HLTH 155 - Pharmacy Technician

Description:HLTH 155 is a review of health care and pharmacy, past and present. Course will include requirements for technician certification, drug regulation and controls, and pharmaceutical terminology. This course will contain training on filling a prescription, routes and formulations, parenterals, compounding, basic biopharmaceutics, factors affecting drug activity, references used inventory management, financial issues, and various areas of pharmaceutical care including community pharmacy, institutional pharmacy, and other environments.
Credit hours:6-0-6
Prerequisite(s):completion of HLTH 150, HLTH 152, and CIS 110, with a grade of "C" or above
Applicability towards graduation:
  • Certificate or degree - All Certificates, AAS, ALS
  • Group requirement - Not Applicable
  • Area of concentration - Pharmacy Technician
Offered:Offered in Spring.

Spring 2010 Offerings

CourseSecBegEndDaysInstructorNotes
HLTH 155015:30p8:20pT,ThEldred

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NumberTitleHours
HLTH 040Nurse Assistant Competency Skills Assessment0-2-1
HLTH 100First Aid Training1-0-1
HLTH 110Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation0.5-0-0.5
HLTH 111Introductory Seminar on Alcoholism2-0-2
HLTH 115Introduction to Health Careers1-0-1
HLTH 120Wellness and Healthful Living3-0-3
HLTH 130Phlebotomy4-3-5
HLTH 140Medical Terminology3-0-3
HLTH 141Nurse Assistant Training6-4-8
HLTH 150Pharmacology4-0-4
HLTH 152Pharmacy Calculations2-0-2
HLTH 155Pharmacy Technician6-0-6
HLTH 156Pharmacy Technician Work Experience1-3-2
HLTH 157Pharmacy Technician Certification Review1-0-1
HLTH 197Special Topics in Healthcare3-0-1 to 3
HLTH 220Nutrition and Diet Therapy3-0-3
HLTH 297Advanced Topics in Healthcare3-0-1 to 3