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What They Do
- Pharmacy technicians assist licensed pharmacists in providing medication and other healthcare products to patients
- Technicians perform routine tasks to help prepare prescribed medication, such as counting tablets, labeling bottles and preparing IV's and drug compounds
- Technicians also perform administrative duties, such as answering phones, inventory replenishment, order management and insurance billing
- Pharmacy Technicians work in retail pharmacies, mail-order pharmacies, hospitals, nursing homes, assisted-living facilities, grocery stores, department stores and mass retailers
- Pharmacy Technicians work with patients, co-workers and healthcare professionals and require strong customer service and communication skills
What Barton Offers
- Completion Certificate (29 credit hours)
- Designed to be completed in two semesters including an internship within a Pharmacy
- Prepares the student for the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) and the Institute for the Certification of Pharmacy Technicians (ICPT) national certification exams
Why Barton’s Pharmacy Technician Program?
Flexibility
- This program is offered in a 100% online format
- Internship will be completed by student at an approved pharmacy site
- Financial aid available for all programs for eligible students
- Online - no driving or set course times
- Completion in two semesters for quick transition to the workforce
- Enroll for all course at www.BARTonline.org
- Student support includes an online orientation and counseling
Occupational Outlook and Earnings
- Employment of pharmacy technicians is expected to increase by 31 percent from 2008 to 2018, which is much faster than the average for all occupations
- Median hourly earnings of wage-and-salary pharmacy technicians in May 2010 were $13.65
Source: 2009-2010 Occupational Outlook Handbook
Curriculum Guides
Curriculum Guide
Certificates
Pharmacy Technician - 29 hours (certificate guide)
Pharmacy Technician - 29 hours (semester guide)