社区药房助理是药房的重要成员之一。他们对细节的关注，解决问题的技巧，技术和人际交往能力为药房的成功和运营效率做出了贡献。Fanshawe的为期一年的社区药房助理计划旨在为毕业生做好准备，使其在注册药师或药剂师的指导下在社区药房取得专业成功。该程序将理论与体验式学习融为一体。学生将在课堂上学习概念和解决问题的策略，随后在Fanshawe的最先进的药房实验室和社区场所的实验室部分进行强化。学生还将获得与其他药房保健专业人员合作的技能，以确保准确的患者记录维护，处理处方，管理库存，配制非无菌产品并协助客户在社区
A career as a community pharmacy assistant takes attention to detail, a knack for problem solving, wide-ranging technical knowledge and solid interpersonal skills. You’ll work under the direction of a registered pharmacist or pharmacy technician to contribute to the success of a pharmacy. If you’re interested in a satisfying career that makes a difference, the Community Pharmacy Assistant program will get you on your way to career success.You’ll learn technical concepts, develop creative problem-solving strategies, and foster excellent interpersonal skills to support the expanding scope of both pharmacy technicians and pharmacists. You will become proficient in prescription processing, third-party adjudication (dispensary reimbursements), managing inventory, compounding non-sterile products, work with various forms of pharmacy automation, and assist customers with products sold in a community pharmacy.In addition to classroom instruction, you’ll practice in Fanshawe’s brand new, state-of-the-art community pharmacy lab and complete a 4-month placement where you’ll get valuable, real-world experience working as a vital member of both community and long-term care pharmacy environments. Your learning experience will include a unique opportunity to achieve PCCA’s Introductory Compounding Bootcamp certificate: this two-day workshop will facilitate access to specialized compounding equipment to create alternative dosage forms and discuss safety, product quality, personal protective equipment (PPE) and other standards of practice affiliated with professional pharmacy compounding.