• Identify pharmaceutical drugs, abbreviations, classifications, dosages, side effects, and routes of administration

• Understand the qualifications, operational guidelines, and job duties of a pharmacy technician

• Apply the skills necessary to process, prepare, label, and maintain records of prescriptions in a community pharmacy

• Demonstrate specialized pharmaceutical theory, skills, and concepts

I. Introduction to Pharmacology

II. Communication With Patients and Customers 

III. Pharmaceutical Information and References

IV. Dosage Forms and Routes of Administration

V. Pharmacy Practice Settings

VI. Medication Errors and Safety

VII. Drugs Action and Interactions 

Week 1 Introduction to Pharmacology

Week 3 Quiz #1 

 

Week 5 Class Activity (Communications)

Week 6 Exam #1 (Week 1, 3-5) Course Material 10/02/2023

Week 7 • Dosage Forms and Routes of Administration

Dosages)

Week 9 Quiz #2 (Week 7 & 8 Course Material) 10/23/2023

Week 10 • Medication Errors and Safety

Week 11 Exam #2 (Week 7-10 Course Material) 11/06/2023

Week 12 • Drugs Action and Interactions

Week 13 Quiz #3 (Week 12 Course Material) 11/20/2023

Week 14 Appendix E: Practice Exam 1 & 2 11/27/2023

Week 15 Final Exam Review 12/04/2023

Week 16 Final Exam 12/11/2023

• All class and or homework assignments, quizzes, and exams, class participation and attendance will be used in calculating your course grade.

• Late work will receive deducted points as follows:

o 24 Hours- 10 points

o 48 Hours –20 points

o 72 Hours –not accepted

• If an exam or quiz is missed, you will be allowed to makeup an exam with the proper documentation for absence and a different exam or quiz will be given with the zero being replaced with the exam or quiz grade. 

• In class activities and participation will include assessments of videos, games, group presentations, EVERYONE is expected to stay engaged as this is 10% of your class grade.

• Complete the required readings, assignments, discussions as directed by the instructor

• Keep copies of ALL paperwork, including syllabus, handouts, and assignments.

• Participate actively by reviewing course material, interacting with classmates, and responding promptly in communication with your instructor via email or by appointment.

• No grades will be discussed over the phone, as you can make an appointment with your instructor.

• If you have a complaint about this course which you cannot resolve through discussion with the instructor, please contact Shirley MacNeill, Chair Allied Health Department phone: 409-984-6365 

• The following materials are officially PROHIBTED in the classroom meetings for this course: food, drink, or tobacco. This policy agrees with the official college policy, breaks will be given. 

• The instructor expects that students illustrate mature behavior with respect to being responsible for your own actions, being respectful of others. Failure to comply may result in removal from the classroom or the course.

• Students should use their LSCPA email account to send messages to instructor and leave an office voicemail.

• All students are expected to attend class DAILY. A no call, no show will result in a zero for class work/homework assignment, class participation, etc. for the day of absence and cannot be made up.

• A student who is absent from class more than 3 days within the semester may be dropped from the program by the Program Coordinator.

1st Warning- verbal with record of conference

2nd Warning- written with record of conference

3rd Warning- written and meeting with Program Coordinator and Allied Health Director

• Late arrival to class is disruptive, the classroom door is locked at the time class starts, any student arriving at that time will be considered LATE and will not be allowed to enter the classroom, the student then should wait until break time to enter. Material that has been taught will NOT be retaught as students should follow up with their group or partner for class work. 

• Students who arrive after a quiz or exam starts, but before it ends, may take the quiz or exam without penalty but no additional time will be given.

• It is the student's responsibility to notify the instructor of any absence. If unable to reach the instructor in the office, please leave a voicemail AND email using the student's campus email. Absences must be followed up with the proper documentation for student records. 

*At any time while a student in the Pharmacy Technology Program, two final counseling notes are grounds for immediate dismissal.

*TimelyCare is a virtual health and well-being platform available 24/7 for Lamar State College Port Arthur students. Any enrolled student can use TimelyCare. There is no cost to students. Go to timelycare.com/LSCPA or download the TimelyCare app to access care.