Pharmacy Technician (PHRA)

PHRA-1201. Introduction to Pharmacy. (2 Credits)

(2-2-1) This course is taken for academic credit. Students will earn an A, B, C, D, F, or W. An overview of the qualifications, operational guidelines, and job duties of a pharmacy technician. Lab fee.

PHRA-1202. Pharmacy Law. (2 Credits)

(2-2-1) This course is taken for academic credit. Students will earn an A, B, C, D, F, or W. Overview of federal and state laws governing the practice of pharmacy. The role of the pharmacy technician and the pharmacist and their associated responsibilities. Includes Code of Ethics, patient confidentiality, and a comparison of legal and ethical aspects. Lab fee.

PHRA-1243. Pharmacy Technician Certification Review. (2 Credits)

(2-2-1) This course is taken for academic credit. (Prerequisite: PHRA 1202, 1201, 1205, 1309, 1313, 1349) Students will earn an A, B, C, D, F, or W. A review of major topics covered on the national Pharmacy Technician Certification Examination (PTCE). Lab fee $193 includes skills lab fee, practice certification exam and national certification fee.

PHRA-1305. Drug Classification. (3 Credits)

This course is taken for academic credit. Students will earn an A, B, C, D, F, or W. A study of pharmaceutical drugs, abbreviations, classifications, dosages, side effects, and routes of administration. Lab fee.

PHRA-1309. Pharmaceutical Mathematics I. (3 Credits)

(3-2-2) This course is taken for academic credit. Students will earn an A, B, C, D, F, or W. Solving pharmaceutical calculation problems encountered in the preparation and distribution of drugs. Lab fee.

PHRA-1313. Community Pharmacy Practice. (3 Credits)

(3-2-4) This course is taken for academic credit. Students will earn an A, B, C, D, F, or W. Introduction to the skills necessary to process, prepare, label, and maintain records of prescriptions in a community pharmacy to include customer service, count and pour techniques, prescription calculations, drug selection and preparation, over-the-counter drugs, inventory management and legal parameters. Lab fee $74 includes skills lab fee and drug screening. Fee is subject to change.

PHRA-1345. Compounding Sterile Preparations. (3 Credits)

(3-1-7) This course is taken for academic credit. Students will earn an A, B, C, D, F, or W. The process of compounding sterile preparations and aseptic technique within legal and regulatory guidelines specified by USP <797> standards. Lab fee $170 includes skills lab fee and sterile compounding fee.

PHRA-1349. Institutional Pharmacy Practice. (3 Credits)

(3-2-4) This course is taken for academic credit. Students will earn an A, B, C, D, F, or W. Fundamentals of the diverse roles and practice of pharmacy technicians in an institutional pharmacy setting. In-depth coverage of hospital pharmacy organization, work flow and personnel, safety techniques, data entry, packaging and labeling operations, inpatient drug distribution systems including investigational drugs, continuous quality improvement and inventory control. Lab fee.

PHRA-1360. Clinical, Pharmacy Technician/Assistant. (3 Credits)

(3-0-0-18) This course is taken for academic credit. Students will earn an A, B, C, D, F, or W. A health-related work-based learning experience that enables the student to apply specialized occupational theory, skills, and concepts. Direct supervision is provided by the clinical professional. Lab fee $48 includes professional liability insurance.

PHRA-1441. Pharmacy Drug Therapy and Treatment. (4 Credits)

(4-3-2) This course is taken for academic credit. Students will earn an A, B, C, D, F, or W. Study of therapeutic agents, their classifications, properties, actions, and effects on the human body and their role in the management of disease. Lab fee.