Post-secondary Program Pharmacy Technician - Programa de Técnico en Farmacia

Centennial College´s Pharmacy Technician program offers a dynamic curriculum that is based on the National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities (NAPRA) competencies.

The learner-centred environment fostered in this pharmacy diploma program´s courses allows you to gain the scope of skills needed for the profession, including:

Receiving, ordering and managing inventory.
Preparing, dispensing and compounding medications.
Interacting with patients and a variety of health care providers.
Assisting in the provision of pharmaceutical care and pharmacy services.
This School of Community and Health Studies program also focuses on inspiring you to embrace the philosophy of lifelong learning by pursuing the designation of Regulated Pharmacy Technician.

Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, or mature student status (19 years or older).

English Grade 12 C or U, or equivalent (minimum grade required)
Mathematics Grade 11 M or U, or 12 C or U, or equivalent (minimum grade required)
Senior Biology Grade 11 C or U or Grade 12 C or U or equivalent (minimum grade required)
Senior Chemistry Grade 11 C or U or Grade 12 C or U or equivalent (minimum grade required)
Please Note: Science and English assessments will not be accepted in place of the science and English requirements.

Start Date:Fall, Winter

Semester 1
College Communications 1
Anatomy & Physiology
Community Pharmacy Computers
Pharmaceutical Calculations
Community Practice Theory
Professional Practice and Drug Programs
Community Pharmacy Dispensing Practice 1

Semester 2
General Education Elective
Home Health Care and Non-Prescription Products
Compounding
Community Pharmacy Placement 1
Introduction to Pharmacology
Community Pharmacy Dispensing Practice II
Pharmaceutical Calculations II

Semester 3
College Communication 2
General Education Elective
Global Citizenship: From Social Analysis to Social Action
Aseptic Technique Principles I
Institution Dispensing 1
Institution Communications and Operations
Advanced Pharmacology

Semester 4
Institution Dispensing II
Aseptic Technique Principles II
Comprehensive Review & Exam
Integrated Practice and Career Development
Pharmacy Management
Final Pharmacy Placement

Registered pharmacy technician (RPhT)
Community pharmacy technician
Institutional pharmacy technician