Pharmacy Technician in Niagara College, Canada

Pharmacy Technician in Niagara College

Are you looking for a career that combines your meticulous nature with a career in the pharmaceutical industry?

As a Pharmacy Technician you will be an important member of the health care team who is patient focused and responsible for delivering safe and accurate drug distribution in many health care settings.

Highlights

• Hands-on, experiential learning via state-of-the-art community and hospital lab facilities featuring a simulated community pharmacy and sterile product room.

• Gain knowledge of the latest pharmaceutical products, practices, and drug distribution systems through a nationally accredited program.

• Unique interprofessional education is focused on patient-care delivery and includes approximately 360 hours of practical field placement experience.

• Graduates are eligible to write the Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada licensing exam and if successful, may become Regulated Pharmacy Technicians with the Ontario College of Pharmacists.

• Program positioned to meet the requirements set by the National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities (NAPRA), Canadian Pharmacy Technician Educators Association (CPTEA) and the Ontario College of Pharmacists.

Career Opportunities

• Community pharmacy
• Home health care division or company
• Hospital pharmacy
• Pharmaceutical distribution wholesaler
• Pharmacy application software vendor
• Pharmacy benefits administration and consulting firm
• Private medical industry (ex. pharmaceutical company)

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