Pharmacy Technicians play an important role in today’s healthcare system. They help patients get the prescriptions they need, while providing critical support to pharmacists. These tasks and more require pharmacy technician skills that can be learned in a training program.
Pharmacy technician skills encompass a variety of practical applications. These may include:
*Pharmacy operations, including strong communication and customer service skills that are critical to the success of the pharmacy technician.
*The language of medicine and building a medical vocabulary, including: Structure of the body, Common diseases, Treatment, Laboratory tests, and Medical and pharmacological abbreviations
*Basic pharmacy practices, including laws and regulations
Pharmacy Technician Training
At Dorsey College, students in our program will be exposed to training that will build and develop the pharmacy technician skills needed for career success. They will also be able to participate in an externship.
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