Associate of Applied Science in Pharmacy Technician
An Associate of Applied Science (AAS) in Pharmacy Technician is a two-year college degree program that trains professionals to prepare, package, and dispense medications under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist.
The coursesWhat this programme teaches, semester by semester. Each course runs for the number of weeks the college sets for it, and every week has its lesson, a narrated version of it, a printable outline and an assessment.
All programmesSemester 1 12 courses
Introduction to Health Care ( Medical Science Reloaded)
SharedPharmacology Principle
Pharmaceutical Calculations
Drug Laws and Regulations in Jamaica and Globally
Role and Responsibilities of Pharmacy Technician
Introduction to Pharmacy History and Health Care
General Microbiology
SharedEthics and Law
SharedMedical Terminologies, Anatomy and Physiology
SharedCommunication Skill
SharedVital Signs
SharedProblem solving and Decision Making Skills
SharedSemester 2 7 courses
Drugs Classifications
Parenteral
Drug route and Formulations
Advanced Mathematics
SharedChemistry 101
SharedGeneral Sociology
SharedBasic Pathology
SharedSemester 3 6 courses
Prescription Process
Human Variable (Factors affecting drug activities in the body system)
Drugs Compounding
List 1 and 2 Drugs (Over-the-Counter and Skin Care Products)
Basic Psychology
SharedAntibiotics
SharedSemester 4 5 courses
Pharmacy Financial 1ssues
Pharmacy Inventory Management
Other Environments for Pharmacy
Community Pharmacy Practice
Hospital Pharmacy Practice
Semester 5 5 courses
Pharmacy Information Sources
Medication Error, Prevention and Management
Drug Toxicology
Essential Drugs
Pharmacy Computer System Application
A course marked Shared is taught in more than one SPACS programme. It is the same course, so a student who has passed it does not sit it twice.
Take the week with you
Every week downloads as a printable outline, readable on a phone with the data off.
Listen instead of reading
Lessons come with a narrated version for studying on the move.
Weekly assessment
A short quiz each week, marked straight away, with the score kept on record.
Lessons, recordings and assessments sit behind the sign-in.
Enrolled students reach them with a link emailed to their college address, so there is no password to remember. Staff use the same sign-in. If you want to know more about this programme first, write to a lecturer.