Salt Lake - Tooele Applied Technical College




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Pharmacy Technician

Job Description
Under the direction of a pharmacist, you will interpret prescriptions, file insurance claims, help customers and patients, and prepare prescriptions. Pharmacy technicians retrieve, count, pour, weigh, and mix the necessary parts of compounded medications.

Employment/ Job Outlook
Employment for pharmacy technicians is expected to grow much faster in the next eight years compared to other occupations. Pharmacy technicans hold over 19,000 jobs.

Certification
Students must pass national and state boards, or be able to do so within six months of employment in order to receive permanent employment.

Estimated Starting Wage
$10.00- $12.00 hourly

Skills You Will Learn

Interpret prescriptions
Identify drugs by trade, generic, and therapeutic classifications
Pharmacy Law
Mathematical calculations required to fill prescriptions
Medication compounding
Prepare patient IV's

Tuition and Fees
High school students attend all courses tuition and registration-free.
Adults pay tuition currently as low as $1.00 an hour.
Additional cost will apply for required textbooks.

	High School Students	Adult Students
	Registration fee: NA Program fee: $50 Tuition: NA	Registration fee: $40 Program fee: $50 Tuition: open entry tuition schedule

Prerequisites

Program Structure	Program Length
Competency based program	140 required course hours 160 internship hours

Required Courses
Pharmacy Technician

Registration and Schedule
To meet the needs of your busy schedule, we offer several different sections of this program. For more information and registration, call 801-493-8700.