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Pharmacy Technician, Semester 1

Pharmacy Technician, Semester 1

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Quick Overview

This Pharmacy Technician course is designed to education and train the student in the diverse field of Pharmacy Technology. The student will be provided didactic coursework in the areas of prescription processing, pharmacy nomenclature, biopharmaceutics and drug activity, dosage calculations, and common mathematical formulas and conversions. Consideration of drug routes and formulations includes tablets and capsules, liquid prescriptions, parenteral and enteral, and insulin and syringes. To better understand the business side of the pharmacy world, students will learn about HIPAA, drug regulation and control, inventory management, financial considerations, legal and ethical issues, sterile and non-sterile compounding, and units of measurement. Throughout the course, the student will perform realistic pharmacy simulations that duplicate tasks performed in the work environment.

Teacher-Led Course (one-time payment)   $450.00

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This Pharmacy Technician course is designed to education and train the student in the diverse field of Pharmacy Technology. The student will be provided didactic coursework in the areas of prescription processing, pharmacy nomenclature, biopharmaceutics and drug activity, dosage calculations, and common mathematical formulas and conversions. Consideration of drug routes and formulations includes tablets and capsules, liquid prescriptions, parenteral and enteral, and insulin and syringes. To better understand the business side of the pharmacy world, students will learn about HIPAA, drug regulation and control, inventory management, financial considerations, legal and ethical issues, sterile and non-sterile compounding, and units of measurement. Throughout the course, the student will perform realistic pharmacy simulations that duplicate tasks performed in the work environment.

Course Outline

Semester A

Course Introduction

Lesson 1 - Medicine Through the Ages

Lesson 2 - Pharmacy Settings

Lesson 3 - The Pharmacy Technician

Lesson 4 - HIPAA and HITECH

Lesson 5 - Legal and Ethical Issues

Lesson 6 - HIV and AID

Lesson 7 - Emergency Preparedness

Lesson 8 - Terminology

Lesson 9 - References and Research Tools

Lesson 10 - Basic Biopharmaceutics

Lesson 11 - Common Drugs and Their Uses

Lesson 12 - Drug Routes and Formulations

Lesson 13 - Factors Affecting Drug Activity

Lesson 14 - Medication Therapy Managemen

Lesson 15 - Pharmacy Equipment

Lesson 16 - Inventory Management

Lesson 17 - Financial Issues

Lesson 18 - An Introduction to Medical Coding

Additional Information

Course Length 4 Weeks
Prerequisites N/A
Course Materials No
Course Start Date

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Teacher Assisted Yes, this course is taught by a K12 International Academy teacher. If you are looking for a teacher-supported option with additional flexibility and year-round start dates, click here to learn about the Keystone School, another K12 online private schooling option.
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Hardware and Browsers (Minimum Recommendations)

Windows OS

  • CPU: 1.8 GHz or faster processor (or equivalent)

  • RAM: 1GB of RAM

  • Browser: Microsoft Internet Explorer 9.0 or higher, Mozilla Firefox 10.0 versions or higher, Chrome 17.0 or higher

  • At this time our users are encouraged not to upgrade to Windows 10 or Edge (the new browser)

 

Mac OS

  • CPU: PowerPC G4 1 GHz or faster processor; Intel Core Duo 1.83 GHz or faster processor

  • RAM: 1GB of RAM

  • Browser: Firefox 10.0 versions or higher, Chrome 17.0 or higher (Safari is not supported!)

Internet Connections

It is highly recommended that a broadband connection be used instead of dial up.

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