Pharmacy Technician Certificate

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As more medications are becoming available to treat a greater number of patients, demand for pharmaceuticals is increasing. Our pharmacy technician continuing education program teaches students to operate under the highest standards of professionalism, confidentiality, and ethics. The Pharmacy Technician Certificate is designed to help you develop a broad understanding of medical and pharmaceutical terminology and the effects of medications on the human body so that you can be a trusted liaison between medical professionals, doctors, pharmacists, and patients.

Pharmacy technicians play a pivotal role in pharmacies, retail, hospital, and mail-order settings. The pharmacy technician training program is designed to prepare graduates to pursue career opportunities in the growing health care field.*

Imagine What You Can Do

  • Oversee Operations

  • Monitor the daily operations of a pharmacy so the pharmacist can perform more critical tasks.

  • Prepare Prescriptions for Patient Use

  • Prepare, transcribe, and price physicians’ prescriptions.

  • Process Key Paperwork

  • Handle and process insurance claim forms while maintaining patient profiles.

  • Quality Assurance

  • Assist with quality management and security measures.
 

 

Imagine Where You Can Apply

An entry-level step into the fast-growing health care field, pharmacy technicians may find careers in retail, hospital, or mail-order pharmacies or in home health care facilities.* Our pharmacy technician continuing education program could help prepare you with the training to help you succeed in this field.

Is This Program Right For Me?

This program is designed for individuals who possess a high school diploma or GED and wish to pursue training in order to enter the allied health field in a pharmaceutical setting.

Courses Include

  • Introduction to Pharmacy
  • Fundamental Pharmacy Concepts
  • Pharmacology
  • Top 200 Drugs
  • Pharmaceutical Calculation
  • Community Pharmacy Practice 
  • Health-System Pharmacy Practice

For complete descriptions of courses in the pharmacy technician continuing education program, click here.

Program Prerequisites

  • High School Diploma or GED

Program Length

  • 12 months

Tuition

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Program Comparison

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Take the First Step

In 12 months or less, you could be on your way to a more rewarding career as a pharmacy technician. Take the first step by calling 866.542.4042 (Toll Free) or click here for more information.
*Kaplan Continuing Education’s programs are designed to prepare graduates to pursue employment in their field of study, or in related fields. However, KCE does not guarantee that graduates will be placed in any particular job or employed at all

Note: KCE’s program is designed, among other things, to prepare eligible students for the national Pharmacy Technician Certification Examination (PTCE) administered by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board; however, KCE cannot guarantee students will pass the exam.
Understanding the requirements of certification, state board, or national board licensing exams is the individual student’s responsibility. No student is automatically certified in any way upon program completion, and even if a student obtains certification, the school does not guarantee job placement. In addition, a GED or high school diploma may be required for graduates to take their state, national, or certification exams. Furthermore, the state, employers, and various other agencies may require a criminal background check and/or drug screen before a student can be placed in an externship or take professional licensing, certification, or registration exams. Students who have prior felony convictions or serious misdemeanors may be denied the opportunity to take professional licensing, certification, or registration exams. These students may also be denied a license or certification to practice in some states, even if the certification or licensing exam is taken and successfully completed.

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