The Community Pharmacy Assistant program provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to assist the pharmacist by teaching the required skills to understand and perform a necessary competence in general operations of a pharmacy.  Emphasis in the Community Pharmacy Assistant program is placed on the hands-on skills necessary to be employed in the field.  Students will learn the technical and clerical aspects of assisting the pharmacist.

List of Main Topics

• Basic and Applied Medical Sciences

• Medical Terminology

• Pharmacology

• Community Pharmacy

• Institutional Pharmacy

• Safe Handling of Infective and Hazardous Agents

• Pharmacy Calculations and Dose Preparations

• Compounding and Dispensing Lab

• Preparing Sterile Intravenous Products

• Pharmacy Laws and Regulations

• Communications and Customer Services

• Career Planning and Preparations

• Pharmacy Software

• First Aid and CPR

• 240 Clinical Placement Hours

Potential Job Opportunities include, but are not limited to:

Community Pharmacy

Hospitals

Pharmaceutical Companies