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Pharmacy Technician

Pharmacy Technician Certificate

The Pharmacy Technician Program accepts approximately 12 students per course. The students will learn a combination of classroom instruction and hands on training in a realistic pharmacy setting. In order to give our students a more tactile learning environment, Kilgore College has partnered with PioneerRx Pharmacy Software. With the top pharmacy management system, we can emulate the everyday functions and situations that occur every day in pharmacy. Students completing the Pharmacy Technician training will test for the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) certification.

SPRING CLASS DATES: Feb. 12 to June 6, 2024
FALL CLASS DATES: Aug. 5 to Nov. 21, 2024
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Pharmacy Technician Courses

To complete the Pharmacy Technician Certificate, students must complete all four of the courses below.

TOTAL COST OF ALL FOUR CLASSES: $1,842.00.

Introduction to Pharmacy

$ 430
00
One Time
  • 11 contact hrs
  • Includes insurance & initial exam fee
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Part 1-This course provides 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. Students will learn to translate medical and pharmaceutical abbreviations and symbols used in processing prescriptions in a community pharmacy; utilize information technology; demonstrate the procedures and work flow operations relating to processing prescriptions and preparing medications in a community pharmacy setting.

Community Pharmacy Practice

$ 249
00
One Time
  • 24 contact hrs
  • Includes insurance & initial exam fee
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Part 2-This course provides 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. Students will learn to translate medical and pharmaceutical abbreviations and symbols used in processing prescriptions in a community pharmacy; utilize information technology; demonstrate the procedures and work flow operations relating to processing prescriptions and preparing medications in a community pharmacy setting.

Applying Pharmacology

$ 664
00
One Time
  • 7 contact hrs
  • Includes insurance & initial exam fee
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Part 3-This course provides 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. Students will learn to translate medical and pharmaceutical abbreviations and symbols used in processing prescriptions in a community pharmacy; utilize information technology; demonstrate the procedures and work flow operations relating to processing prescriptions and preparing medications in a community pharmacy setting.

Pharmacy Technician Program

$ 499
00
One Time
  • 15 contact hrs
  • Includes insurance & initial exam fee
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Our program covers a combination of classroom instruction and hands on training in a realistic pharmacy setting and will prepare you for a rewarding career as a pharmacy technician. Our experienced and supportive staff is committed with providing you with a quality educational experience. Students completing the Pharmacy Technician training will test for the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) certification.

Pharmacy Technician Program - HYBRID

$ 1,842
00
One Time
  • 16 Weeks
  • Aug. 5 to Nov. 21, 2024
  • Class Meets: (Hybrid) Monday: In Class; Wed & Thurs: Online, 5-9 p.m.
  • Class Location: Kilgore Campus, Technical Vocational Bldg.; Room 108, Lab 110
  • Includes insurance & initial exam fee
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Our program covers a combination of classroom instruction and hands on training in a realistic pharmacy setting and will prepare you for a rewarding career as a pharmacy technician. Our experienced and supportive staff is committed with providing you with a quality educational experience. Students completing the Pharmacy Technician training will test for the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) certification.

Jennifer Halton

  • Liaison
  • Workforce Development Health Sciences
  • Woodruff Adult Education Center (AEC), 114
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