Pharmacy Technician

Please select the award below to view the degree options and requirements in the college catalog.

• Pharmacy Technician Certificate–16 credits
• Course Descriptions & Outlines
• Transfer Agreements

1. Understand the use and side effects of therapies.
2. Demonstrate ethical conduct in all job-related activities, maintain an image appropriate for the profession of pharmacy, and communicate clearly.
3. Assist the pharmacist in collecting, organizing, and evaluating information for direct patient care, medication use review, and departmental management and in monitoring the practice site and/or service area for compliance with federal, state, and local l.
4. Initiate, verify, assist in the adjudication of, and collect payment and/or initiate billing for pharmacy services and goods.
5. Receive and screen prescription/medication orders for completeness and authenticity and prepare medications for distribution.

• You will be trained to work in a retail pharmacy.
• You will gain an understanding of ethics and patient confidentiality.
• You will learn principles of common human diseases and their pharmaceutical treatments and examine social influences on diseases and treatment.
• You will develop a critical eye to detail and organizational skills.
• You will gain hands-on experience in using syringes and managing other compounding devices.

This program includes an internship with a local retail pharmacy such as Target, Walgreens or other retailers.

Successful completion of the Pharmacy Technician certificate program at Minneapolis College will meet the educational requirements for licensure in Minnesota.

Minneapolis College is required to identify if our degree meets the educational requirements outside of Minnesota. More information can be found by visiting the Licensure/Certification Disclosures webpage.

If you have further questions about Pharmacy Technician licensure, please feel free to reach out to Heidi Aldes, Interim Dean of Enrollment Management.