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Duration
33 weeks
Tuition
$9,300
Vancouver
Sep 3-Apr 18
Commitment
Full-Time
Delivery
Classroom
Credential
Diploma
Year Founded
1903
Scholarships
no
Pharmacy Assistants help licensed Pharmacists provide medication and other health care products to patients. Pharmacy Assistants usually perform routine tasks to help prepare prescribed medication, such as counting tablets and labelling 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. CPR, First Aid and WHMIS will be completed during the program.
In large pharmacies and health-systems, pharmacy assistants with significant training, experience and certification can be promoted to supervisory positions, mentoring and training pharmacy assistants with less experience. Some may advance into specialty positions such as chemo therapy assistants and nuclear pharmacy assistants. Others move into sales. This program gives the student the necessary skills to be competitive in this exciting field.
What You’ll Learn
- Assist licensed pharmacists in providing medication and other health care products to patients.
- Perform tasks to help prepare prescribed medications, such as counting tablets and labelling bottles.
- Perform administrative tasks such as answering phones, stocking shelves and receiving payments.
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Next Cohort: Sep 3-Apr 18
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