National Pharmacy Technician Training Program Approved in DE
15-Apr-2010
Delaware Board of Pharmacy APPROVES The National Pharmacy Technician Training Program
At their March 17, 2010 meeting, the Delaware Board of Pharmacy (Board) accepted a motion to formally approve the Institute for the Certification of Pharmacy Technicians’ (ICPT) National Pharmacy Technician Training Program (“Training Program”).
The Delaware requirements for technicians include a training program administered by the pharmacy manager.
The Training Program, now in its 7th edition, addresses comments from pharmacists, technicians, employers and schools who asked for more information on pharmacology, disease states, medical terminology, sterile and nonsterile compounding. The new program also introduces three levels of training. The first level of training introduces basic concepts such as those that would be addressed during on-boarding of a technician. The second level of information is designed to prepare a technician for national certification. The third level of information covers material that helps technicians further their career beyond that of national certification.
The new The National Pharmacy Technician Training Program-7th Edition is available at www.nationaltechexam.org. The manual retails for $60 but is available for an introductory offer of $52 plus shipping and handling.
The ExCPT is being offered in all 50 states and the District of Columbia and is available to pharmacy technicians from all practice settings. Candidates may register by calling LaserGrade at 1-800-211-2753. Exams can be taken within one or two days of registration and results are available immediately upon completion of the exam. The Exam fee is $105.
About ICPT
The Institute for the Certification of Pharmacy Technicians (ICPT), now a part of NHA an ATI Company, publishes a pharmacy technician training manual and sponsors the Exam for the Certification of Pharmacy Technicians (ExCPT). ICPT’s mission is to help ensure that pharmacy technicians who assist pharmacists in the preparation of prescriptions possess a minimum knowledge base or competency. The National Community Pharmacists Association and the National Association of Chain Drug Stores support the training program and recognize the ExCPT as a psychometrically sound pharmacy technician certification exam.
Address: Institute for the Certification of Pharmacy Technicians (ICPT)
2536 S Old Hwy 94, Suite 224
St. Charles, MO 63303
Office hours: 9am-5pm CST.
Web site: www.nationaltechexam.org
Email: info@icptmail.org
Office Phone: (866) 391-9188
Fax: (866) 203-9213
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