations. In addition, preparation for the National Pharmacy Technician Certification.

What kinds of opportunities can I expect?
A well-trained pharmacy technician can expect to work in a professional environment as an integral part of a health care team. Pharmacy technicians work primarily in franchise drug stores, hospitals, and mail order pharmacies. Job duties include handling customer service, processing prescriptions, compounding, running pharmacy software, maintaining inventory control, handling purchasing, billing and record keeping, and preparing IVs.

What’s in it for me?
A career in pharmacy technology is a career for you if you appreciate accuracy and precision in your work, enjoy a flexible work schedule, can maintain confidentiality, have a desire to help others, and can work in a capacity that affects someone’s health and life.

Will Greenville Tech help me with certification requirements?
The Pharmacy Technician program is accredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. (ASHP). Graduates earn a Diploma of Health Science Degree in Pharmacy Technology and are eligible to take the National Pharmacy Technician Certification Board’s exam to become nationally recognized as Certified Pharmacy Technicians. After completion the program and national certification, a student then is eligible to become certified with the state of South Carolina.

For information on entrance requirements to the program all candidates must attend a Career Talk session which offers prospective students the opportunity to speak one-on-one with faculty.

American Society of Health-System Pharmacists

National Pharmacy Technician Association