Description:
THIS IS A FULLY ASYNCHRONOUS COURSE THAT YOU CAN START AT ANY TIME AND DO AT YOUR OWN PACE WITHIN 16 WEEKS.
The PURDUE ONLINE PHARMACY TECHNICIAN TRAINING PROGRAM (POPTTP) educates and trains learners who want to work in pharmacy settings as technicians. Students will gain specific knowledge, skills, and competencies needed to work as a valuable pharmacy team member and provide safe patient care. Successful completion of the course prepares students to take the national Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam to become a certified pharmacy technician. This course will show your students’ future employers the initiative and passion they have for working in the pharmacy industry. Learners must complete this course at 70% or higher. Of learners who successfully complete this course, the average pass rate is 82%.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
· Explain the role of a licensed pharmacy technician.
· Learn about the top 200 drugs and 15 common dietary supplements.
· Distinguish federal requirements for prescription processing, handling and disposal of medications.
· Demonstrate patient safety procedures and quality assurance strategies.
· Evaluate situations and issues that require pharmacist intervention.
· Demonstrate procedures to compound nonsterile products.
· Describe procedures for credit return, return to stock, and reverse distribution.
MODULE ACTIVITIES:
· Homework assignments to familiarize the learner with basic pharmacy technician responsibilities.
· Live webinar sessions with existing pharmacy managers and PharmD students who have worked as a pharmacy technician.
· Interactive quizzes to develop familiarity with and competence in recalling medication information.
· Assessments to prepare learners for the Pharmacy Technician Certificate Exam.
Textbook Required: Manual for Pharmacy Technicians 5th Edition Bethesda, MD. American Society of Health-System Pharmacists; 2019. You will have access to the textbook online via Purdue University Libraries since you will receive a Purdue University ID (PUID) within one week of registering for the course; however, if you would like to purchase a hard copy of the textbook in addition to the online version, you can do so online and that cost will be at your expense.
Once you have received your registration confirmation email: To log in, please go to https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/login and click on the Online Corporate and Noncredit section. You will log in with your username: This is the email address you provided when signed up for the course. Please follow the directions below to create your password.
1) Select the ONLINE CORPORATE AND NONCREDIT log-in tile
2) Select “Forgot your Password”
3) Enter Username (your email), then “Submit”
4) An email will be sent to your email allowing you to set up your password
Once you have accessed your course, make sure to look for the "Content" section within the course to access your coursework. For registration quesstions, email: noncredit@purdue.edu. For course content questions, email: pharmacy-onlinece@purdue.edu.