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CIP PROGRAM: 51.0805
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant.

Summary: A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of pharmacists, to prepare medications, provide medications and related assistance to patients, and manage pharmacy clinical and business operations. Includes instruction in medical and pharmaceutical terminology, principles of pharmacology and pharmaceutics, drug identification, pharmacy laboratory procedures, prescription interpretation, patient communication and education, safety procedures, record-keeping, measurement and testing techniques, pharmacy business operations, prescription preparation, logistics and dispensing operations, and applicable standards and regulations.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - Related Occupations

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National Completion Rate Trends

Year Associate'sBachelor'sMaster's
2020 1497 - -
2021 1300 - -
2022 1136 - -
2023 1178 - -
2024 1239 - -
Change -21.31% - -

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Institutions granting degrees in Pharmacy Technician/Assistant.

Institution Degrees Granted (2024)5-Year Change

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