成功的处方。在弓谷学院（Bow Valley College）的卡尔加里市区校区，学生在医院和社区药房学习全日制课程并完成两个月的实习，以获得药学技术员文凭。该计划已获得加拿大药学计划认可委员会（CCAPP）的完全认可资格，为毕业生进行加拿大国家药学考试委员会的国家认证考试做准备。药房技术人员受《健康职业法》的约束，并在艾伯塔省药师学院注册。注册药剂师的业务范围有所扩大，其中包括职责，例如对处方进行最终检查并接收处方者的口头指示。
At Bow Valley College's downtown Calgary campus, students study full-time and complete practicums in hospital and community pharmacies to obtain a Pharmacy Technician Diploma. The program has Full Accreditation Status with the Canadian Council for Accreditation of Pharmacy Programs (CCAPP), preparing graduates for the Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada's national certification exam. Pharmacy technicians are regulated under the Health Professions Act and register with the Alberta College of Pharmacy. Registered Pharmacy Technicians have an expanded scope of practice that includes responsibilities such as performing final checks on prescriptions and receiving verbal orders from prescribers. Other tasks include compounding mixtures, dispensing medications, or preparing sterile products such as eye drop compounds or intravenous mixtures. Demand is increasing and pharmacy technicians can earn up to 37/hour. With over 350 lab hours in a state-of-the-art facility, this program integrates cutting-edge technology and emphasizes hands-on training to produce competitive dispensary-ready graduates. Students learn to prepare sterile products in authentic certified sterile production hoods and operate a PACMED high-speed automated medication packager. Study to prepare compounds and sterile products, and to dispense medications. This full-time program includes both community and hospital practicum placements.