2024-2025 Academic Catalog

Pharmacy Technician, A.S.H.S.

Overview

The Pharmacy Technician Program provides education and training in the major disciplines of pharmacy operations to include: administration and supply, outpatient pharmacy operations, inpatient pharmacy operations, human anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, basic pharmaceutical calculations, and advanced pharmacy practice. This program includes a Phase 1 resident portion at the Medical Education and Training Campus and a Phase 2 clinical portion conducted at military and civilian medical treatment facilities. Quality assurance and safety techniques are emphasized throughout the program. Lecture, demonstration, on-line materials, simulations, and laboratory practice are utilized throughout the program. This program provides graduates with technical skills and knowledge required to achieve pharmacy technician entry-level competencies, and meets basic and advanced-level requirements set forth by the American Society of Health System Pharmacists. Additionally, this program helps the student prepare for the pharmacy technician national certification examination. The program prepares the student to perform both inpatient and outpatient pharmacy operations in both traditional and non-traditional pharmacy practice settings.

 

Accreditation or Related Information:  The Pharmacy Technician Program is accredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists and the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ASHP/ACPE) http://www.ashp.org/

 

American Society of Health-System Pharmacists

4500 East – West Highway, Suite 900

Bethesda, Maryland 20814

Telephone: 866-279-0681

 

 

Credentialing Information: Graduates of this program are eligible to take the Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam (PTCE) and qualify for the designation, Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT).

This program holds specialized programmatic accreditation that is maintained through the Medical Education Training Campus (METC).

Army Requirements

Program Requirements

PHRA 1201Introduction to Pharmacy

2

PHRA 2101Extemporaneous Compounding (Non-Sterile)

1

PHRA 1301Pharmacology I

3

PHRA 1302Pharmacology II

3

PHRA 1413Community Pharmacy Practice

4

PHRA 1249Institutional Pharmacy Practice

2

PHRA 1345Compounding Sterile Preparations

3

PHRA 2201Advanced Pharmacy Practice

2

PHRA 1469Pharmacy Practicum I

4

PHRA 2469Pharmacy Practicum II

4

PHRA 1309Pharmaceutical Mathematics

3

Total Credit Hours:31

 

Navy Requirements

Program Requirements

PHRA 1201Introduction to Pharmacy

2

PHRA 2101Extemporaneous Compounding (Non-Sterile)

1

PHRA 1301Pharmacology I

3

PHRA 1302Pharmacology II

3

PHRA 1413Community Pharmacy Practice

4

PHRA 1249Institutional Pharmacy Practice

2

PHRA 1345Compounding Sterile Preparations

3

PHRA 2201Advanced Pharmacy Practice

2

PHRA 1469Pharmacy Practicum I

4

PHRA 2469Pharmacy Practicum II

4

PHRA 1309Pharmaceutical Mathematics

3

Total Credit Hours:31

 

Air Force Requirements

Program Requirements

PHRA 1201Introduction to Pharmacy

2

PHRA 2101Extemporaneous Compounding (Non-Sterile)

1

PHRA 1301Pharmacology I

3

PHRA 1302Pharmacology II

3

PHRA 1413Community Pharmacy Practice

4

PHRA 1249Institutional Pharmacy Practice

2

PHRA 1345Compounding Sterile Preparations

3

PHRA 2201Advanced Pharmacy Practice

2

PHRA 1469Pharmacy Practicum I

4

PHRA 2469Pharmacy Practicum II

4

PHRA 1309Pharmaceutical Mathematics

3

Total Credit Hours:31

 

Coast Guard Requirements

Program Requirements

PHRA 1201Introduction to Pharmacy

2

PHRA 2101Extemporaneous Compounding (Non-Sterile)

1

PHRA 1301Pharmacology I

3

PHRA 1302Pharmacology II

3

PHRA 1413Community Pharmacy Practice

4

PHRA 1249Institutional Pharmacy Practice

2

PHRA 1345Compounding Sterile Preparations

3

PHRA 2201Advanced Pharmacy Practice

2

PHRA 1469Pharmacy Practicum I

4

PHRA 2469Pharmacy Practicum II

4

PHRA 1309Pharmaceutical Mathematics

3

Total Credit Hours:31