Admissions Requirements:

Evening Classes 5:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. (Monday-Thursday)

The State of Texas licensing process is as follows:

A. A high school diploma or G.E.D. certification is required for entrance into the Pharmacy Technician program. Ability to benefit tests is not accepted.

B. All students must register with the Texas licensing Board as a Pharmacy Technician trainee, and within two years register as a Pharmacy Technician.

C. All students must have a criminal background check done, including fingerprints and never been convicted of felony to sit for PTCB exams.

D. All students must pass the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board’s National Certification Examination in order to register as a Pharmacy Technician.

Program Description:

This course of instruction trains prospective students in competencies that enables the graduate to successfully pass the National Pharmacy Technician Certification Examination. The Pharmacy Technician will learn to perform skills that include:

A. Filling medications.

B. Preparation of admixtures of I.V. and sterile compounding of solutions.

C. Applying the administrative and technical aspects of administrating a pharmacy.

D. Use of terminology and medical abbreviations as they relate to pharmacy.

E. Applying dosage forms and routes of administration.

F. Using pharmacy calculations.

G. Applying pharmacy law.

H. Interpretation of medication orders, prescriptions and drug classifications.

I. Dealing with purchasing and inventory control.

J. Applying computer technology.

K. Identifying basic anatomic and physiologic systems as they relate to medication interactions.

Graduates receive a Certificate of completion for Pharmacy Technician from RGV Careers An Institute for Higher Learning.