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3.00 Credits
CRT HRS:03 LEC HRS:03 LAB HRS:00 This course is an overview of the qualifications, operational guidelines, and job duties of a pharmacy technician. Topics include definitions of a pharmacy environment, the profile of a pharmacy technician, legal and ethical guidelines, job skills and duties, verbal and written communication skills, professional resources, safety techniques, and supply and inventory techniques. Prerequisite: Completion of READ 0090 and ENGL 0091 with a grade of "C" or better.
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3.00 Credits
CRT HRS:03 LEC HRS:03 LAB HRS:00 This course is an introduction to the study of disease processes, pharmaceutical drugs, abbreviations, classifications, dosages, actions in the body, and routes of administration. Prerequisite: Admission to the Pharmacy Technology Program.
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3.00 Credits
CRT HRS:03 LEC HRS:02 LAB HRS:02 This course covers pharmaceutical mathematics including reading, interpreting, and solving calculation problems encountered in the preparation and distribution of drugs, conversion of measurement within the apothecary, avoirdupois, and metric system with emphasis on the metric system of weight and volume. Topics will include ratio and proportion, percentage, dilution and concentration, milliequivalent, units, intravenous flow rates, and solving dosage problems. Prerequisite: Completion of READ 0090, ENGL 0091 and MATH 0090 with a grade of "C" or better.
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3.00 Credits
CRT HRS:03 LEC HRS:02 LAB HRS:03 This course is an introduction to the skills necessary to process, prepare, label, and maintain records of physicians' medication orders and prescriptions in a community pharmacy. It is designed to train individuals in supply, inventory, and data entry. Topics include customer service, count and pour techniques, prescription calculations, drug selection and preparation, over-the-counter drugs, record keeping, stock level adjustment, data input, editing, and legal parameters. Prerequisite: Admission to the Pharmacy Technology Program.
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3.00 Credits
CRT HRS:03 LEC HRS:03 LAB HRS:01 This course is an overview of the health care system and the impact of managed care on pharmacy reimbursements. It includes the principles and practices of managed care pharmacy, Medicaid and Medicare, payment plans, reimbursement methods, and formularies. Prerequisite: Completion of the previous semester courses with a grade of "C" or better.
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3.00 Credits
CRT HRS:03 LEC HRS:02 LAB HRS:04 This course is a study of sterile products, hand washing techniques, pharmaceutical calculations, references, safety techniques, aseptic techniques in parenteral compounding, proper use of equipment, preparation of sterile products, and safe handling of antineoplastic drugs. Prerequisite: Completion of the previous semester courses with a grade of "C" or better.
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3.00 Credits
CRT HRS:03 LEC HRS:02 LAB HRS:04 This is an exploration of the unique role and practice of pharmacy technicians in an institutional pharmacy with emphasis on daily pharmacy operation. Topics include hospital pharmacy organization, work flow and personnel, medical and pharmaceutical terminology, safety techniques, data entry, packaging and labeling operations, extemporaneous compounding, inpatient drug distribution system, unit dose chart fills, quality assurance, drug storage, and inventory control. Prerequisite: Completion of the previous semester with a "C" or better.
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4.00 Credits
CRT HRS:04 LEC HRS:04 LAB HRS:00 This course is the study of disease processes and the therapeutic properties of the drugs used in treatment. Prerequisite: Completion of the previous semester courses with a "C" or better.
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5.00 Credits
CRT HRS:05 LEC HRS:04 LAB HRS:02 This is a study of therapeutic agents, their classifications, properties, actions, and effects on the human body and their role in the management of disease. It provides detailed information regarding drug dosages, side effects, interactions, toxicities, and incompatibilities. Prerequisite: Completion of the previous semester courses with "C" or better.
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3.00 Credits
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