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Pharmacy Technician Assistant

Lawson State Community College

Short-Term Certificate

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The Pharmacy Technician Assistant Short Certificate is a 29-credit-hour program preparing the individual to assist Pharmacists in institutional and retail pharmacies. Students learn inventory management and the technician's role in community and hospital pharmacy. Coursework includes drug calculations, drug classification, side effects of the top 200 drugs, prescription terminology, Introduction to Pharmacology, Pharmacy Math and Terminology, Drugs and Health, Billings and Computers.

Credits

29 credits

Format

In-Person

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  • Alabama

    Alabama

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

Auto-populated·from O*NET via SOC 29-2052.00

Skills

Active ListeningReading ComprehensionSpeakingCritical ThinkingSocial PerceptivenessService OrientationMonitoringActive LearningCoordinationJudgment and Decision Making

Knowledge

Customer and Personal ServiceEnglish LanguageMedicine and DentistryMathematicsComputers and ElectronicsAdministrativeSales and Marketing

Abilities

Oral ComprehensionWritten ComprehensionOral ExpressionNear VisionSpeech RecognitionProblem SensitivityInformation OrderingSpeech ClarityWritten ExpressionCategory FlexibilityDeductive Reasoning

Tasks

  • Receive written prescription or refill requests and verify that information is complete and accurate
  • Enter prescription information into computer databases.
  • Establish or maintain patient profiles, including lists of medications taken by individual patients.
  • Greet customers and help them locate merchandise.
  • Accept prescriptions for filling, gathering and processing necessary information.
  • Operate cash register to process cash or credit sales.

Technology

Data base user interface and query softwareInternet browser softwareBilling and invoicing softwareMedical softwareInventory management softwareSpreadsheet softwareOffice suite softwareElectronic mail softwarePresentation software

Tools

Agar slidesAutoclavesAutomatic bottle filling machinesAutomatic unit dose strip packaging machinesBenchtop colloid millsBlending/agitating machinesBunsen burnersCash registersCentrifugesColloid millsComputer laser printersComputer-based dispensing equipmentData input scannersDesktop computersDouble-beam balancesCapsule counting machinesCredit card processing machinesHEPA filtered biosafety cabinetsLabel printing machinesLaboratory blending or mixing equipmentLaminar flow hoodsLaser printersLiquid dose packaging machinesMulti-line telephone systemsPersonal computersSolid unit dose packaging machinesTablet counting machines

Work Values

RelationshipsSupportAchievementRecognitionIndependenceWorking Conditions
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Pharmacy Technicians29-2052.00
  • Pharmacy Aides31-9095.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: emerging (Level 1)(based on Short-Term Certificate)

  • Written prescription requests — verify completeness and accuracy under pharmacist supervision in a retail or hospital pharmacy setting.
  • Prescription data — enter into pharmacy management software following established protocols with direct oversight.
  • Patient medication profiles — create and update in the database under guidance from a licensed pharmacist.
  • Drug storage areas — organize and maintain proper storage conditions by following posted temperature and security protocols.
  • Incoming pharmaceutical supplies — receive, count, and check against invoices under supervisor direction in a pharmacy stockroom.
  • Pharmacy telephone inquiries — answer and route basic questions to the supervising pharmacist following scripted response guidelines.
  • Customers seeking over-the-counter items — assist by locating products or directing them to the pharmacist for clinical questions.
  • Point-of-sale register — operate to process customer payments accurately in a community pharmacy checkout environment.
  • Prescription labels — produce using label-making software following pharmacist-reviewed instructions in a dispensing workflow.
  • Medication expiration dates — identify and flag outdated stock for removal during routine inventory checks under supervision.

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Student Outcomes

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Completion Rate
97%
Placement Rate
10%