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ClassGraphic Prepare to enter the pharmacy field by successfully completing this comprehensive 50-hour course and passing the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board's PTCB exam. Technicians work in hospitals, home infusion pharmacies, community pharmacies and other health care settings - working under the supervision of a registered pharmacist. Course content includes medical terminology specific to the pharmacy, reading and interpreting prescriptions and defining drugs by generic and brand names. Students will learn dosage calculations, I.V. flow rates, drug compounding, dose conversions, dispensing of prescriptions, inventory control and billing and reimbursement. The Pharmacy Technician Certification Program includes a graded final exam to help prepare students for the PTCB exam and an optional 80 hour externship in a retail pharmacy. Students should have taken math and science in high school. A high school diploma or GED is required to sit for the PTCB exam. If you are interested in this training and need financial assistance please contact 641-844-5629 to apply for the IVBCS Gap Tuition Assistance Program 30 days prior to course start date. 
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Class Details

16 Session(s)
Days of the Week :Multiple Days of the Week :
  Weekly - Tue, Thu.  
  Weekly - Tue, Thu.  

Location : Iowa Valley Business and Community Solutions Location : 
  Iowa Valley Business and Community Solutions.

Instructor : TBA Instructor 

CEUs : 50

 

Notice

Please read:  Must have GED or High School Diploma. Optional 80 hours of (clinical) Externship is arranged with a local Pharmacy. To participate in the Externship, turn in a completed background check, immunizations including 2-step TB & Flu shot, and physical to coordinator Julie Thomas if you plan to participate in an externship.

Tuition: 

$1,499.00

Registration Closes On
Monday, February 10, 2025 @ 11:59 PM

Schedule Information

Date(s) Class Days Times Location Instructor(s)
2/11/2025 - 3/13/2025 Weekly - Tue, Thu 06:00 PM - 09:30 PM Marshalltown, Iowa Valley Business and Community Solutions  Map, Room: 703 TBA Instructor 
3/25/2025 - 4/10/2025 Weekly - Tue, Thu 06:30 PM - 09:30 PM Marshalltown, Iowa Valley Business and Community Solutions  Map, Room: 703 TBA Instructor 

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