Phar macy Assistant

Course details

This course is aimed at those inter­ested in work­ing in a com­mu­nity phar­macy or for those wish­ing to progress to our Phar­macy Tech­ni­cian Course.

Course Con­tent

• Phar­macy Stud­ies — the­ory and practice
• Over the Counter Medicines
• Infec­tion Pre­ven­tion and Control
• Biol­ogy
• Anatomy and Physiology
• Intro­duc­tion to Nursing
• Com­puter Applications
• Safety & Health at Work
• Occu­pa­tional First Aid
• Com­mu­ni­ca­tions
• Work Prepa­ra­tion and Experience

Spe­cific Entry Requirement:

Leav­ing Cer­tifi­cate Math­e­mat­ics or equivalent.

Pro­gres­sion and Career Options:

Stu­dents com­plet­ing this course can com­pete for employ­ment in com­mu­nity phar­ma­cies as phar­macy assis­tants. Stu­dents will also have com­pleted a QQI Level 5 award in com­mu­nity and health which allows stu­dents apply for related degree courses in Insti­tutes of Tech­nol­ogy and Uni­ver­si­ties Nation­ally. Suc­cess­ful grad­u­ate may also progress to our Phar­macy Tech­ni­cian course (see below).