Pharmacy Assistant
Program Length: 32 weeks
Campus Locations: Saint John, New Brunswick
The purpose of the program is to prepare students with the necessary skills and academic knowledge for entry-level positions in retail pharmacies, as well as pharmaceutical companies. This program provides an overview of the theory, principles and practices of the Pharmacy Assistant. Areas of study include prescription intake, pharmacy software practice, proper extemporaneous compounding techniques, controlling inventory, keeping accurate and confidential records, third party billing, acting within relevant legislation, and effectively communicating verbally and in writing. Graduates will be prepared to work as members of an interdependent health-care team.
Graduates should find employment opportunities in retail pharmacies and other environments such as mail order pharmacies, and in areas such as patient education within pharmaceutical companies.
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Eastern College is your first step towards career success. We are a nationally recognized institution that has been training graduates for over 30 years in Atlantic Canada.
We are committed to your future. As an Eastern College student, you will find the educational experience unlike any other. Our programs are taught with a hands-on, practical approach to instruction. We deliver a unique modular system of training where you will focus on one subject at a time.
Monthly start dates and half day classes offer flexibility to students that have family commitments or who wish to work while studying.
Eastern College has helped over 30,000 graduates over the last 30 years. At the Saint John Campus, we offer diploma programs through our Faculty of Business, Faculty of Technology, Faculty of Healthcare, Faculty of Law, Faculty of Supply Chain, Faculty of Art & Design and Faculty of Trades. Most of the diploma programs at the Saint John Campus may be completed within one year. Eastern is registered as a private career college under the Private Career Colleges Act, 2005.
Eastern College - Saint John:212 McAllister Drive, Unit 123, Saint John, New Brunswick E2J 2S7, Canada