Diploma in Pharmacy Technician

This program prepares graduates to work collaboratively with registered pharmacists and the interprofessional health care team within their scope of practice. Students will learn to dispense and compounding skills using knowledge from labs and supervised
clinical practice. Courses focus on professionalism, relevant legislation, pathophysiology, and pharmacology, customer care, software systems, and principles of quality assurance. Students will utilize current technologies for an understanding of inventory control and customer service to accurately prepare and dispense medication. Guiding principles of safe medication practice; including aseptic technique, accurate calculations, and labeling, use of current, credible sources of information are emphasized in lectures, simulated labs and community, and institutional placements.