Pharmacy Technician/Assistant

Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce, a private nonprofit institution in Mercedita, PR, offers a Pharmacy Technician/Assistant certificate at the two-to-four-year credential level. This program falls within the pharmacy technology and pharmaceutical sciences field (CIP 51.0805) and prepares students to assist licensed pharmacists in dispensing medications and managing pharmacy operations.

The pharmacy technician certificate is one of several health and technical programs at Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce. Related offerings at the school include a Culinary Arts certificate, a Baking and Pastry Arts certificate, a Cardiovascular Technology associate degree, a Medical Radiologic Technology certificate, and a Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications associate degree. Students can expect training in pharmacology fundamentals, medication dispensing, and pharmacy law and ethics.