Overview
As a Pharmacy Technician, you are an important member of the healthcare team, patient-focused and responsible for delivering safe and accurate drug distribution in many healthcare settings.
Highlights
- Hands-on, experiential learning via state-of-the-art community and hospital lab facilities featuring a simulated community pharmacy and sterile product room.
- Gain knowledge of the latest pharmaceutical products, practices, and drug distribution systems through a nationally accredited program.
- Unique interprofessional education is focused on patient-care delivery and includes approximately 360 hours of practical field placement experience.
- Graduates of the harmacy Technician programme from Niagara College - Toronto are eligible to write the Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada licensing exam and if successful, may become Regulated Pharmacy Technicians with the Ontario College of Pharmacists.
- Program positioned to meet the requirements set by the National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities (NAPRA), Canadian Pharmacy Technician Educators Association (CPTEA) and the Ontario College of Pharmacists.
Career
- Community pharmacy
- Home health care division or company
- Hospital pharmacy
- Pharmaceutical distribution wholesaler
- Pharmacy application software vendor
- Pharmacy benefits administration and consulting firm
- Private medical industry (ex. pharmaceutical company)
Programme Structure
Course structure:
- Human Biology and Selected Disorders
- Computer Applications
- Communication in Healthcare
- Interprofessional Education and Practice
- Health Sciences Mathematics
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 24 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Applications to open (not competitive) programs are processed on a first come, first serve basis starting in November each year.
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Pharmacy View 27 other Bachelors in Pharmacy in CanadaWhat students do after studying
Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
Student insurance
Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:
- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent including the following required course(s):
- English – any Grade 12 (C) or (U), or equivalent
- Mathematics – any Grade 12 (C) or (U), or equivalent
- Biology – Grade 11 (C) or (U) or Grade 12 (U)
- Chemistry – Grade 11 (U) or Grade 12 (C) or (U)
- Applicants whose first language is not English must meet the specific National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities (NAPRA 2009) Language Proficiency Requirements for Licensure as a Pharmacy Technician in Canada. These requirements are as follows: IELTS Overall Band 6.5; TOEFL iBT 91; MELAB 81.
Tuition Fee
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International
18436 CAD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 18436 CAD per year during 24 months. -
National
5063 CAD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 5063 CAD per year during 24 months.
Funding
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Scholarships Information
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