Pharmacy Technician - 50490
(1050 clock hours - Selective Admission)
Indian River State College awards a Certificate of Completion for the Pharmacy Technician program to each student who satisfactorily completes the required course of study. The purpose of the 1050 hour program is to provide students with the knowledge and clinical experiences to learn the technical tasks that take place in a pharmacy and work under the supervision of a Pharmacist. The IRSC Pharmacy Technician curriculum is consistent with the standards of the Florida Department of Education and Pharmacy Technician Certification Board. Upon successful completion of the program, graduates are eligible to apply for the national pharmacy technician certification examination. Pharmacy technicians who successfully pass the exam are eligible to use the title Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT).
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Degree Requirements
Required program:
| HSC V003 | Introduction to Health Care (N) | 82 hours |
| HSC V405 | Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) (N) | 5 hours |
| HSC V530C | Concepts of Medical Language (N) | 35 hours |
| HSC V540 | Body Structure and Function (N) | 60 hours |
| PTN V000 | Pharmacy Technician Orientation (N) | 60 hours |
| PTN V032L | Pharmacy Operations I (N) | 50 hours |
| PTN V033L | Pharmacy Operations II (N) | 60 hours |
| PTN V015 | Pharmaceutical Calculations (N) | 60 hours |
| PTN V023 | General Pharmacology (N) | 90 hours |
| PTN V030 | Introduction to Community Pharmacy (N) | 250 hours |
| PTN V031 | Introduction to Institutional Pharmacy (N) | 250 hours |
| PTN V093 | Pharmacy Technician Review Course (N) | 48 hours |