Pharmacy Assistant Training *Early Christmas Offer Only £16*
CPD certification I Exam included I Lifetime access
London Institute of Business & Management
Summary
- Tutor is available to students
Overview
Pharmacy Assistants help licensed Pharmacists provide medication and other healthcare products to patients. Pharmacy Assistants usually perform routine tasks to help prepare prescribed medication, such as counting tablets and labeling bottles. They also perform administrative duties, such as answering phones, stocking shelves, and operating cash registers. Pharmacy Assistants refer any questions regarding prescriptions, drug information, or health matters to a pharmacist.
Are you organized with strong customer service skills and interested in the health care industry? Then the Pharmacy Assistant could be the right option for you!
Key features of the course:
- Lifetime access to the course
- No hidden fees, only pay the price of the course which includes exam fees.
- Recognised qualification upon successful completion of the course
- Study from anywhere, anytime, whenever it is convenient for you.
- Affordable and engaging e-learning study materials
- Study at your own pace from tablet, PC or smartphone
- Online tutor support when you are in need.
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Description
Course Curriculum
Pharmacy Assistant
- What is pharmacy?
- Who works in pharmacy?
- Skills and Responsibilities
The Role of a Pharmacy Assistant
- Pharmacy Assistant Competencies
- Customer Service
- Stocking
What is Pharmacy Technician?
- What is pharmacy?
- Who Pharmacy Technicians are
- Where Pharmacy Technicians work
- How to become a Pharmacy Technician
UK Status
- How Pharmacy Technicians traditionally worked
- Importance of Pharmacy Technicians
- How the role of a Pharmacy Technician has changed over time
- How Pharmacy technicians work with pharmacists
- Personal qualities and skills
- And much more
Pay and Opportunities
- How much Pharmacy technicians earn
- How many hours a Pharmacy technician works
- How to find vacancies
- Early routes and training
How Could the Pharmacy Technician Role Expand?
- Clinical pharmacy technician
- Demand for more patient-facing role
- Strength and Limitations
Pharmacy & Health Care
- Origin of Pharmacy and Natural Medicine
- How medicine evolve throughout ages
- 20th Century and The drug industry
- Where Pharmacy Stands today
- Use of computers in pharmacy
The Pharmacy Technician
- Role of a pharmacy technician
- Tasks performed by Pharmacy technician
- Where Pharmacy technicians are employed
- Personal standards as a part of job requirements
- And much more
Terminology
- Root words
- Suffixes and Prefixes
- Organ system terminology
- Drug classifications and medical abbreviations
Drug Regulation & Control
- Drug regulation acts
- Approval and testing of new drugs
- Manufacturing and Marketing Drugs
- Sample Labels
- Controlled Substances
- And much more
Prescriptions
- What a prescription is and who writes them
- The prescription process
- Pharmacy Abbreviations
- Information a prescription contains
- The fill process
- And much more
Numbers
- How amount of drug is stated numerically
- Decimals, fractions and significant figures
- Measurement systems
- Ration and proportions
- Alligation and Powder Volume
- Children’s doses
- And much more
Routes & Formulations
- Routes of administration
- Oral formulations
- Sublingual and Buccal Routes
- Rectal and Paternal Routes
- Intravenous dosage forms
- Intramascular and Subcutaneous Routes
- Opthalmic, Intranasal, Inhalation and Dermal Formulations
- And much more
Assessment and Certification
The course is assessed online with a multiple-choice test, which is marked automatically. You will know instantly whether you have passed or not. Those who pass this test will have the qualification of Pharmacy Assistant Training. Certificate will be produced in PDF format at an additional cost and sent by email.
Who is this course for?
There is no experience or previous qualifications required for enrolment on this course. It is available to all students, of all academic backgrounds.
Some of Reed students commented on our Pharmacy Assistant Training Course:
Gracye
Just writing to congratulate your team for putting this course together. I have been in this sector for a year as a trainee and love this profession very much. I really enjoyed this course thank so much and the certificate will definitely help me to push my career forward.
Sohail
Highly Recommended!
I loved the idea of learning everywhere. I could use my phone or tablet and do the course in the car, breaks while at work or in the privacy of my living room. The modules are just wonderful and well decorated... I'm more confident as a Pharmacy Assistant now.
Career path
Gaining a recognised pharmacy qualification is essential to a successful career in pharmacy. The vast majority of pharmacy graduates work as pharmacists in large retail chains or independent pharmacies but there are other job options available within academia, regulatory bodies and the pharmaceutical industry.
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