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Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) is Indiana’s most comprehensive university campus. IUPUI was formed in 1969, but several programs have provided Central Indiana with quality education and services for much of the century.
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The IUPUI Community Learning Network provides hundreds of continuing education classes and serves over 7,000 learners annually in Central Indiana with more than 15 certificate programs.
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IUPUI CommUnIty LearnIng network 620 Union Drive, Room 142
Indianapolis, IN 46202 Phone: (317) 278-7600 Fax: (317) 274-2638 Online: www.cln.iupui.edu
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Course Information
The 40-hour comprehensive program will prepare students to enter the pharmacy field in hospitals, home infusion pharmacies, or community pharmacies as an ancillary, an assistant who works under the supervision of a registered pharmacist. The program includes extensive classroom lecture, taught by an instructor with practical experience in the field, up-to-date written and audio-visual aids and is approved by the Indiana State Pharmacy Board.
Course Content inCLudes:
• Medical Terminology specific to the pharmacy
• Reading and interpreting prescriptions
• Dosage calculations
• All methods of I.V. therapy and aseptic technique
• Flow rates
• Drug compounding
• Dose conversions
• Dispensing of prescriptions
• Unit dose
• Inventory control
• Billing and reimbursement
Pharmacy Technician
Health care reform and the demand for controlled health care costs have created an increasing need for well-educated technicians and assistants in the medical professions. This entry-level, noncredit program is designed to provide adult students with a rewarding career as a pharmacy technician.
Prerequisites: You must be 18 or older, have a high school diploma/GED, and have no felony convictions.
Core Courses
This program consists of one (1) course and is completed in a semester.
Fees and Enrollment
Learner must pay fees as listed during website registration. Books, parking and supplies are included in the course fee. Some financial institutions grant loans for continuing education certificate programs.
Call us for current information or contact your own financial institution about their education loan policy.
Refer to course numbers listed on the website.
Certificate Requirements
Learners must attend a minimum of 75%
of class sessions for each individual class. Learners will receive Continuing Education Unit certificates after the successful completion of each class. Final certificate will be awarded to learners in good standing only after completion of all classes.
