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Home > Course Catalog > Course Descriptions > (PHRM) Pharmacy Technician
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PHRM 100 Basic Pharmacology for Allied Health (2 credits)
This course is designed for students in various Allied Health programs including: Health Information Technician, Coding, and others. The course is a basic introduction to the principles of pharmacology. Classes of drugs by body systems including antibiotics, antivirals, cardiac medications, analgesics, hormones, vaccines, immunizations and chemotherapy agents are examples of the drugs covered. Basic drug concepts and nomenclature required in the allied health professions will be stressed. (O)
PHRM 101 Orientation to Pharmacy Practice (1)
Students will explore the unique role of the pharmacy technician in various health care settings such as community and hospital practices as well as some non-traditional roles. In addition to practice sites, students will be introduced to the laws that govern pharmacy practice as well as the common abbreviations used in various practice settings. The various dosage forms and routes of common medication administration will be additional topics in this course. (F, O)
PHRM 102 Pharmaceutical Calculations (3)
Students will demonstrate the ability to perform pharmaceutical calculations. Emphasis will be placed on basic computations, use of measuring tools, dosage computations, compounding calculations and solution preparations. Topics covered include dosage calculations including pediatric doses, conversions between systems, ratio and proportion, dilution and concentration, milliequivalents, units and intravenous flow rates, and compounding sterile and extemporaneous products. Prerequisite: Beginning algebra or equivalent. (F, O)
PHRM 105 Institutional Pharmacy (2)
The students will be introduced to the organization and function of a hospital pharmacy and to the duties and responsibilities of the pharmacy technician. Topics will include law, standards of ethics that govern institutional pharmacy, and medical terminology as it applies to institutional pharmacy practice. JCAHO, quality assurance, inventory control and common medications in institutional settings will also be discussed. This course includes a lab component covering common technician duties in an institutional setting. Prerequisites: Successful completion of PHRM 101, PHRM 102, PHRM 125. (S, O)
PHRM 111 Pharmacy Records and Inventory Management (2)
This course will focus on Pharmacy Law (Federal and State) and the skills needed to maintain pharmacy records involving pharmacy inventory and processing of third party billing. Topics include law, inventory control, ordering medications, paying of invoices and pricing, third party billing, stocking of shelves, receiving and checking in orders, rotation of stock and medication returns. Prerequisites: Successful completion of PHRM 101, PHRM 102. (S, O)
PHRM 115 Community Practice (3)
In this course the student technician will master the skills needed to interpret, dispense, label and maintain patient profiles in the community pharmacy. Emphasis is placed on the dispensing function as it applies to the community pharmacy, ethical standards in pharmacy practice, drug diversion and laws pertaining to this practice. Students will cover the top 200 drugs utilized in the community pharmacy including OTC medications, vitamins and minerals. This course includes a lab component covering the duties and functions of a technician in a retail setting. Prerequisites: Successful completion of PHRM 101, PHRM 102, PHRM 125. (S, O)
PHRM 116 IV and Sterile Product Preparation Lab (2)
This course will focus on preparing the student technician for the preparation of all IV aseptic products. Including but not limited to IV piggyback medications, large volume IV’s, total parental nutrition and chemotherapy agents. In addition, upon successful completion of PHRM 116, the student will have appropriate knowledge, skill and demonstration of aseptic technique, measuring medications, calculating drug amounts, laminar flow hood cleaning and appropriate professional garb requirements. Students will complete the ASHP curriculum designed to be compliant with USP 797 regulations. Prerequisite: Successful completion of PHRM 101, PHRM 102, PHRM 125. (S)
PHRM 121 Chemical/Physical Pharmacy (2)
In this course students will be introduced to the concepts of extemporaneous product preparation, weighing, measuring of solid and liquid products, labeling and dispensing of these products and the chemical concepts required for their preparation. Students will be introduced to the concepts involving stability and compatibility of various preparations. Prerequisites: Successful completion of PHRM 101, PHRM 102, PHRM 125. Corequisite: PHRM 121L. (S, O)
PHRM 121L Chemical/Physical Pharmacy Lab (1)
This class is the laboratory class for PHRM 121. In this course the student technician will master skills needed to interpret, weigh and measure ingredients specially ordered by the physician for extemporaneously compounded products and dispense these compounds in accordance to approved pharmacy practice standards. Prerequisites: Successful completion of PHRM 101, PHRM 102, PHRM 125. Corequisite: PHRM 121. (S)
PHRM 125 Pharmacology for Pharmacy Technicians (3)
This course focuses on the basic concepts of pharmacology, including drug uses, sources, major therapeutic classifications of medications, and actions of drugs, including the common adverse reactions of the major therapeutic classifications. Prerequisites and/or Corequisites: BIOL 115, BOTE 171, PHRM 101, and PHRM 102. (F, O)
PHRM 131 Pharmacy Internship-Community Based (3)
Students who have completed all of the course work in the Pharmacy Technician certificate program qualify for this course. Students will participate for a minimum of 160 hours in a licensed community pharmacy setting, supervised by a registered pharmacist. The duties and tasks to be performed will be pre-determined based on classroom instruction to reinforce competencies. The duties and tasks to be performed will be agreed upon by the faculty, student and supervising pharmacist to guarantee learning. Performance activities are to include: customer relations; following workplace rules, procedures, ethics and legal parameters; processing of prescriptions including compounding, counting and pouring, packaging and labeling; inventory and stock operations including control, ordering and pricing, data entry and record-keeping. Prerequisites: Successful completion of all core curriculum courses with a grade of ‘C’ or better. (Su)
PHRM 141 Pharmacy Internship-Hospital Based (3)
Students who have completed all of the course work in the Pharmacy Technician certificate program qualify for this course. Students will participate for a minimum of 160 hours in a licensed institutional (hospital) pharmacy setting, supervised by a registered pharmacist. Students will be assigned activities and will be evaluated in the following areas: compliance with the institution’s policies and procedures, perform billing operations, use of drug dispensing systems, compound, package and label medications, process data on electronic systems, prepare sterile products, use of proper procedures in working with controlled substances, inventory maintenance, use of technology including automated dispensing machines and record-keeping. Prerequisites: Successful completion of all courses with a grade of ‘C’ or better. (Su)
PHRM 201 Dental Pharmacology (2)
This course provides a study of drugs with an emphasis on those drugs utilized in the practice of dentistry. The course describes the chemical and physical properties of various drugs as well as their therapeutic use and effects. Prerequisite: Acceptance into the Dental Hygiene program. (S)
PHRM 205 Pharmacology for Nursing (2)
An introduction to drug legislation, sources, forms, major classifications, actions, side effects and nursing interventions of medications. It prepares the student to begin a systematic and continuing study of drug therapy associated with common health problems and provides necessary information for safe administration of medications to the biopsychosocial, spiritual and culturally diverse client. Prerequisites of this course are satisfactory completion of the first semester of the NDSCS nursing curriculum. (Second semester of the curriculum) (F, S)
PHRM 207 Pharmacology for the Elderly (2)
The course will examine the effects of aging on the geriatric individual. These changes will be investigated in relation to their impact on pharmacodynamics and pharmokinetics. Students will examine and analyze medication induced problems and the use of chemical restraints. This course is designed for the student who has successfully completed a basic pharmacology course.
PHRM X92 Experimental Course (1-9)
A course designed to meet special departmental needs during new course development. It is used for one year after which time the course is assigned a different number.
PHRM 299 Special Topics (1-5)
A course designed to meet special departmental needs.
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