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Power-Pak C.E.® Pharmacy Technician Certificate Program in
Veterinary Pharmacy

Purchase unlimited access to all 10 CE courses (total of 22 credit hours) listed below for 1 year for the one-time fee of $29.95.

About the Veterinary Technician Certificate Program

Approximately 65% of US households—nearly 80 million homes—have animals as pets. Community pharmacies are filling more and more prescriptions for pets, and many pharmacies actively solicit prescriptions for animals. Pharmacy technicians are a large part of this shift in veterinary pharmaceutical care.

Pharmacy technicians are now present in veterinary animal hospitals, animal clinics, and university veterinary teaching hospitals. The pharmacy technician’s roles are varied and may include medication-dispensing assistance (eg, labeling, pricing, data entry, and nonsterile compounding) for appointment and inpatient animals and for phone/email/walk-in requests and surgeries.

Important roles and key responsibilities also include:

  • Client communication in or outside of the clinical or hospital setting (eg, calling clients to answer any medication questions or to let them know when medications are ready)
  • Drug delivery for inpatient fills to patient care areas, assistance with veterinary pharmaceuticals and supplies, and inventory and stock management (ie, ordering, maintaining, and estimating demand for pharmaceutical inventories)
  • Assistance with maintaining pharmacy files and records, as required by state and federal law and by pharmacy policies and procedures

This 22-credit certificate program provides a comprehensive immersion in the most important and relevant aspects of veterinary pharmacy. Pharmacy technicians who complete all 10 cutting-edge modules will gain a working knowledge of key topics such as:

  • Anatomical and physiological considerations in non-human patients
  • Toxicology in non-human patients
  • Legal and regulatory considerations in veterinary pharmacy practice
  • Drug information resources for veterinary pharmacy
  • Indications, mechanisms of action, dosing, adverse effects, and safety profiles for the top 30 veterinary drugs
  • Compounding prescriptions for animal patients

All of the modules were written by a board-certified veterinary pharmacist with more than three decades of experience in a veterinary teaching hospital.



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Veterinary Pharmacy Technician Certificate Program Listing

This program contains 10 cutting-edge modules:

Module 1. Anatomical and Physiological Considerations for Drug Therapy in Non-Human Species
Topic(s): Pharmacology , Veterinary Medicine , Veterinary Pharmacy

The goal of this educational activity is to introduce pharmacy technicians to important anatomical and physiological features of non-human patients that have implications for drug therapy. This information is necessary for pharmacy technicians to understand pharmacology in veterinary pharmacy and veterinary medicine.

Accreditations/Hours:
ACPE / Pharm Tech / 2.00
ACPE / Other / 2.00
Web Publication: 10/10/2019
Expiration: 10/6/2022

 

Module 2: Principles of Toxicology in Non-Human Species
Topic(s): Veterinary Medicine , Veterinary Pharmacy

The goal of this educational activity is to educate pharmacists and pharmacy technicians about drugs, excipients, preservatives, flavors, dyes, and foods that are known or suspected to cause toxicities in dogs and cats, with an emphasis on the mechanisms by which these items cause harm in each species.

Accreditations/Hours:
ACPE / Pharm Tech / 2.00
ACPE / Other / 2.00
Web Publication: 11/1/2019
Expiration: 11/1/2022

 

Module 3: Regulatory and Ethical Issues in Veterinary Pharmacy
Topic(s): Law , Ethics , Veterinary Medicine , Veterinary Pharmacy

The goal of this activity is to educate pharmacists and pharmacy technicians about important concepts in veterinary drug law and aspects of ethical professional behavior by pharmacy personnel when dispensing drugs for use in non-human species.

Accreditations/Hours:
ACPE / Other / 2.00
ACPE / Pharm Tech / 2.00
Web Publication: 10/29/2019
Expiration: 10/29/2022

 

Module 4: Veterinary Drug Information Resources
Topic(s): Veterinary Medicine , Veterinary Pharmacy

The goal of this educational activity is to introduce pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to the most commonly used information resources for veterinary medicine.

Accreditations/Hours:
ACPE / Pharm Tech / 1.50
ACPE / Other / 1.50
Web Publication: 11/6/2019
Expiration: 11/6/2022

 

Module 5: Top 30 Veterinary-Only Prescription Drugs Part 1: Antimicrobial Agents and Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
Topic(s): Veterinary Medicine , Veterinary Pharmacy

The goal of this activity is to provide pharmacists and pharmacy technicians with a working knowledge of the most commonly prescribed veterinary-only antimicrobial agents and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).

Accreditations/Hours:
ACPE / Pharm Tech / 3.00
ACPE / Other / 3.00
Web Publication: 11/11/2019
Expiration: 11/11/2022

 

Module 6: Top 30 Veterinary-Only Prescription Drugs Part 2: Hormonal Drugs and Selected Individual Agents
Topic(s): Veterinary Medicine , Veterinary Pharmacy

The goal of this activity is to provide pharmacists and pharmacy technicians with a working knowledge of veterinary-only hormonal agents and other commonly prescribed drugs.

Accreditations/Hours:
ACPE / Pharm Tech / 3.00
ACPE / Other / 3.00
Web Publication: 11/11/2019
Expiration: 11/11/2022

 

Module 7: Providing Pharmaceutical Care and Products for Dogs
Topic(s): Veterinary Medicine , Veterinary Pharmacy

The goal of this activity is to provide pharmacists and pharmacy technicians with a working knowledge of the most common canine disease states, principles of therapy and monitoring, and provide pharmacists with important counseling points, so that pharmacy personnel can provide optimal pharmaceutical care and products for canine patients.

Accreditations/Hours:
ACPE / Pharm Tech / 2.00
ACPE / Other / 2.00
Web Publication: 11/13/2019
Expiration: 11/13/2022

 

Module 8: Providing Pharmaceutical Care and Products for Cats
Topic(s): Veterinary Medicine , Veterinary Pharmacy

The goal of this activity is to provide pharmacists and pharmacy technicians with a working knowledge of the most common feline disease states, principles of therapy and monitoring, and provide pharmacists with important counseling points, so that pharmacy personnel can provide optimal pharmaceutical care and products for feline patients.

Accreditations/Hours:
ACPE / Pharm Tech / 2.00
ACPE / Other / 2.00
Web Publication: 11/13/2019
Expiration: 11/13/2022

 

Module 9: Providing Pharmaceutical Care and Products for Horses
Topic(s): Veterinary Medicine , Veterinary Pharmacy

The goal of this activity is to provide pharmacists and pharmacy technicians with a working knowledge of the most common equine disease states, principles of therapy and monitoring, and provide pharmacists with important counseling points, so that pharmacists can provide optimal pharmaceutical care and products for equine patients.

Accreditations/Hours:
ACPE / Pharm Tech / 2.00
ACPE / Other / 2.00
Web Publication: 11/13/2019
Expiration: 11/13/2022

 

Module 10: A Review of Nonsterile Compounding Essentials for Veterinary Patients
Topic(s): Veterinary Medicine , Veterinary Pharmacy , Compounding

To provide pharmacy technicians with knowledge and skills to facilitate preparation of high quality and legally compliant simple, moderate, and complex nonsterile compounded preparations for veterinary patients.

Accreditations/Hours:
ACPE / Pharm Tech / 2.50
ACPE / Other / 2.50
Web Publication: 6/21/2019
Expiration: 6/21/2022

 


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