PHARMACY TECHNICIAN TRAINING PROGRAM AT GENESIS MEDICAL TRAINING CENTER
The Pharmacy Technician Certificate program at Genesis Medical Training Center combines classroom instruction with hands-on training to provide students with the opportunity to master the specific fundamental skills and duties that are necessary to properly assist patients/customers at a pharmacy.
Training at “Genesis Medical Training Center” Pharmacy Technician program includes:
- Ancient beliefs of illness and medicine, advances made in drug therapy, Vaccination, history of pharmacy,
- Federal law as they apply to the practice of pharmacy technician and different types of competencies needed to become a successful pharmacy technician
- Communication skills needed for the direct patient care. Center of attention will be the types of communication and how to improve them.
- Various dosage formations, various routes of administration, Importance of additives in the production of drugs and the storage requirement of the common drugs.
- Mathematical conversion and calculations will be discussed by using correct pharmacy formulas.
- Prescription processing, prescription preparation, refilling, transferring a prescription, and pharmacy billing and inventory management.
- Patient’s rights of medication safety, causes of medication error and reporting it to the organization or groups which track and report medication errors.
- Therapeutic agents used to treat various disease and disorders of the bodily systems.
- Understanding of complementary and alternative medicines (CAM).
- Information on herbal medication use, side effects and its interaction with traditional medication.
Course Information
125 Total Hours
Tuition Fee – $730
Registration Fee (non-refundable) – $70
Books – $100
Total – $900 ($730 without textbook)
(Please contact us for updated tuition price or any promotion.)
Weekly payment plan available
Morning: 9:00 am – 2:00 pm; Monday to Friday (5 weeks)
Evening: 5:15 pm – 9:45 pm; Monday to Friday (6 weeks)
Saturday: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm ( 16 weeks)
Eligibility for entrance, the following items are required of all applicants:
- Tour of the center in person.
- Proof of High School Diploma or General Education Diploma (GED) or higher College Degree from an accredited school in the United States.
OR
- Foreign country high school diploma or higher college degree (must be in English or translated and evaluated by an approved agency).
- If student does not meet the above-mentioned requirement, NO PROBLEM. Student can take an entrance exam at school known as Ability to Benefit Test provided by the school.
- Payment of registration fee.
Disclaimer: Student must have a High School Diploma or GED to register for pharmacy technician certification board exam (ptcb.org) or must have 500 hours of work experience before registering for PTCB exam.
