Pharmacy Assistant

Pharmacy Assistant- NCFE Level 3 Award
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Your Potential as a Pharmacy Assistant
Achieve a well-respected career in healthcare with stability and good earning potential.

The one word that sums up the work of the Pharmacy Assistant is ‘satisfying'. After all, you will be helping people in a way that really matters to them in this vital area of healthcare.

Communication with physicians will be at the very heart of what you do. You'll need to understand basic anatomy and physiology, master product information and understand clinical literature. This can be quite a challenge in the ever-developing world of medical products and medication.

Pharmacy Assistant Course Outline

Open learning improves career prospects and earnings
Study at home learning to become a Pharmacy Assistant.

If you want a career as a Pharmacy Assistant, our tutor supported open distance learning Pharmacy Assistant course provides the necessary knowledge, skills and qualification without disrupting your current lifestyle.

Medical terminology for Health Professionals

• Basic word structure
• Medical terminology relating to each of the body systems

Fundamentals of anatomy and Physiology

• Cell structure
• Cell metabolism
• Tissues
• The integumentary system
• The skeletal system
• The articular system
• The nervous system
• The cardiovascular system
• Nutrition and the digestive system
• The reproductive systems

Introduction to Pharmacology

• Mathematics of drug dosage
• Principles of pharmacology
• Drug classification
• Special situations in pharmacology
• Substance abuse
• Drug therpy for older adults
• Herbal therapies and drug/herb interactions

Working in a pharmacy

• Standard operating procedures
• Health and Safety
• Patient confidentiality
• Regulations, law and ethics
• Product selection - over the counter prescriptions

Pharmacy Assistant Career Opportunities

If you are looking to move into a career working in a pharmacy then the Pharmacy Assistant course will provide you with the background and knowledge to introduce you to this fascinating field of work.

Career opportunities for pharmacy assistants can be found in high street chemists and hospital pharmacies helping out the pharmacist and assisting customers in the retail environment. Whichever employer you are looking to work with, you will certainly gain valuable experience that will allow you to progress your studies in this area of work.