Pharmacy Technician Essentials
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Pharmacy Technician Essentials at Coursera Overview
Duration | 14 hours |
Start from | Start Now |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
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Pharmacy Technician Essentials at Coursera Course details
- What you'll learn
- Understand the primary functions of different pharmacy organizations
- Understand the different roles of the pharmacy technician
- Understand the common drugs and their uses, drug routes and formulations, and factors affecting drug activity
- Understand pharmacy management software, as well as reading and interpreting prescriptions
- The Pharmacy Technician Essentials course provides an in-depth look at what a career in a pharmacy will look like. Through several lessons, students learn the ins and outs of a pharmacy setting and the meaning of the terminology used daily within a pharmacy environment. This course also provides a deep dive into the purpose of the top 200 most commonly prescribed medications and drug routes and formulations. Students will be able to demonstrate correct processing of medication orders, preparation, storage, and distribution of medications, by the end of the course. On top of knowing the medications being prescribed, students must also learn how to use pharmacy equipment, including management software and reading of prescriptions. At the completion of this course, students should have a solid understanding of what their day-to-day tasks will be within a pharmacy environment and how to use the necessary tools to excel in their new career.
- Course objectives include:
- - Identify the primary functions of different pharmacy organizations
- - Discuss the different roles of the pharmacy technician
- - Describe the common drugs and their uses, drug routes and formulations, and factor affecting drug activity
- - Understand pharmacy management software, as well as reading and interpreting prescriptions
Pharmacy Technician Essentials at Coursera Curriculum
Module 1
Pharmacy Settings
Institutional and Hospital Pharmacies
Mail Order Pharmacy
Lesson 1 - Review
Lesson 1 - Update
Course Introduction and Syllabus
Lesson 1 - Additional Information
Lesson 1 - Quiz
Activity 1.1 - Pharmacy Setting for the Pharmacy Technician
Activity 1.2 - Types of Pharmacy Settings
Module 2
The Pharmacy Technician
Changing Role of the Pharmacy Technician
Professional Standards and Guidelines
Training and Competency
Lesson 2 - Review
Lesson 2 - Update
Terminology
Lesson 3 - Update
Lesson 2 - Additional Information
Lesson 3 - Additional Information
Lesson 2 - Quiz
Lesson 3 - Quiz
Activity 2.1 - The Pharmacy Technician
Activity 3.1 - Medication and Body System
Module 3
Common Drugs and Their Uses
Analgesics
Anesthetic Agents
Anti-Infectives
Antineoplastics
Musculoskeletal Agents
Dermatologicals
Electrolytic Agents
Gastrointestinal and Urinary Agents
Hormones
Immunobiologic Agents and Vaccines
Cardiovascular Agents
Ophthalmic and Otic Agents
Neurological Agents
Psychotropic Agents
Lesson 4 - Review
Lesson 4 - Update
Drug Routes and Formulations
Oral Formulations
Parenteral Routes
Ophthalmic Formulations
Intranasal and Inhalation Formulations
Dermal Formulations
Vaginal Formulations
Lesson 5 - Update
Top 200 Drug List
Lesson 4 - Additional Information
Lesson 5 - Additional Information
Lesson 4 - Quiz
Lesson 5 - Quiz
Activity 4.1 - Over the Counter Medications
Activity 4.2 - Over the Counter Medications
Activity 4.3 - Over the Counter Medications
Activity 5.1 - Fosamax
Activity 5.2 - Ultane
Activity 5.3 - Drug Use
Module 4
Pharmacy Equipment
Types of Pharmacy Equipment
Lesson 6 - Review
Lesson 6 - Update
Pharmacy Software
Retail Prescription Filing
New and Refill Prescriptions
Reports
Lesson 7 - Review
Lesson 7 - Update
Additional Information - Lesson 6
Prescription Abbreviations
Pharmacy Conversion Chart
Lesson 7 - Additional Information
Lesson 6 - Quiz
Lesson 7 - Quiz
Activity 6.1 - Pharmacy Equipment
Activity 6.2 - Identify the Item
Activity 7.1 - Reading a Prescription
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