Upon completion of this course, students will be well prepared to take the National Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam (PTCE) offered through the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB). During the program, students will have many opportunities to take practice exams that will help prepare them to succeed on the national exam and earn the title Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT).

Our instructors go beyond preparing you for the exam and prepare you for a real life workplace environment. With over 30 years of pharmacy practice experience, your instructor will mentor you to succeed as a pharmacy tech.

The curriculum consists of 16 weeks of interactive classroom instruction and hands-on practice in our state-of-the-art pharmacy simulation lab, followed by 180 hours of clinical externship training in local pharmacies.

Course content includes:

• Medication Order Entry & Fill Process
• Pharmacology for Technicians
• Patient and Medication Safety
• Pharmacy Law and Regulations
• Pharmacy Quality Assurance
• CPR for Health Care Providers
• Pharmacy Math
• Sterile IV Drug Preparation/Aseptic Technique
• Non-Sterile Drug Compounding
• Insurance Billing and Reimbursement
• Inventory Management
• Customer Service Excellence

At Charter, you can quickly complete your pharmacy technician training in as little as 6 months. In addition to learning in an interactive classroom environment, you will obtain hands-on experience in our newly renovated pharmacy simulation lab.

Here you will practice preparing prescriptions in a realistic environment that replicates community and hospital pharmacy settings.

In addition to processing outpatient prescriptions, you will be trained in the preparation of sterile IV admixtures and non-sterile drug compounding.

You will also gain real-life experience through an externship program at two local pharmacies.

Employers are seeking qualified applicants!

Hospitals, pharmacy’s and insurance companies are looking for qualified pharmacy technicians all over the United States.

At the completion of our program you will take the national certification exam.

As a nationally certified pharmacy technician, you will find opportunities to work both locally and around the country. The median pay for a pharmacy technician is over $32,000* (*according to the US Department of Labor)

Classes are forming now. Contact us to learn more about our tuition plans. In house financing is available.

To get started, please click the Enroll button below and complete the brief intake form. We will then schedule a time to review our program with you and schedule a time to show you around our facilities.

Feel free to call us at 810-202-8646.