With an aging population and more reliance on prescription medications, employment of pharmacy technicians is projected to grow faster than the average for all occupations nationally for the next ten years. As a result, pharm tech are becoming vital members of the healthcare team.
Flexible Classes
We offer day and evening programs at many campuses to accommodate busy lifestyles, which means there should be a schedule right for you!
Financial Aid
There are many financial aid options available for those who qualify. Paying for your education is your responsibility and our financial aid staff is here to help you. Let us help you achieve your career goals.
Career Employment Assistance
Our #1 goal is to see that you get the support and resources during your program and beyond to be able to match you with employers with job opportunities you have earned.
What You'll Learn
Fortis Institute - Towson provides the following pharmacy technician training:
PHARMACY TECHNICIAN
Pharmacy Technicians prepare and fill prescriptions under the direction of a pharmacist, issue medications, and label and store supplies. If you are interested in a career working alongside pharmacists, then consider the FORTIS Pharmacy Technician training program at a school campus in Louisiana, Alabama, Florida, or many other locations to choose from.
SKILLS TO HELP ADVANCE YOUR CAREER
At FORTIS, you will learn the basic aspects of pharmacy practice, including reading, filling and distributing prescriptions, understanding the legal responsibilities of a pharmacy for record maintenance, and the handling of various categories of drugs. In addition, the program teaches basic pharmaceutical calculations, medications, common drug interactions and their side effects and pharmaceutical agents and their uses.
Upon completion of the program, graduates will be prepared for entry-level employment working with pharmacists in retail or online pharmacies, hospitals, clinics, pharmaceutical companies and more.
Success Stories
See what our graduates are saying about Fortis!
Raul R.
I was born in the Dominican Republic. Honestly, right now I’ve been starting with my pharmacy career. It has been about eleven months now... Working at a pharmacy is actually a very good job. It pays off in the long run and I just like dealing with customers.
Geneva J.
The education I received at Fortis changed my life tremendously. It gave me the position I’m at now to help earn more money and provide for my family, to get further in the future.
Desiree G.
The education, it made me feel like I could expand as a person, that there were bigger and better things out there that you could do and Fortis accomplished that for me and showed me that whatever I want to strive for I can strive for and do.
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