PHARMACY LABORATORY

Catalog description

This course provides the student with the practice of functions associated with dispatching medications and develops those required skills in the use and handling of pharmacy equipment. It also provides experience in analyzing prescriptions to be served, from its interpretation, product selection, extemporaneous preparations, labeling and packaging under the close supervision of a pharmacist. Including the authorities of the Pharmacy Technician in a real scenario with emphasis on the most common medications used in the hospital, community pharmacies or chain of techniques for good customer service management, the correct form of sterile preparations and preventive measures to avoid mistakes in the process of preparing a medicine. The student must complete a total of four (4) contact hours each week.