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Online training from Penn Foster Career School will prepare you for a career as a pharmacy technician. Pharmacy technicians work closely with pharmacists to provide medication and healthcare products to patients. After you earn your Pharmacy Technician Career Diploma, you will be able to work at a retail pharmacy, a local druggist, a grocery store, or a hospital.
At Penn Foster Career School you will learn how to receive prescriptions from doctors and hospitals, prepare prescriptions for patients, verify insurance and prescription information, and assist the pharmacist with daily tasks.
As an online student at Penn Foster Career School you will get toll-free instructional support; access to student services by website, phone, and mail; and the books, lessons, equipment, and learning aids you need for your program.
All graduates of the Penn Foster Pharmacy Technician Program automatically qualify to take the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) exam. As a student you will receive the Pharmacy Technician Workbook and Certification Exam Review, which will help you prepare for this valuable certifying exam.
Demand for pharmacy technicians is expected to be high in the next decade. The median annual starting salary for pharmacy technicians is $23,650. The average starting salary is $10.00 an hour, or $20,800 per year. With more experience pharmacy technicians can earn over $14.00 an hour. A diploma plus PTCB certification will give you a definite hiring advantage.
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