Pharmacy Technician
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Pharmacy Technician Program Details
Launch your career in pharmacy support with Miller-Motte’s Pharmacy Technician Associate degree program. Designed to build foundational knowledge and career-focused skills, this program is offered fully online, providing a flexible learning experience.
You can earn your Associate’s Degree in Pharmacy Technology in as little as 18 months, with flexible enrollment and class starts every 5 to 10 weeks.
Degree Program: Associate of Applied Science
Formats Offered: Classes are offered Online
Fits Your Schedule: Convenient learning for full-time and part-time learners
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Find out what your personality is like and discover your traits, worries & concerns about taking the next step to study at school towards a new and rewarding career. This quick and easy assessment will provide you with some insight into what to focus on and what you might need to watch out for to best prepare you for your new career and school goals!
Skills Covered
What You Can Learn in Our Pharmacy Technician Program
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Institutional Pharmacy Principles
Improve your customer service skills as you study medication order preparations, how to measure medication dosage by unit, and guidelines for operating in institutional pharmacy settings. -
Drug Classification Systems
Expand your understanding of the disease process, pharmaceutical drug classifications, dosages, impacts on the body, and different ways medication can be administered.
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Pharmacology
Hone your skills reviewing prescriptions for patient safety and accurate dosages while assisting pharmacists. Practice identifying drug interactions, toxicities, therapeutic properties, and more.
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Body Systems
Study different medical terminology, body systems, their functions, and how disease impacts each system and the entire human body.
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Pharmaceutical Mathematics
Practice troubleshooting common prescription preparation dosage errors and medication distributions. Gain confidence converting measurements and using specialty calculations relating to common pharmaceutical practices.
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Allied Health Orientation
Increase your understanding of the various roles, practice, legal and ethical responsibilities within the healthcare industry.
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Community Pharmacy Principles
Put your customer service skills to the test as you train to safely prepare prescriptions in ambulatory pharmacy settings.
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Intravenous Products and Aseptic Techniques
Study legal and regulatory guidelines to prepare sterile products, safely handle medications, and how to prepare intravenous products in pharmaceutical settings.
What Can I Do After Successfully Completing This Program?
- HMO Pharmacies
- Hospital Pharmacies
- Retail Pharmacies
Our Campuses
Jacksonville, NC
105 New Frontier Way
Jacksonville, NC 28546
Tulsa, OK
3801 S. Sheridan Road
Tulsa, OK 74145
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