P 100 - PHARMACY FUNDAMENTALS (30 hrs)
The student will learn about the history of pharmacy in the United States, the different
types of pharmacies, and the responsibilities and limitations of pharmacy technicians in
California. Students gain knowledge of and ability to identify and employ pharmaceutical
and medical terminology, abbreviations and symbols commonly used in prescribing,
dispensing and record keeping of medications. Prerequisite: NONE
P 101 - PHARMACY PROFESSIONALISM (30 hrs)
In this course students will become familiar with how pharmacies function, to include the
role of all personnel. The students will gain an understanding of the laws and regulations
which govern the practice of pharmacy. An emphasis is placed on the responsibilities of
professionalism in the pharmacy, to include confidentiality, standards, ethics and customer
service. Prerequisite: NONE
P 102 - PHARMACY OPERATIONS I (30 hrs)
In this course students will acquire knowledge of and ability to carry out calculations
required for common dosage determinations employing the metric, household and
apothecary system; as well as the ability to convert between these systems. Students will
learn how to perform dosage calculations. Prerequisite: Business Mathematics.
P 103 - PHARMACY OPERATIONS II (30 hrs)
Students will acquire the knowledge and ability to perform the manipulative and record
keeping functions involved in and related to filling and dispensing prescriptions to the
patients. Students will also gain a knowledge of and ability to perform procedures and
techniques relating to manufacturing, packaging and labeling of drug products.
Prerequisite: NONE
P 104 - PHARMACOLOGY I (30 hrs)
Students will be introduced to the science of pharmacology, including the evolution of
medicinal drugs, legislation and regulation and the FDA. The mechanisms of drug actions
and effects will also be taught, as will dosage forms and routes of administration.
Prerequisites: NONE
P 105 - PHARMACOLOGY II (30 hrs)
The focus of this course is on the identification of drugs by category, name, and physical
description. Emphasis will be on the pharmaceutics of antibiotics, antivirals, and
antifungals. This course will also cover antihistamines, decongestants, antitussives and
expectorants. Both generic and trade name drugs will be discussed.
Prerequisites: NONE
P 106 - PHARMACOLOGY III (30 hrs)
The focus of this course is on the identification of drugs, both generic and trade names, by
category, name and physical description. Students will gain a knowledge and
understanding of drug dosages, routes of administration, dosage forms and storage
requirements. Students will study the uses of a wide variety of drugs, their side effects,
adverse reactions and drug interactions. Concentration will be on the pharmaceutics of
urinary system drugs, cardiovascular drugs, muscle relaxants and non-narcotic analgesics.
Prerequisite: NONE
P 107 - PHARMACOLOGY IV (30 hrs)
The focus of this course is on the identification of drugs by category, name and physical
description. Students will gain a knowledge and understanding of drug dosages, routes of
administration, dosage forms and storage requirements. Students will study the uses of a
wide variety of drugs, both generic and brand, their side effects, adverse reactions and
drug interactions. Emphasis will be on the pharmaceutics of topicals and ophthalmics, as
well as of hormones, chemotherapy drugs, vitamins and herbs. Prerequisite: NONE
P 108 - PHARMACOLOGY V (30 hrs)
The focus of this course is on the identification of drugs by category, name and physical
description. Students will gain a knowledge and understanding of drug dosages, routes of
administration, dosage, adverse reactions and drug interactions. Concentration will be on
nonnarcotic analgesics, muscle relaxants, hormones and topicals.
Prerequisite: NONE
P 109 - PHARMACY INSURANCE (30 hrs)
The student will become proficient in all aspects of pharmacy related third party insurance
coverage. Students will learn how to identify, process and bill for prescriptions which are
covered by insurance, and they will become familiar with the scope of the most common
insurance carriers, such as Medi-Cal, Blue Cross, Blue Shield, PCS, and Paid
Prescriptions. Prerequisite: NONE
P 110 - COMPUTERIZED INSURANCE (30 hrs)
The student will learn to apply computerized billing procedures. They will learn to access
database information as well to maintain customer/patient records and accounts on a
computerized system. Prerequisite: Pharmacy Insurance (P109)
P 111 - PHARMACY TECH CERTIFICATION REVIEW (30 hrs)
This course is designed to provide the student with a comprehensive review and practice
prior to sitting for the Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam. Prerequisite: P100 through
109
P 112 - EXTERNSHIP (120 hrs)
Designed to give actual hands-on experience in a real world work setting. Prerequisite: All
on-campus required coursework
MB 200 - TERMINOLOGY ANATOMY PHYSIOLOGY (90 hrs)
To acquaint students with insurance terminology, and the meaning and pronunciation of
medical terms, including prefixes, root words and suffixes. The student will also learn
provider abbreviations and appropriateness of services rendered as well as the names,
pronunciation and locations of all principal parts of the body systems.
B 210 - BUSINESS MATHEMATICS I (30 hrs)
Basic computations; operation with fractions and decimals; conversions.
B 310 - KEYBOARDING I (30 hrs)
Instruction on basic keyboarding
B 420 - WORD PROCESSING (30 hrs)
Students will be given instruction in word processing concepts using MSWord.
B 550 - COMPUTER SPREADSHEETS I (30 hrs)
Entering data and applying formulas; creating accounting records on the computer using
commonly found spreadsheet data.
B 620 - JOB SKILLS (30 hrs)
Office hierarchy; appropriate demeanor; job search techniques; preparing a resume.
Adelante Career Institute
14547 Titus St., Suite 100
Van Nuys, CA 91402
(818) 908-9912
