Pharmacy Technician

Career Spotlight The Connecticut Department of Labor (CTDOL) reports the average annual income for Pharmacy Technicians is $34,320 with an entry-level hourly rate of $12.00. Employment in this occupa-tion is expected to grow about as fast as average, and the number of annual openings will offer very good job op-portunities. The CTDOL projects an av-erage of 54 annual job openings through 2024.

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Pharmacy Technician As important members of a health care team, Pharmacy Technicians assist licensed pharmacists to provide medication and oth-er health care products to patients. This comprehensive, 93 hour course will pre-pare students for an entry level position in a community pharmacy, hospital or long term care setting. Course topics include learning medical ter-minology specific to pharmacy, reading and interpreting prescriptions, defining drugs by generic and brand names, calculating dos-ages and I.V. flow rates, drug compounding, converting dosages, dispensing of prescrip-tions, controlling inventory, and billing and reimbursing insurance.

NVCC Certification and Optional PTCB Exam

Upon successful completion of this course you will earn a certificate of completion from NVCC and be eligible for employment in Connecticut. This course will also prepare you to take the optional Pharmacy Techni-cian Certification Exam offered by the Phar-macy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) . This certification is respected by employers but is not mandatory for em-ployment.

Here is what our students say…

I enjoyed the Pharmacy Technician pro-gram. I’m excited about working in the field and happy to get the clinical experience as well. The course, overall, was a great expe-rience and I’m happy I decided to do it.” - Rebecca Donahue

The Pharmacy Technician program was a great learning experience. The content of the textbook was presented with material which made clear what was important for me to study for the course and for further certification and future employment. - Geoffrey Wilkins

Pharmacy Technician Clinical Explore the workings of a Pharmacy Tech-nician in a workplace environment. En-hance your knowledge, gain experience and improve employment opportunities by seeing the real world functions of being a Pharmacy Technician. Students will receive 120 hours clinical training. Limited seating is available.

Clinical Prerequisites: Successful comple-tion of NVCC’s Pharmacy Technician Pro-gram, drug screening, and background check.

Career Links

American Association Pharmacy Techni-

cians (AAPT): pharmacytechnician.com

Connecticut Pharmacists Association: ctpharmacists.org

Pharmacy Technician Certification Board

(PTCB): ptcb.org

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