Pharmacy Technician

Learn the skills you need to become a Pharmacy Technician – at home, at your own pace. The Penn Foster Pharmacy Technician Program can help you make a difference. You'll work closely with pharmacists to provide medication and health care products to patients. Learn how to receive prescriptions from doctors and hospitals; prepare prescriptions for patients; verify insurance and prescription information; assist the pharmacist with everyday duties; and much more. When you're a trained pharmacy technician, you'll discover plenty of opportunities in the various types of pharmacies and drug dispensing work sites. You can work for a retail pharmacy, a hospital, your local druggist, or at one of the many in-store pharmacies cropping up in superstores across the country. This program includes the textbooks, lessons, and learning aids you need to complete your program along with toll-free instructional support and access to student services by email, phone, and mail.