HLTH3701 - Pharmacy Technician Applications

Course Description

The statewide KapCC Pharmacy Technician program is the oldest pharmacy technician program in the state. The big win for students is that it includes an in-person pharmacy externship, allowing for unlimited real-world learning. It combines 145-hours of classroom instruction delivered synchronously through Zoom by a fabulous instructor with decades of professional work experience as a pharmacy technician, along with a 160-hour hands-on pharmacy externship to maximize your real-world learning, employment potential, and empowering you to pass the PTCB national certification examination. Neighbor Island students will be placed at a pharmacy externship site on their respective island.

For more detailed information, please contact Martin Chong at martincs@hawaii.edu or attend one of the free scheduled information sessions listed on our program webpage at: https://www.kapiolani.hawaii.edu/academics/non-credit-programs/pharmacy-technician/

Course Outline

Learner Outcomes

• 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 synthesis of knowledge and skills learned in the Foundations and Applications courses during the clinical pharmacy practicum.

Notes

Students will register in person with signed approval form. This course is taken concurrently with Pharmacy Technician Foundations. End dates of this course may not match classroom hours due to variability in clinical practicum schedules.
 

NOTES FROM INSTRUCTOR: The Pharmacy Technician Applications course involves clinical practicum. Student schedules and clinical sites will be arranged during the Pharmacy Technician Foundations course.
disability so that we may coordinate the accommodations you need, you are invited to contact the Disability Support Services Office (DSSO) in ‘Ilima 107, ph.734-9552, or email kapdss@hawaii.edu for assistance. For students whose primary disability is Deaf or hard of hearing, contact the KCC Deaf Center at ph. 734-9210 (V), 447-1379 (videophone), or email kapdeaf1@hawaii.edu.

Please note: you will need to contact Kapi’olani CC’s DSSO or Deaf Center to request accommodations in a Kapi’olani CC course even if you’ve already registered or are receiving services at another UH campus’s disability support program.

Kapi‘olani Community College Refund/Drop Policy:
100% refund: Notification to Non-Credit Registration made 10 business days or more prior to start date of course.
50% refund: Notification to Non-Credit Registration made 5-9 business days prior to start date of course.
0% refund: Notification to Non-Credit Registration made less than 5 business days prior to start date of
course.