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Listed below is a sample sequence of courses. Please meet with an advisor for scheduling options. |
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| Term 1 | (18 Credits) |
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| 10106100 | Keyboarding | 1 |
| 10501101 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
| 10536110 | Pharmaceutical Calculations | 3 |
| 10536112 | Pharmacy Business Applications | 3 |
| 10536120 | Fundamentals of Reading Prescriptions | 1 |
| 10536134 | Pharmacy Benefits-Managing | 2 |
| 10536138 | Pharmacy Community Clinical | 2 |
| 10801196 | Oral/Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| Term 2 | (18 Credits) |
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| 10103121 | Word 2002-Level 1 | 1 |
| 10536115 | Pharmacy Law | 2 |
| 10536122 | Pharmacology | 3 |
| 10536124 | Pharmacy Drug Distribution Systems | 1 |
| 10536126 | Pharmacy Parenteral Admixtures | 3 |
| 10809198 | Intro to Psychology | 3 |
| Choice A | (5 Credits) |
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| 10536140 | Pharmacy Hospital Clinical | 3 |
| 10536141 | Hospital Clinical Lab | 2 |
| Choice B | (5 Credits) |
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| 10536142 | Pharmacy Community Clinical-Advanced | 2 |
| An approved Business course from LTC such as: | ||
| 104-102 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| 104-104 | Selling Principles | 3 |
| 182-108 | Purchasing | 3 |
Total Credits |
36 |
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| Keyboarding - 1 credits Prepares the student to touch-type on the alphabetic keyboard of a microcomputer using correct techniques and to develop speed to at least 20 words per minute for 2 minutes with 2 or fewer errors. NOTE: Administrative Assistant, Office Assistant, Medical Administrative Specialist, Medical Assistant and Pharmacy Technician students need 25 words per minute for 2 minutes with 2 or fewer errors. |
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| Medical Terminology - 3 credits Prepares the learner to use appropriate medical terminology for the digestive, urinary, integumentary, reproductive, respiratory, endocrine, nervous, musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, lymphatic systems and special senses. |
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| Pharmaceutical Calculations - 3 credits Prepares the learner to enlarge and reduce formulas and solve proportions, dilutions, allegations and other calculations pertinent to the preparation of pharmaceuticals using metric, apothecary, avoirdupois and household measuring systems. |
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| Pharmacy Business Applications - 3 credits Prepares the learner to utilize pharmaceutical business terminology, procedures, customer service, record keeping, purchasing procedures, inventory control systems, pricing, merchandising, reference materials, ethics, roles, responsibilities and relationships with patients and coworkers. Corequisite: Pharmacy Community Clinical 10536138; Condition: Pharmacy Technician Program 315361 Admissions Requirements Met |
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| Fundamentals of Reading Prescriptions - 1 credit Prepares the learner to work in a community or hospital pharmacy by exploring the role of a pharmacy technician within the healthcare team; examining each step in the prescription filling process; and identifying the top 200 drugs by brand and generic name and therapeutic class. |
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| Pharmacy Benefits-Managing - 2 credits Introduces the learner to third party reimbursement terminology, costs, pricing schedules, formularies, cognitive services billing and medical coverage provided by government agencies. |
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| Pharmacy Community Clinical - 2 credits Provides hands-on experience in a community pharmacy for 108 hours during quarter two. Areas of instruction include interpretation of prescriptions, entering prescriptions on computer, patient profiles, correctly filling and labeling prescriptions, billing patient and third parties, customer service, over-the counter medications, purchasing, checking in deliveries, and inventory control, compounding and patient confidentiality. Corequisites: Fund of Reading Prescriptions 10536120, Pharmacy Bus Appls 10536112; Condition: Pharmacy Technician Program 315361 |
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| Oral/Interpersonal Communication - 3 credits Focuses upon developing speaking, verbal and non-verbal communication and listening skills through individual presentations, group activities and other projects. |
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| Word 2002-Level 1 - 1 credit Introduces the learner to word processing features such as creating, saving, editing, formatting and printing documents; and applying the concepts to produce letters, memos, reports, envelopes and labels. This course is offered in a self-paced format. |
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| Pharmacy Law - 2 credits Introduces the learner to federal and state regulations that apply to pharmacy practice. |
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| Pharmacology - 3 credits Enhances the learner's ability to act and react appropriately in the pharmacy by learning how drugs work through examination of the anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology and drug therapy for each of the major systems. |
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| Pharmacy Drug Distribution Systems - 1 credit Is an introductory study of the basic drug distribution systems used in community and institutional pharmacy, including automation technology, pharmacist and pharmacy technician roles and dispensing considerations. |
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| Pharmacy Parenteral Admixtures - 3 credits Provides the learner with the skills to utilize aseptic technique in vertical and horizontal laminar flow hoods for preparation of solutions and medications to be administered intravenously, intramuscularly, subcutaneously and intradermally to patients. |
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| Intro to Psychology - 3 credits This introductory course in psychology is a survey of the multiple aspects of human behavior. It involves a survey of the theoretical foundations of human functioning in such areas as learning, motivation, emotions, personality, deviance and pathology, physiological factors and social influences. It directs the student to an insightful understanding of the complexities of human relationships in personal, social and vocational settings. |
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| Pharmacy Hospital Clinical - 3 credits Provides the learner with the skills to prepare parenteral admixtures, fill medication carts and unit-dose drawers, control inventory, package medications and maintain patient records in the hospital setting. Prerequisites: Pharmacy Community Clinical 10536138, Pharmacy Calculations 10536110; Corequisites: Hospital Clinical Lab 10536141; Pharmacy Parenteral Admixtures 10536126; Condition: Pharmacy Technician Program 315361 Admission Requirements Met |
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| Hospital Clinical Lab - 2 credits Provides the learner with the skills to utilize aseptic technique in vertical and horizontal laminar flow hoods for preparation of solutions and medications to be administered intravenously, intramuscularly, subcutaneously and intradermally to patients and provides experience with institutional drug delivery systems including the unit-dose system. Prerequisites: Pharmacy Community Clinical 10536138; Corequisites: Pharmacy Hospital Clinical 10536140; Pharmacy Parenteral Admixtures 10536126; Condition: Pharmacy Technician Program 315361 Admissions Requirements Met |
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| Pharmacy Community Clinical-Advanced - 2 credits Expands the learners ability to support community pharmacy services in areas of diabetes services, immunization programs, durable medical equipment, automated dispensing systems, patient education and over-the-counter products, in addition to traditional community services. This course involves a hands-on component in a community pharmacy and a research component. Prerequisite: Pharmacy Community Clinical 10536138, Condition: Pharmacy Technician Program 315361 |
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