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Diploma in Pharmacy Technician

2 Years On Campus Diploma Program

Georgian College

Program Overview

This program prepares graduates to work collaboratively with registered pharmacists and the interprofessional health care team within their scope of practice. Students will learn dispensing and compounding skills using knowledge from labs and supervised clinical practice. Courses focus on professionalism, relevant legislations, pathophysiology, and pharmacology, customer care, software systems, and principles of quality assurance. Students will utilize current technologies for an understanding of inventory control and customer service to accurately prepare and dispense medication. Guiding principles of safe medication practice; including aseptic technique, accurate calculations and labelling, use of current, credible sources of information are emphasized in lectures, simulated labs and community and institutional placements.

Program Key Stats

$16554 (Annual cost)



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Eligibility Criteria


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Additional Information & Requirements

OSSD or equivalent with Grade 12 English (C or U), Grade 12 Mathematics (C or U), Grade 11 or 12 Biology (C or U), Grade 11 or 12 Chemistry (C or U), Secondary or high school transcripts with proof of graduation, subjects taken, and grades received, Math and English credits are required at the Grade 12 level, Test scores: TOEFL iBT of 79, IELTS of 6.0, CAEL of 60.

Career Options

  • Graduates of the program will be qualified to work in a variety of settings including community pharmacies
  • home health care companies
  • hospital pharmacies
  • pharmaceutical wholesalers
  • pharmacy software vendors
  • third party insurance companies and pharmaceutical companies and manufacturers

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