Pharmacy technicians help pharmacists dispense prescription medication to customers or health professionals. These prescription requests can come from hospitals, physicians, nurses or directly from the patient. Pharmacy Technicians' may work in retail pharmacies, home healthcare pharmacies, and hospitals.Their work is overseen by a licensed pharmacist.
Wytheville Community College is a community college in Wytheville, Virginia. Its career offerings include Associate Degree in Nursing, Certified Nursing Assistant, Commercial Driver's License Class A (CDL-A), Cybersecurity, Dental Assistant, HVAC Diploma, Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN/LPN) license, LPN-RN, Medical Assistant, Medical Coder, Medical Transcriptionist, Pharmacy Technician, and Phlebotomy. The college also provides a FastForward Credential Program in Commercial Truck Driving Class A, combining classroom and behind-the-wheel instruction. Truck-driving students study current driving information, truck operation, maintenance, and management as preparation for professional driving careers. The institution organizes additional pathways in healthcare, advanced manufacturing, technical trades, and public service, including phlebotomy, machine technology, solar energy technology, law enforcement, and dental hygiene.