Pharmacy technicians help licensed pharmacists in both retail and hospital pharmacies. They have varying responsibilities, depending on state rules and regulations and work under the pharmacist’s supervision. Technicians receive written prescriptions or requests for prescription refills from patients. To prepare the prescriptions, technicians retrieve, count, pour, weigh, measure, and sometimes mix the medication. Then they prepare the prescription labels, select the type of prescription container, and affix the prescription and auxiliary labels to the container.
Technicians may establish and maintain patient profiles, prepare insurance claim forms, and stock and take inventory of prescription and over-the-counter medications. This 48 hour course will prepare students for an entry level position as a pharmacy technician. Pharmacy Technicians must be registered with the Arkansas Board of Pharmacy and their regulations require a criminal background check on all technicians employed at a pharmacy.
Admission Requirements
Enrollment will not be complete until the following requirements have been met:
1. An application for enrollment form must be completed.
2. A non-refundable $50.00 registration fee must accompany the application.
3. Applicants need to be at least 18 years old and have High School diploma or a GED.
4. If the payment schedule option is chosen, the first payment must be paid before beginning the course.
Tuition and Fees
There is a $50.00 non-refundable, non-transferrable registration fee for the Pharmacy technician course. Tuition is $600. The following payment schedule is available to students if desired: $300 due by the first day of class; $300 due before beginning the 5th week of class. Tuition is accrued on a pro-rated basis (see Refund Policy in PDF below). Student supplies will be less than $10.00. Please refer to the PDFs below for information about required textbooks.
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