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.

Pharmacy Technicians will rise nearly 31% through 2018.* That means more employment . That means more employment opportunity for you!

Penn Foster's tuition is among the lowest of all career schools and includes all of your books, study guides, and learning aids. And, Penn Foster offers 0% APR financing and customized payment plans to best meet your individual need.

Get more information today and in a few months from enrollment, you can be on your way to a career as a certified Pharmacy Technician!

*Salary information is based on the “Occupational Outlook Handbook 2010-11 Edition, “a publication of the U.S. Department of Labor. Individual student earnings vary based on experience.

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Ashworth College

Pharmacy Technician

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 ]