Diploma of Pharmacy Technician
London, Canada
Diploma
DURATION
60 weeks
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Jan 2027
STUDY FORMAT
Key Summary
About: Fanshawe College's Diploma of Pharmacy Technician trains you to process prescriptions and support pharmacists. You'll study pharmaceutical products, anatomy, pharmacy math, health sciences writing, sterile and nonsterile compounding, and procedures. Hands-on learning uses hospital and pharmacy labs, simulation, placements. The programme is CCAPP-accredited and maps to NAPRA competencies; graduates pre-register with the Ontario College of Pharmacists and complete Structured Practical Training and exams.
Career Outcomes: Graduates work as Pharmacy Technicians in community, clinic, long-term care and hospital pharmacies, assisting with product preparation, compounding, device demonstration, and pharmacy management. Roles may include pharmacy operations, medication safety, and interprofessional team support.
Managing the release of prescription medication is a serious business that requires a commitment to detail and a highly specialized set of technical and interpersonal skills. As a pharmacy technician, you’ll work with pharmacists and health professionals to optimize patient health by promoting wellness and managing chronic disease by safely and accurately processing prescription medications clients depend on. If you’re excited about a career working as part of a team providing much-needed support to those in need, our pharmacy technician course will be your prescription for success!
Your Learning Experience
The program uses innovative delivery methods to help students with different learning styles acquire the knowledge and practical skills to succeed. You’ll begin by developing foundational knowledge of a wide variety of pharmaceutical and self-care products, as well as key business concepts and institutional procedures. You’ll also learn how to write for the health sciences field while studying anatomy and pharmaceutical mathematics.
You’ll gain specialized practical skills – including how to safely and efficiently prepare both sterile and non-sterile products – by working in Fanshawe’s state-of-the-art hospital and pharmacy practice labs and by participating in various field placement opportunities.
Intra- and Inter-professional simulation activities blend health care with education to provide students with scenarios that help prepare participants for the real-world environment. Fanshawe’s Pharmacy Technician program provides students with the comprehensive, specialized, simulation, theoretical, and practical education they need to achieve entry to practice competencies as outlined by the National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities (NAPRA).
Graduates of the CCAPP-accredited Pharmacy Technician program are eligible to become regulated health professionals in Ontario. Graduates pre-register with the Ontario College of Pharmacists, complete a Structured Practical Training (SPT) program, and sit both the Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada (PEBC) Qualifying and Ontario College of Pharmacists (OCP) Jurisprudence Examinations as required for registration in Ontario.
CIP Code: 51.0805
Level 1
Take all of the following Mandatory Courses:
- Reason & Writing 1 for Health Sciences
- Computers in Pharmacy
- Anatomy & Physiology
- Pharmaceutical Mathematics
- Pharmacy Fundamentals
- Community Pharmacy Practice 1
- Personal & Working Relationship
Level 2
General Education - Take a 3-credit General Education elective course.
Take all of the following Mandatory Courses:
- Pharmacy Management
- Pharmacology 1
- Self-Care Practices 1
- Compounding 1
- Community Pharmacy Practice 2
- Pharmaceutical Mathematics 2
Level 3
Take all of the following Mandatory Courses:
- Institutional Dispensing 1
- Pharmacology 2
- Self-Care Practices 2
- Sterile Procedures 1
- Community Placement
- Research Principles: Intro
Level 4
Take all of the following Mandatory Courses:
- Comm'n for Pharmaceutical Professionals
- Institutional Dispensing 2
- Sterile Procedures 2
- Compounding 2
- Professional Issues
- Hospital Placement
The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to:
- Practice safely within a legal, ethical and professional framework in practice settings.
- Process prescriptions accurately in compliance with pertinent legislation and established standards, policies, and procedures in practice settings.
- Prepare pharmaceutical products for dispensing in compliance with pertinent legislation and established standards, policies, and procedures in practice settings.
- Release pharmaceutical products in compliance with pertinent legislation and established standards, policies, and procedures in practice settings.
- Collaborate with the pharmacist and other health care providers to optimize the patient's health and well-being within the scope of practice of the pharmacy technician.
- Promote quality assurance by performing effective and efficient administrative functions in practice settings.
- Optimize medication therapy management and product distribution using current technologies in practice settings.
- Develop and implement effective strategies for ongoing personal and professional development that support the currency, competence, ethics, and values in the pharmacy sector.
Graduates of Fanshawe’s Pharmacy Technician program can pursue a career in the community, medical clinic, long-term care, or hospital pharmacies where they comply with legislation, standards, policies, and procedures within their scope of practice.
Here is an example of an opportunity Career Services has received for graduates of Fanshawe’s Pharmacy Technician program:
Pharmacy Technician
Collaborate, as part of the interprofessional health team, with pharmacists and health care professionals to optimize the health of patients through product preparation and release, compounding pharmaceutical products, demonstrating the use of medical devices, and pharmacy management processes.
