HLTH3700 - Pharmacy Technician Foundations

Course Description

The Pharmacy Technician Program is a 240-hour non-credit program that prepares students with no background in the field for immediate employment as pharmacy technicians. The course will also prepare students for the national Pharmacy Technician Certification Examination offered through the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB).

Course Outline

Learner Outcomes

• Understand the history and development of Pharmacy, laws, and ethics
• Understand common human diseases and pathological states and its treatments
• Identify the roots and origins of medical terminology including drug terms and definitions
• List factors that affect drug action and adverse effects and be able to identify common side effects of commonly prescribed drugs
• Demonstrate fluency with pharmacy calculations, dosage formulas, and solution calculations
• Demonstrate effective compounding and sterile preparations
• Demonstrate an understanding of the day-to-day functions, capabilities, personnel, work-flow, regulatory requirements, etc. of a pharmacy department.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the roles and responsibilities of each member of the professional pharmacy team.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the mathematical principles utilized by pharmacy technicians.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the medication reconciliation/medication therapy.

Notes

If you are a student with a documented disability and have not voluntarily disclosed the nature of your disability, we may coordinate the accommodations you need. In that case, you are invited to contact the Disability Support Services Office (DSSO) in 'Ilima 107, ph. (808)734-9552, or email kapdss@hawaii.edu for assistance. For students whose primary disability is Deaf or hard of hearing, contact the Kapi'olani Community College Deaf Center, ph. (808)734-9891 / (808)447-3141(VP) or email jfried@hawaii.edu