PHARMACY TECHNICIAN PROGRAM

The objective of A.C.I. Career College, Inc. Pharmacy Technician Program is to provide a sound educational environment for instruction and training and to equip our graduates for entry level positions in pharmacy related services. This is accomplished through approximately one half of the course consisting of lecture/demonstration and one half hands on laboratory procedures.  A.C.I. has the most extensive laboratory in the area and offer extensive hands on mixing and compounding.  Our graduates complete this course with full capability of processing and compounding chemicals with confidence. 

The Pharmacy Technician works under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist. The supervising pharmacist must be fully aware of all activities involved in the preparation and dispensing of medications, including the maintenance of appropriate records. The duties and responsibilities of technicians are consistent with their training and experience. They are not assigned duties that by law must be performed only by a licensed pharmacist.

Pharmacy Technicians, as part of a team, will fill requisitions for drugs after review of the physician’s order, using unit-dose or appropriate packaging, which permits identification until administration. They will also be involved in reviewing orders for drug allergies, dosing interactions and incompatibilities.

A trained Pharmacy Technician will prepare parenteral medications and properly label all dispensable and secondary products. An efficient technician will ensure the location, quality and quantity of poison antidotes and the phone numbers of the regional poison control center. Technicians also participate in drug utilization, evaluation and quality assurance programs and will consistently review the pharmacy’s inventory of drugs expired, withdrawn, recalled, inadequately labeled or other non-usable drugs. These examples of duties are not all encompassing or restrictive, and are expected to vary with changing needs and priorities.

Occupational outcomes for which the graduate may qualify include but are not limited to: Hospital Pharmacy Technician, Retail Pharmacy Technician, Extended Care Dispensary Technician, Pharmacy Assistant, Pharmaceutical Sales Representative, hospital, in/out patient, satellite  closed door, mental health, skilled nursing prison, retail, clinic, specialized compounding, veterans hospitals, military pharmacy, clinical drug trials, home health care… the possibilities are ENDLESS!