Pharmacy Technician XMEDG 017 Course Catalog

Code:  XMEDG 017

Institute: Continuing & Professional Studies

Title:  Pharmacy Technician

Department:  Healthcare

Course Description: This course prepares you for the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board Exam. The class offers a comprehensive study of topic areas necessary to thrive in a retail and/or institutional pharmacy setting. The program is divided into modules which cover prescription basics, pharmacy calculations, pharmacology, pharmacy law, and compounding medications. Emphasis will be placed on the “Top 200” drugs. Hands-on exercises will simulate real life pharmacy situations. Students will be provided a resume writing/interview skills workshop.

Prerequisites:

• Copy of High School Diploma or GED
• 18 years of age or older
• Clear Criminal Background Check

Total Program Hours: 116

Lecture/Lab Hours: 96   Clinical Hours: 20

REQUIREDTEXTBOOK/ MATERIAL:

Face to face students:

• Morty Pak: Pharmacy Technician, 6e, Pharmacy Technician Workbook, 6e, & App.
• Pharmacy Calculations, 5e, Mary Powers, Janet B. Wakelin, Perspective Press, 6th Ed. App. ISBN 9781617316029

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

Upon successful completion of this course students will be:

• Eligible to sit for the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board Exam
• Ready to work in a retail or ambulatory setting as a Pharmacy Technician
• Understand the Top 200 drugs

GRADING STANDARD:

1. The course grade will be determined as follows:

A =   92 – 100
A- =  89 – 91
B+ = 86 – 88
B   = 82 – 85
B- =  79 – 81
C+ = 76 – 78
C =   70-75
D = 60-69
F =  <60

COURSE CONTENT:

Course Units

• Prescription Basics
• Pharmacy Calculations
• Pharmacology
• Pharmacy Law
• Compounding Medications
• Top 200” drugs
• Resume / Interview Workshop
• Pharmacy Technician Certification Board Exam Review and Preparation
• Externship Program Review and Responsibility

DEPARTMENT POLICIES:

Face to face:

• Class attendance is strongly recommended. You must sign the attendance sheet each day. Please report necessary absence to course faculty before class, if possible. It is the student’s responsibility to get missed assignments and/or class notes from class peers. Students who do not attend class will find that they have difficulty fulfilling the requirements of this
• Punctuality matters. If you are more than ten minutes late to class, you may be admitted only at the discretion of the
• Students are encouraged to reach out to course faculty via email with any issues prior to assignment/exam due dates
• Assignments must be handed in on
• Exams must be taken on the scheduled dates

COLLEGE POLICIES:

For information regarding:

• Brookdale’s Academic Integrity Code
• Student Conduct Code
• Student Grade Appeal Process

Please refer to the STUDENT HANDBOOK AND BCC CATALOG.

NOTIFICATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES:

Brookdale Community College offers reasonable accommodations and/or services to persons with disabilities. Students with disabilities who wish to self-identify, must contact the Disabilities Services Office at 732-224-2730 or 732-842-4211 (TTY), provide appropriate documentation of the disability, and request specific accommodations or services. If a student qualifies, reasonable accommodations and/or services, which are appropriate for the college level and are recommended in the documentation, can be approved.

This is to certify the information contained in this publication is true and correct in content and policy.