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Ashworth College

Pharmacy Technician Diploma

Pharmacy technology is a vital part of the healthcare delivery system. And right now, with new drug stores popping up in growing urban and suburban areas, plus new medications hitting the market, properly trained pharmacy technicians could look forward to busy careers. Let Ashworth Career School's convenient pharmacy technician home study course help prepare you for all the excitement now!

This nationally accredited distance learning diploma program teaches professional-level skills used by pharmacy technician professionals in retail drug chains, independent pharmacies, hospitals, and nursing homes. Step by step, twenty comprehensive lessons show you how to stock, measure, prepare, dispense, and record prescriptions and medicines accurately. Everything is clear, logical, and precise.

First, Ashworth will teach you all about today's pharmacy terminology, including dozens of abbreviations and symbols, various categories of drugs, what drugs do and what their side effects are, and how to calculate and measure medicines in the proper dosages. You'll also learn about prescription labeling and dispensing, medical billing and insurance, inventory management, customer relations, and much more.

There are no educational prerequisites or experience requirements to enroll in their pharmacy technician courses. If you're comfortable with basic math and are self-motivated, you're ready to enroll. Fascinating home study training from Ashworth makes learning pharmacy technology easy and fun! Request Free Information Package for more information.[ more info ]

Stratford Career Institute

Pharmacy assistant

Stratford Career Institute is an innovative leader in the field of distance education. With thousands of students world-wide, SCI has earned its reputation in the delivery of career training.

SCI offers over 60 career diploma programs. The following is a comparison of traditional college education with the time-honored distance education approach to career education which Stratford offers:

Non-Traditional Colleges	Stratford's Career Training
content-based time-based group-based group needs contact with professor by appointment only course-oriented classroom-oriented professors general objectives special objectives	competency-based performance-based individually-based individual needs immediate assistance via toll-free line or e-mail module-oriented home-based team of instructors, counsellors and resource persons special objectives objective learning assignments

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US Career Institute

Online Pharmacy Technician School

Pharmacy Technician is a well-established occupation. Yet it's growing rapidly as the American population ages and needs more prescriptions and medications.

Why do people become Pharmacy Technicians? Because they can make good money and have a skill that is in great demand and commands respect throughout the community. You can work part-time or take a full-time position -- it's all up to you

USCI's experts will guide you step-by-step and in just four months, USCI's Pharmacy Technician course can give you all the skills and know-how you need. Step-by-step, you learn from expert instructors who have years of experience in Pharmacy Technician and explain the materials in easy-to-understand language with plenty of examples. Nothing is left to chance!

When you complete this course, you will be ready to enter the field as a qualified Pharmacy Technician. And, you need NO previous medical experience to begin. Request more information by completing Free information request form. [ more info ]

Penn Foster Career School

Pharmacy Technician Program

Get the training you need to become a Pharmacy Technician - at home, at your own pace with Penn Foster. The Penn Foster Pharmacy Technician Training Program can help you make a difference. You'll work closely with pharmacists to provide medication and health care products to patients. Train quickly and conveniently. Learn how to:

Receive prescriptions from doctors and hospitals.

Prepare prescriptions for patients.

Verify insurance and prescription information.

Assist the pharmacist with everyday duties.

And you'll learn it all at home - no classroom needed!

You'll get valuable information about working in a pharmacy, where skills in record keeping, calculating, and knowledge of medicines will be tested daily. Start a rewarding, new career in a growing field. Why take a Pharmacy Technician training program? With the right credentials, you can:

Work for a retail pharmacy, local druggist, grocery store, or hospital.

Be an important part of a rewarding profession.

Demand for Pharmacy Technicians will rise 29% by 2012. Because of expansion of retail pharmacies and other employment settings, good job opportunities are expected for full-time and part-time Pharmacy Technicians with formal training. That means more employment opportunity for you!

Penn Foster's courses are very competitively priced. And with the choice of upfront payment option or low monthly installments, you can afford the course you want. Many courses are also Austudy/Abstudy approved which means that if you qualify, you can apply for financial assistance from the government. Plus, your course may be tax deductible.

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