Product Preparation Module


 

 

Product Preparation

(33 hours)
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Material Kit is optional.

This course addresses the theoretical knowledge and practical skills essential for safe and accurate preparation of sterile and non-sterile pharmaceutical products. For non-sterile preparation, students will focus on compounding practices for various internal and external preparations and specialty dosage forms, equipment and tools, professional guidelines, standards and legislation, pharmaceutical calculations, and documentation requirements. For sterile product preparation, areas of emphasis include infection control, aseptic technique, parenteral dosage forms, accurate calculations, appropriate use of equipment, and quality control. Best practices associated with the preparation of Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) and antineoplastics are also covered.

Please view complete Student Policies for the Pharmacy Technician Bridging Program (British Columbia).

Pre-requisites & Requirements

  • Internet Access is required.
  • Prior to registering for one of the following modules, a pharmacy technician must pre-register with the College of Pharmacists of British Columbia (CPBC).  The CPBC pre-registration form can be found on the CPBC website. Please click here to view details.
  • Students are required to have a non-scientific calculator.
  •  No textbook is required. Students may purchase a Material Kit (optional).  
  •  Course attendance is mandatory. While illness or an emergency situation may make absence unavoidable, planned absences for vacation schedules and other priorities are not acceptable. If this may be the case, it is recommended to enroll in a future offering of this course. 

The Pharmacy Technician Bridging Program is one of the requirements for current pharmacy technicians to pursue regulation.

Classroom
Delivery
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Deadline
 
Dates Fee* 
Product Preparation 
11 weeks
Max: 25 students
Location: New Westminster, BC Registration is close. Wednesdays
16May-25Jul, 2012
6pm to 9pm 
$325.00
         

* Fees do not include cost of textbooks or additional learning materials.
* An additional $35 non-refundable administration fee applies to each application.
* A Material Kit is optional for this course ($60 plus HST).
 

On-Line Program - If you are interested in our on-line program, please click here to view details.

Registration

Prior to registering for the following module, a pharmacy technician must pre-register with the College of Pharmacists of British Columbia (CPBC). The CPBC pre-registration form can be found on the CPBC website. Please click here to view details. 

If you have a CPBC number, or are in the process of registering for a CPBC number, you can create a user account on this site which will enable you to register for Technician Bridging Modules.  Click here for account registration, or if you already have an account please login.

 



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