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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.
Pharmacy Technology Course Descriptions
PH101 Pharmacy Law & Principles - 2 Credits
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.
PH111 Pharmacy Calculations - 3 Credits
This course covers medical dosage calculations, with consideration given to the medication order process, equipment, reference materials, routes of administration and specialty calculations. The course emphasizes practical applications through lab exercises, highlighting error alerts, critical thinking problems and case studies.
PH125 Pharmacy Office Procedures - 3 Credits
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 PDX pharmacy software, including terminology, functions/options, and procedures.
PH131 Pharmacology I - 3 Credits
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.
PH161 Pharmacy Procedures - 3 Credits
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 receive hands-on practice in a laboratory setting in the processes used in a compounding pharmacy, home health care and community pharmacy.
PH231 Pharmacology II - 3 Credits
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.
PH261 Advanced Pharmacy Procedures - 3 Credits
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 receive hands-on practice in laboratory settings in specialized areas of pharmacy such as oncology, nursing and hospital pharmacy.
PH270 Certification Review - 3 Credits
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.
PH298 Pharmacy Externship - 6 Credits
Prerequisite: All core courses.
This capstone course consists of a 180-hour clinical externship designed to integrate classroom training into hands-on applications in a pharmacy environment. The pharmacy site evaluates the student’s performance and skills throughout the course.
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.