Pharmacy Technology
The Pharmacy Technology Certificate program is designed to prepare students for a career as certified technical assistants of licensed pharmacists in providing health care and medications to patients in institutional (hospital) and community (retail) settings. Students who successfully complete the program obtain a broad knowledge of pharmacy practice. They develop skills in the techniques required to order, stock, package, type labels, prepare medications, operate computerized dispensing systems, prepare insurance claim forms, and maintain written or computerized patient medication records. Pharmacy technicians assist and support licensed pharmacists in providing health care and medications to patients. The Pharmacy Technology program prepares individuals to take the national Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam (PTCE) administered by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board. Upon successful completion of this exam, the individual will be a Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT). The Texas State Board of Pharmacy recognizes the PTCE as the standard measure for pharmacy technician competency and proficiency. To practice as a pharmacy technician in the state of Texas, an individual must be a Certified Pharmacy Technician and become registered with the Texas State Board of Pharmacy.
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| PRE-REQUISITE SEMESTER |
| HITT 1305 Medical Terminology I |
3 |
| **SPCH 1311 Introduction to Speech Communication |
3 |
| FIRST SEMESTER |
| PHRA 1301 Introduction to Pharmacy |
3 |
| PHRA 1305 Drug Classification |
3 |
| PHRA 1309 Pharmaceutical Mathematics I |
3 |
| PHRA 1313 Community Pharmacy Practice |
3 |
| SECOND SEMESTER |
| PHRA 1206 Computerized Drug Delivery Systems |
2 |
| PHRA 1345 Intravenous Admixture and Sterile Compounding |
3 |
| PHRA 1349 Institutional Pharmacy Practice |
3 |
| PHRA 1202 Pharmacy Law |
2 |
| PHRA 1404 Pharmacotherapy and Disease Process |
4 |
| SUMMER SESSION |
| PHRA 1243 Capstone: Pharmacy Technician Certification Review |
2 |
| PHRA 1268 Capstone: Practicum |
2 |
