National Pharmacy Technician Training Program now APPROVED in Massachusetts!
01-Apr-2010
The Massachusetts Board of Registration in 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 Massachusetts requirements for technician application and registration require technicians to complete a board-approved training program and pass a board-approved exam. The Board had already approved ICPT’s Exam for the Certification of Pharmacy Technicians (ExCPT) which, when passed, grants technicians the designation of Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT).
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.
In addition, at the request of employers, ICPT’s program 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.
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. The exam is offered in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
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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