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Pharmacy Tech

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  • 06-08-2011 2:16pm
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    carinabean
    Registered Users Posts: 27 ✭


    Hi just wondering if anyone had done the Pharmacy Tech course in CIT, if so whats it like, its it very hard, what are the hours like etc??? Am waiting to hear if i got a place at the end of Aug and would like to know!
    Thanks :)


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    Queenalocin
    Registered Users Posts: 175 ✭✭Queenalocin


    You will be in college three days a week, Tues, Wed and Thurs for first year. The days are pretty full and there are a lot of assignments and lab-work to be done. There is a 1 day per week placement in either hospital or community pharmacy which you need to organise yourself. Ideally you should talk to local pharmacists and try to get this organised as soon as you can and be ready to start when the course does.


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    carinabean
    Registered Users Posts: 27 ✭carinabean


    3 days sounds good! Thanks for your help! :)


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    Miriam2k11
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭Miriam2k11


    Did you get the course? :)


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    carinabean
    Registered Users Posts: 27 ✭carinabean


    Yep! Its great!!! :)


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    RealistSpy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,686 ✭✭✭RealistSpy


    carinabean wrote: »
    Hi just wondering if anyone had done the Pharmacy Tech course in CIT, if so whats it like, its it very hard, what are the hours like etc??? Am waiting to hear if i got a place at the end of Aug and would like to know!
    Thanks :)

    Cork IT or IT Carlow?


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    psycho-hope
    Registered Users Posts: 7,245 ✭✭✭psycho-hope


    Sorry for bumping an old thread, but is there any chance someone whose on the course could pm me a rough out line of what its like day to day, im hoping to go back as a mature student next september and trying to decide between Carlow and DIT

    thanks


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    Queenalocin
    Registered Users Posts: 175 ✭✭Queenalocin


    You are in college 3 days per week - Tues. Wed, Thur for first year, hours are roughly 9-5 with a mix of class and practicals. The subjects include OTC medicines, chemistry, drug actions and uses, pharmacy administration - to name a few. The workload is heavy enough as there are labs and assignments to be done. You also need to do 8 hours work placement each week, you organise this yourself. If you have free time now, it is worth volunteering in your local pharmacy to get some experience. It really makes life easier in college, whether you are in DIT, AIT, ITC or LYIT doing pharmacy technician.


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    LuchaLibre
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    Pharmacy Tech is a fantastic course. Very challenging and work intensive as already stated, but worth it. If you want an easy course and a Degree that's not worth the paper it's printed on, I'd recommend Business or some other such nonsense before this.


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    psycho-hope
    Registered Users Posts: 7,245 ✭✭✭psycho-hope


    Queenalocin wrote: »
    You are in college 3 days per week - Tues. Wed, Thur for first year, hours are roughly 9-5 with a mix of class and practicals. The subjects include OTC medicines, chemistry, drug actions and uses, pharmacy administration - to name a few. The workload is heavy enough as there are labs and assignments to be done. You also need to do 8 hours work placement each week, you organise this yourself. If you have free time now, it is worth volunteering in your local pharmacy to get some experience. It really makes life easier in college, whether you are in DIT, AIT, ITC or LYIT doing pharmacy technician.

    thanks for that, im 6 years working in a pharmacy so have the experience sorted if i get the course next year


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