PHRA1102 | Pharmacy Law
Credit Hours: 1
Lecture Hours: 16
Contact Hours: 16
Description: Overview of federal and state laws governing the practice of pharmacy. The role of the pharmacy technician and the pharmacist and their associated responsibilities. Includes Code of Ethics, patient confidentiality, and a comparison of legal and ethnical aspects.
Prerequisites: BIOL 2404
Corequisites: PHRA 1313, PHRA 1305, and PHRA 1266
School: School of Health Careers
PHRA1240 | Pharmacy Third Party Payment
Credit Hours: 2
Lecture Hours: 32
Contact Hours: 32
Description: Overview of third-party payment and its impact on health care. Includes the principles and practices of managed care pharmacy, Medicaid and Medicare, payment plans, reimbursement methods, and formularies.
Prerequisites: PHRA 1243
Corequisites: None
School: School of Health Careers
PHRA1243 | Pharmacy Tech Certification Review
Credit Hours: 2
Lecture Hours: 32
Contact Hours: 32
Fee: Yes
Description: A review of major topics covered on the national Pharmacy Technician Certification Examination (PTCE), Exam for the Certification of Pharmacy Technicians (ExCPT).
Prerequisites: BIOL 2404, PHRA 1102, PHRA 1301, PHRA 1305, PHRA 1309, PHRA 1313, and PHRA 1266
Corequisites: PHRA 1345, PHRA 1441, PHRA 2366
School: School of Health Careers
PHRA1266 | Practicum I
Credit Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 320
Contact Hours: 320
Fee: Yes
Description: Practical, general workplace training supported by an individualized learning plan developed by the employer, college and student. A health practicum is an unpaid learning experience.
Prerequisites: BIOL 2404
Corequisites: PHRA 1102, PHRA 1313, and PHRA 1305
School: School of Health Careers
PHRA1301 | Introduction To Pharmacy
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 48
Contact Hours: 48
Description: An overview of the qualifications, operational guidelines, and job duties of a pharmacy technician.
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
School: School of Health Careers
PHRA1305 | Drug Classification
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 48
Contact Hours: 48
Description: A study of disease processes, pharmaceutical drugs, abbreviations, classifications, indications, dosages, side effects, and routes of administration.
Prerequisites: BIOL 2404
Corequisites: PHRA 1102, PHRA 1313, and PHRA 1266
School: School of Health Careers
PHRA1309 | Pharmaceutical Mathematics I
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 48
Contact Hours: 48
Fee: Yes
Description: Solving pharmaceutical calculation problems encountered in the preparation and distribution of drugs.
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
School: School of Health Careers
PHRA1313 | Community Pharmacy Practice
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 32
Lab Hours: 32
Contact Hours: 64
Fee: Yes
Description: Introduction to the skills necessary to process, prepare, label, and maintain records of prescriptions in a community pharmacy to include customer service, count and pour techniques, prescription calculations, drug selection and preparation, over-the-counter drugs, inventory management and legal parameters. 32 lecture and 32 lab hours.
Prerequisites: BIOL 2404
Corequisites: PHRA 1102, PHRA 1305, and PHRA 1266
School: School of Health Careers
PHRA1345 | Compound Sterile Preparations And Aseptic Technology
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 32
Lab Hours: 32
Contact Hours: 64
Fee: Yes
Description: The process of compounding sterile preparations and aseptic technique within legal and regulatory guidelines specified by USP standards.
Prerequisites: PHRA 1102, PHRA 1313, PHRA 1305, PHRA 1301, PHRA 1266, PHRA 1309, and BIOL 2404
Corequisites: PHRA 1243, PHRA 1347, PHRA 1441, and PHRA 2366.
School: School of Health Careers
PHRA1347 | Pharmaceutical Mathematics II
Credit Hours: 3
Description: Advanced concepts of Pharmaceutical Mathematics.
Prerequisites: PHRA 1309
Corequisites: None
School: School of Health Careers
PHRA1350 | Pharmacy Management for Technicians
Credit Hours: 3
Description: Current practices and trends in various pharmacy settings including advanced pharmacy management skills.
Prerequisites: PHRA 1243
Corequisites: None
School: School of Health Careers
PHRA1441 | Pharmacy Drug Therapy And Treatment
Credit Hours: 4
Lecture Hours: 48
Lab Hours: 32
Contact Hours: 80
Fee: Yes
Description: Study of therapeutic agents, their classifications, properties, actions, and effects on the human body and their role in the management of disease.
Prerequisites: PHRA 1102, PHRA 1301, PHRA 1305, PHRA 1309, PHRA 1313, PHRA 1266, and BIOL 2404
Corequisites: PHRA 1243, PHRA 1345, PHRA 1347, and PHRA 2366
School: School of Health Careers
PHRA2320 | Advanced Skills for Pharmacy Technicians
Credit Hours: 4
Description: Advanced concepts of pharmacy practice designed to help students develop critical thinking skills from previously completed pharmacy coursework. The emphasis is on enhancing the abilities required to perform advanced-level tasks including those related to regulatory/compliance issues and emerging areas of pharmacy practice.
Prerequisites: PHRA 1243
Corequisites: None
School: School of Health Careers
PHRA2366 | Practicum II-Pharm Tech
Credit Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 360
Contact Hours: 360
Description: Practical, general workplace training supported by an individualized learning plan developed by the employer, college and student.
Prerequisites: PHRA 1102, PHRA 1305, PHRA 1301, PHRA 1266, PHRA 1309, PHRA 1313, and BIOL 2404
Corequisites: PHRA 1243, PHRA 1345, PHRA 1347, and PHRA 1441
School: School of Health Careers