Start Term
2026-2027
Course Title
Community Pharmacy Practice
Course Code
TEPT1100
Course Hours
90
Course Credits
3
Description
This course teaches the skills necessary for working in community pharmacy settings. Students perform hands-on skill simulations including data entry, prescription processing, billing, fulfillment, inventory management, customer service, and patient safety.
Upon course completion, students will be able to:
• Identify the most utilized drugs by brand and generic name and their indications.
• Recognize common drug interactions.
• Perform essential duties and functions of a pharmacy technician in a community pharmacy.
• Describe major trends, issues, goals, and initiatives taking place in the pharmacy profession.
• Initiate, verify, and manage billing for complex and/or specialized pharmacy services and goods.
• Apply interpersonal skills, including negotiation skills, conflict resolution, customer service,
communicating patient safety, and teamwork.
