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WCC Pharmacy Assistant Diploma Program prepares you to explore career opportunities as a Pharmacy Assistant. In only 50 weeks, you’ll acquire the clerical, administrative and customer service skills needed to work directly under the Pharmacist to provide assistance in many different ways, from filling prescriptions to maintaining inventory.
Our Pharmacy Assistant program is designed to prepare students for a rewarding career as a Pharmacy Assistant. A combination of instructor-led training with 8 weeks of a field placement internship is designed to prepare students for a successful career in healthcare. The Pharmacy Assistant Diploma program also includes a field placement internship in a pharmaceutical setting. Work under the supervision of a pharmacist or pharmacy technician and learn how to prepare, package, and store pharmaceuticals.
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A pharmacy assistant’s responsibilities include filling orders under a pharmacist’s supervision, entering client information, identifying the correct mixture or breakdowns for prescriptions, and preparing and processing paperwork for orders.
Students also explore pharmacy computer systems software, hospital and community pharmacy practices and procedures, drug dosage calculations, and compounding labs. In addition, instructors with industry experience cover topics such as ethics, legislation, personal conduct, and workplace safety. CPR and First Aid also included in this program.
This program is approved as a vocational program under the Ontario Career Colleges Act, 2005.
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