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Diploma of Pharmacy Technician
Diploma of Pharmacy Technician

Diploma of Pharmacy Technician

  • ID:STC010058
  • Level:2-Year Undergraduate Diploma
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Estimated Total/program:
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60
Accept letter
100
Visa
20
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1

Admission Requirements

Entry Requirments

OSSD with the majority of courses at the College (C), University (U), University/College (M) or Open (O) level plus:

  • Grade 12 Math (C) or (U)
  • Senior Level Chemistry (C) or (U)
  • Senior Level Biology (C) or (U)
  • Grade 12 English - ENG4U, ENG4C, EAE4U or EAE4C

OR

  • equivalent courses from the Pre-Health Sciences Pathway to Advanced Diplomas and Degrees program or the Academic and Career Entrance program.

If you are not a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant, you will need a Canadian Study Permit to study in Canada and a Letter of Acceptance - issued by the College - in order to apply for the permit.

General diploma programs admission requirement for international students are as follows:

  • Canada & USA: High school diploma and transcript, or equivalent.
  • British education system: General Certificate of Education showing passes in six (6) academic subjects (including English) at the Ordinary level.
  • Caribbean countries (English): High school diploma and transcript, or equivalent.
  • West Africa (Nigeria, Ghana, etc.): WAEC (or NECO) transcript with online verifying scratch card number and PIN required.
  • South Asia: (Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, etc.): High school diploma and Grade 12 transcript.
  • India: High school diploma and Grade 12 transcript.
  • Other Regions: High school diploma/graduation certificate and transcript or equivalent in original language and English translation.

Note: High school diploma/graduation certificate and transcript or equivalent in original language and English translation.

English Requirements

  • TOEFL iBT: Overall 91 with Writing, Reading, Listening and Speaking minimums of 22, or
  • IELTS Academic: Overall band of 6.5, No single test score below 6.0, or
  • PTE: Contact Applyzones team for more details, or
  • MELAB: Minimum Score 81, or
  • CAEL: Contact Applyzones team for more details.

Other Requirements

Field/Clinical Placements

Applicants are required to have the following completed prior to clinical placement. You are responsible for the associated costs.

  • Standard First Aid (online courses are NOT acceptable)
  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Level C with AED (online courses are not acceptable)
  • N95 Mask Fit
  • Employer requirement for up-to-date CLEAR POLICE CLEARANCE (vulnerable sector screening)
    • MUST be obtained by you, the student.
    • Obtain the Police Clearance by the first week of your first semester
    • Clinical placements may be on day, afternoon or weekend shifts ANYWHERE within Ontario.
    • You are responsible for travel and accommodation costs.

Health Requirements

  • Medical Requirements Form
  • A satisfactory medical exam.
  • An up-to-date immunization record including tetanus and diphtheria, polio, measles, mumps, rubella, varicella (chicken pox), Hepatitis B (incl. Hep B titre within the last 24 months) and TB skin test.

Course Information

Pharmacy Technician graduates have acquired the knowledge and skills that prove entry-level competencies are met as outlined in the National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities (NAPRA). Pharmacy Technicians collaborate with Pharmacists and other Health Professionals as part of a team to support and promote health and wellness for patients and their healthcare goals. Pharmacy Technicians ensure safety, accuracy and efficiency in all areas of medication preparation and dispensing complying with Legislation. Our program offers state of the art hospital and community practice labs where they learn to prepare sterile and non-sterile preparations, inventory management, community, institutional and hospital preparation and product distribution. Our program also offers unique intra/inter-professional education experience.

Program Highlights

  • The Pharmacy Technician Program has been awarded the status of Accreditation by the Canadian Council for Accreditation of Pharmacy Programs (CCAPP) a five year term July 1st, 2017 - June 30, 2022.
  • Our graduates meet NAPRA's Professional Competencies for Canadian Pharmacy Technicians at Entry to Practice.
  • Our graduates are eligible to write the Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada’s National Licensing Exam and if successful may go on to become Regulated Pharmacy Technicians. (RPhT)
  • Students will complete two 6 week clinical placements in both Community and Hospital pharmacies.
  • Registered Pharmacy Technicians are licensed with the Ontario College of Pharmacists.

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The curriculum below is for incoming students:

Semester 1

  • LBS110G Communication Across Cultures
  • PRM123 Introduction To Anatomy, Physiology And Pharmacology
  • PRM207 Inventory Theory & Lab
  • PRM124 Introduction To Pharmaceutical Mathematics
  • PRM133 Computer Lab Retail I
  • PRM135 Pharmacy Practice Retail
  • PRM113 Dispensing Lab Retail I

Semester 2

  • PRM215 Institutional - Theory & Lab
  • PRM205 Pharmaceutical Mathematics II
  • PRM232 Pharmacology I
  • PRM122 Pharmacy Products
  • PRM226 Compounding Retail Theory & Lab
  • PRM206 Computer Lab Retail II
  • PRM230 Dispensing Lab Retail II
  • PRM211 Health Promotion & Research

Semester 3

  • PRM306 Community Placement

Semester 4

  • PRM303 Dispensing Lab Hospital I
  • PRM307 Pharmacy Practice Hospital I
  • PRM313 Sterile Theory
  • PRM416 Sterile Lab I & Sterile Lab II
  • PRM315 Pharmacy Communications
  • PRM301 Computer Lab Hospital I
  • ELEC1030 Choose 1 Elective Course
  • PRM302 Hospital Calculations

Semester 5

  • PRM502 Dispensing Lab Hospital II
  • PRM410 Pharmacy Practice Hospital II
  • PRM326 Compounding Hospital Theory & Lab
  • PRM436 Computer Lab Hospital II
  • PRM331 Pharmacology II
  • ELEC1030 Choose 1 Elective Course
  • PRM501 Ethics And Intra/Interprofessional Collaboration

Semester 6

  • PRM606 Hospital/Community Placement
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Pre Courses

Students who successfully completed the Office Administration - General with a GPA of 2.0 or better can apply for this program.

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Pathway Courses

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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

When you graduate opportunities await you such as Community Pharmacies, Hospital Pharmacies, Institutional Pharmacies, Compounding Pharmacies, Home Healthcare Divisions/Companies, Pharmacy Benefits Administration, Pharmacy Application Software Vendors and Pharmaceutical Distribution Wholesalers.

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Overseas Student Health Cover

Health Insurance Fee: $750 per year

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