Program Overview
This program equips Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacists with knowledge and skills to safely handle and prepare hazardous drugs in certified biohazard safety cabinets. Participants must have completed prerequisites in basic and advanced sterile preparation. The required textbook is "Fundamentals of Sterile Products Preparation for Pharmacy Technicians" by Johnston and Tsallas. Lab kits will be provided. The program is a requirement for Sterile Compounding Certification.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
This course is for Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacists who handle hazardous drugs. You will learn to prepare hazardous products in certified biohazard safety cabinets while demonstrating aseptic technique.
Other:
- Prerequisites: PHRM9501 Basic Sterile Preparation, PHRM9502 Advanced Sterile Preparation
- Required Textbook: Johnston, M. & Tsallas, G. Fundamentals of Sterile Products Preparation for Pharmacy Technicians. Prentice Hall. Pearson. (Canadian Edition, 2017) ISBN 978-0-13-289694-8
- Lab kits will be provided.
- Required course for: Sterile Compounding Certification
- Related courses: PHRM9501 Basic Sterile Preparation, PHRM9502 Advanced Sterile Preparation, PHRM9504 Sterile Compounding Recertification - Non-hazardous, PHRM9505 Sterile Compounding Recertification - Hazardous