Office Location
Health Technologies Center
Rm. 253F, 240 Hull Rd., Fayetteville
Official address:
P.O. Box 35236, 2201 Hull Rd.
Fayetteville, NC 28303
Phone Number
Office Hours Monday - Friday
8:00AM to 5:00PM
Email
Department Chair: Dina Adams
Pharmacy Technology
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The Pharmacy Technology Program prepares individuals to assist the pharmacist in duties that a technician can legally perform and to function within the boundaries prescribed by the pharmacist and the employment agency. The Pharmacy Technology Program strives to support and provide quality instruction, knowledge, and practical experience to its graduates. The goal of the graduate is to successfully pass an exam to gain a national certification as a Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) and to become employable, thus providing optimal pharmaceutical care in our community at an entry level for institutional, community, and other pharmacy practice settings.

Meet the Faculty

Dina AdamsDina Adams, PharmD, RPh
adamsd@faytechcc.edu
910-678-8229
HTC 253F

Diane LucasDiane Lucas, CPhT
lucasd@faytechcc.edu
910-678-8554
HTC 253E

What to Expect:

Course Work

The Pharmacy Technology Program prepares individuals to assist the pharmacist in duties that a technician can legally perform and to function within the boundaries prescribed by the pharmacist and the employment agency.

Associate Degree Program

Trains students to become pharmacy technicians working under the supervision of licensed pharmacists. Instruction includes classroom, laboratory, and clinical learning experiences.

Courses

Students will:
  • Gather Data Used by Pharmacists to Monitor Drug Therapy
  • Maintain Inventories
  • Mix Intravenous Solutions and Other Specialized Medications
  • Package Medications in Unit-Dose or Med-Card Form
  • Prepare Prescription Medications
  • Update Patient Profiles

Career Paths

Employment opportunities include retail, hospitals, nursing homes, research laboratories, wholesale drug companies, and pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities. Graduates from the program may be eligible to take the National Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam to become a certified pharmacy technician.
Once employed, registration with the North Carolina Board of Pharmacy is required.

 

Associate Degree

Pharmacy Technology (A45580)

Program Length: 4 Semesters
Prerequisite: H.S. transcript/GED, ENG002 TIER 2 / MAT003 Tier 2 placement test credit or equivalent, 1 unit of Biology
Award: Associate in Applied Science

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The Pharmacy Technology Program is designed to meet the educational requirements for Pharmacy Technician Certification in North Carolina. Please see the disclosure chart for information regarding Pharmacy Technician Certification in other states.