• Paying particular attention and applying theory to areas such as patient care, technical skills, pharmacy knowledge, and ethical behaviors are fundamental to this program’s goals and principles.

• Prepare for employment as a certified pharmacy technician in a satisfying job directly out of high school.

• Explore multiple pathways for students seeking higher education in other healthcare fields.

• With additional training, students might continue on to study psychology or other healthcare-related therapies, become pharmacists, pharmaceutical representatives, or nurses.

• Drug and Medical Terminology

• Patient Interaction

• Pharmacy Calculations

• The Dispensing Process

• Basic Pharmacology

• Nondispensing Duties

• First Aid, CPR, AED training

• Commonly Prescribed Interventions

• Over-the-Counter Medications

• Unit Dose Systems

• Nonsterile Product Compounding

• Drug Classifications

• Medication Safety and Quality

• Assurance Requirements

• Controlled Substances

• Federal Privacy Requirements

• Sterile Product Compounding

• Emergency Situations

• Top 300 Drugs

• Managed Care Prescriptions

• OSHA 10-Hour Healthcare

  Safety Training

• Infection Control Wellness and

  Disease Prevention

• 3 elective credits

• Prior to graduation:

  • Exam for the Certification of Pharmacy Technicians***

• HIPAA Training Certificate of Completion

• CPR First Aid***

• Fraud, Waste, & Abuse Certificate

• OSHA 10-Hour Healthcare Credential***

***Industry credential recognized by ODE for points toward graduation.