
This free online course will teach you the fundamentals of becoming a pharmacy assistant or technician. This course will provide you with the necessary knowledge and training to work as a pharmacy assistant or technician. We'll teach you about the responsibilities of a pharmacy assistant, such as handling prescriptions, stock and inventory management and other pharmacy technician duties such as operating safe medications optimisation systems. Learn about pharmacy standard operating procedures and risk assessment methods.
| Course Category | Administration, Business |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 1.5-3 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Discuss the roles of pharmacies in the health industry • State the duties and responsibilities of a pharmacy • Explain the working principles of the Accuracy-Checking Pharmacy Technician programme (ACPT) • Indicate the principles of the code of ethics • Identify various prescription abbreviations used in pharmacies • Distinguish between stock management and inventory management • Recognise the terminologies used in pharmacies • Outline the difference between stock management and inventory management • List the functions of an invoice |
| Course Code | 4735 |



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