Diploma  

Pharmacy technicians help licensed pharmacists provide medication and other health care products to patients. Their specific duties may include counting tablets, labeling bottles, and a variety of other duties that vary according to state rules and regulations. At Career Centers of Texas, you can acquire the knowledge, skills, and work habits you need to pursue a fulfilling career as a pharmacy technician—a career field that the U.S. Department of Labor predicts to grow faster than the average for all occupations through 2014.*

 Career Responsibilities 

As a pharmacy technician you will work directly under the supervision of a registered pharmacist, preparing prescription medications for distribution to patients. You may be responsible for obtaining refill authorizations, transcribing doctors' orders, and processing insurance claims. Other daily activities may include assisting with quality management and security measures, maintaining patient profiles in a computerized database, and monitoring, ordering, and stocking inventory.

 A Career-Focused Curriculum 

Our Pharmacy Technician Diploma program offers a combination of classroom lectures, lab training, and on-the-job externship experience to help you build confidence in your ability to succeed in your future career. Your training will help you understand basic pharmacy procedures with specific courses in:

  • Hospital and retail pharmacy procedures and business applications
  • Pharmacology with emphasis on trade and generic drug names and how drugs affect various systems of the body
  • Prescription order processing and preparing sterile products including intravenous admixtures and oral solutions

 Prepare for Certification 

Becoming certified is a great way to show employers that you have the knowledge and skills necessary to work effectively as a pharmacy technician. This program can help you prepare for the Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam (PTCE) sponsored by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB).† You must pass the PTCE and be registered with the Texas State Board of Pharmacy to work as a pharmacy technician in Texas. Other states have their own requirements.

 

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* Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2006-2007 Edition.

 
† However, the School cannot guarantee a student's eligibility either to take this exam or become certified. A student's eligibility may depend on his or her work experience, completion of high school (or its equivalent), not having a criminal record, meeting other licensure or certification requirements, or the program or School itself having appropriate accreditation or licensure. Externship sites may themselves require a criminal background check or medical examination.