From the course: Exploring the Top Entry-Level Jobs in Healthcare
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Pharmacy technician training, salaries, career trajectory
From the course: Exploring the Top Entry-Level Jobs in Healthcare
Pharmacy technician training, salaries, career trajectory
- There are a lot of reasons why you might want to become a pharmacy tech. The relatively short training program and different career options are definitely great reasons. There's a lot to learn, and intenser training is available, and can be done in a few months. Your coursework will include anatomy, physiology, and pharmacology. It will also include some math, so you'll know how to perform calculations essential to your duties. You'll learn how to handle medications and medication orders, how to receive and screen prescriptions for completeness, accuracy, and authenticity. Your training will also include soft skills, like personal and interpersonal relationships, ethics, professionalism, and communication, which will help you with customer service and wellness promotion. And you'll train on administrative issues like purchasing, billing, inventory management, and more. When you're certified, you'll need to take 20…
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