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A pharmacy technician requires both scientific knowledge and practical skills to provide accurate and efficient services. Pharmacy technology courses at Utah Career College provide that training. Pharmacy technology instructors have extensive experience in the field. Class sizes are small — students receive the help they need to master challenging material.
Our Pharmacy Technology Associate degree program and Pharmacy Technology Diploma program include core requirements from the courses described below. Other program requirements include science, office skills, interpersonal relations, business and general education courses. Much of that supporting coursework is available at any UCC campus location or through our Online Education Department.
Please call UCC West Jordan or e-mail us for more information.
Prerequisite: None. The course introduces common computer applications, including word processing, e-mail and the use of browsers and search engines. Students learn to use digital technology to research, organize, evaluate and share information in professional, academic and personal settings.
Prerequisite: None. Students receive hands-on experience with the fundamental features of three major applications of Microsoft Office 2007: Word, Excel and PowerPoint, creating simple word processing documents, worksheets and PowerPoint presentations.
Prerequisite: None. KY100 is intended for students who want to improve their keyboarding skills or have no previous keyboarding experience. The course introduces keyboard-operating techniques, stressing the touch system, speed and accuracy, numeric keyboarding skills and formatting basic documents.
MA100 Medical Terminology 4 Credits
Prerequisite: None. This course is a comprehensive study of the terminology used in common medical practice and emphasizes the word-building process employing roots, combining forms, prefixes, and suffixes. Common medical acronyms and abbreviations are also reviewed.
Prerequisite: None. This course is a general introduction to human anatomy and physiology emphasizing the structures, functions and pathophysiology of the various body systems.
Prerequisite: None. Students learn basic modern management concepts, including those involving sexual harassment and sexual violence awareness, and explore the status and future of the American business system.
Prerequisite: None. Students learn roles and responsibilities of direct line managers. Practical training includes employee orientation and training, coaching, motivation, employee assignment, task supervision, performance assessment, compensation, reviews, conflict resolution and dealing with labor/management issues.
MG100 Introduction to Business 5 Credits
Prerequisite: None. This course introduces pharmacy law terminology and identifies regulatory agencies, such as DOPL, FDA, DEA, and related healthcare and pharmacy organizations. It also explores federal and state laws, regulations, and statutes that directly and indirectly affect the practice of pharmacy.
Prerequisite: None. This course covers medical dosage calculations, with consideration given to the medication order process, equipment, reference materials, routes of administration, and specialty calculations. An emphasis is placed on practical applications through lab exercises, highlighting error alerts, critical thinking problems, and case studies.
Prerequisites: PH111, MA100, KY100. This course provides an understanding of the pharmacy computer applications process in drug-use control, including terms, abbreviations, dosage calculations, and the distributive process, including insurance billing and referencing. An emphasis is placed on the pharmacy software PDX features, including terminology, functions/options, and procedures.
Prerequisite: MA110. This course covers pharmacological terms and concepts related to the nervous system (peripheral and central) and the cardiovascular system, along with dosage calculations, specialty populations, and drugs related to these systems, including trade and generic names, indications, classifications, forms, and dosing.
Prerequisites: PH111, PH125. This course provides an in-depth understanding of retail pharmacy concepts, including over-the-counter medications, prescription filling and labeling, referencing, and extemporaneous compounding. Students will receive hands-on practice in a laboratory setting in the processes used in a compounding pharmacy, home health care, and community pharmacy.
Prerequisite: PH131. This course covers the medical terms and concepts related to the immune, respiratory, gastrointestinal, endocrine, vascular and renal systems, along with the drugs related to these systems, including trade and generic names, indications, classifications, forms, and dosing. The pharmacology of infectious diseases and antineoplastics is also discussed.
Prerequisite: PH161. This course emphasizes understanding and performance of hospital and specialized pharmacy procedures, including unit-dose repackaging, in-patient cart filling, emergency/crash drawer filling, intravenous admixtures, and interpreting and labeling physicians’ orders. Students will receive hands-on practice in a laboratory setting in specialized areas of pharmacy such as oncology, nursing, and hospital pharmacy.
Prerequisites: PH161, PH231. This is a comprehensive program review, with an emphasis on the National Pharmacy Technician Certification Examination and the Utah Pharmacy Technician Law Exam.
Prerequisite: All core courses. This capstone course consists of a 180-hour clinical externship designed to integrate the classroom training and transform it into hands-on application in a pharmacy environment. The pharmacy site evaluates the student’s performance and skills throughout the course.
To find out which courses are available at which times, see the current course schedule on our students site.
Pharmacy Technology program information
Utah Career College offers the following at its West Jordan campus, just 15 miles south of Salt Lake City Center:
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Associate in Pharmacy Technology (a two-year degree program)
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Pharmacy Technology Diploma (a 12-month program)
Area employers recognize the quality of training students receive in pharmacy technology college courses and other program requirements and electives. In fact, our Career Services Department regularly receives requests for UCC externs and job applicants.
If you would like more information, or assistance with enrollment, please call 801-304-4224 or send us an e-mail. A representative will be happy to help you.