Pharmacy Assistant

Canada

    Country: Canada

    Duration: 1 Year or Less

    Program Level: Diploma

Overview

As a pharmacy assistant, you are a vital member of a healthcare team. You provide key support in a pharmacy environment, from preparing and distributing prescribed medications, entering orders and filling prescriptions, to ensuring that the pharmacist has verified and approved the prescription before giving the medication to the patient.

Your excellent communication and organizational skills provide the foundation for you to take note of all relevant medical details and prescription information, count and categorize pills, verify inventory with the pharmacist and provide compassionate customer care. You may even be involved with the billing process for patients.

WHAT TO EXPECT

This program is 44 weeks, including 240 hours of practicum with on-the-job training, offsite with potential employers. Our Pharmacy Assistant program provides you with an interactive learning experience on key topics such as compounding and dispensing prescriptions and customer care. The curriculum covers areas such as: role of the assistant, dispensing, provincial and federal legislation, pharmacology, community procedures, compounding drug distribution systems, pharmaceutical calculations and more. You will also learn computer and communication skills and come away feeling confident in your ability to provide exceptional patient care.

Upon graduation, you will be highly skilled and have the opportunity to pursue employment in retail pharmacies, public or private school boards, home healthcare or long-term care facilities, community pharmacies or within the public health service.

Requirements

To learn more about the requirements for this course, please start your journey by creating an account and submitting an application form. Our team will review your application and get back to you with the details.

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