SRC offers Pharmacy Tech Program in Macomb Submitted News MACOMB—The Spoon River College Office of Community Outreach is offering a Pharmacy Technician Program in Macomb this Fall. This affordable 12 week program prepares students for a career as a Pharmacy Technician in a retail or hospital setting. Classes will be held Wednesday Evenings, August 25th –November 17th from 6-10pm at the Spoon River College Macomb Outreach Center. In Illinois, obtaining a state license allows people to work as a pharmacy tech for two years. After two years, they are required to become certified by passing a national exam, administered by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB). This program at SRC will provide students with the basic skills necessary for an entry level career as a pharmacy technician in a hospital or retail pharmacy setting. In addition, the coursework will prepare students to sit for the PTCB certification exam. This course is taught by a licensed Certified Pharmacy Technician. Coursework includes: Origin and history of pharmacy, drug regulation and controls, routes and formulations, transcribing of Physician’s orders, correct medication packaging, calculating doses, labeling prescriptions, preparing IVs, drug distribution systems, and the top 200 drugs Brand/Generic. Pre-registration is required. Classes will be held at the Spoon River College Community Outreach Center located in Macomb at 2500 East Jackson Street. For more information or to register, call Spoon River College at 309-833-6031 or register online at https://src.augusoft.net.