As of my last update in October 2023, the chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Technical Committee on Pharmacy Education is Dr. Aileen E. E. Dizon. She is responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of policies and standards in pharmacy education in the Philippines. For the most current information, please verify from official CHED sources.
It usually take 2-4 years to graduate from a pharmacy tech schools. The length is determined by your previous education and how many classes you take.
Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee
Pakistan Pharmacy Council is regulating Pharmacy education in Pakistan. It is Governmental body (under Ministry of Health).
Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee(PTC)
The primary function of the Pharmacy and Theraputics Committee (PTC) is to establish standards for therapeutics.
In order to become a pharmacy technician one must have a diploma for secondary education, as well as a pharmacy certification course in post-secondary education.
As per the Honorable Supreme Court Judgment in case of Civil Appeal No. 2056 of 1999.D/-24-9- 2001 (Bharathidasan University and another Appellants V. All India Council for Technical Education and others, Respondents), for a University running / conducting technical courses / programmes, approval of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) is not necessary. But, following Institutes of LPU are approved by AICTELovely Institute of Management is approved by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) for MBA and MCALovely Institute of Technology (Engineering) is approved by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) for: B.Tech (ECE, EEE, CSE, IT, ME), MBA and MCALovely Institute of Technology (Pharmacy) is approved by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) for B.Pharmacy programme.Lovely Institute of Technology (Polytechnic) is approved by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) for Diploma in Engineering (ECE, EEE, CSE, IT, ME) programmes.Lovely Institute of Technology (Architecture) is approved by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) for B.Architecture programme.
Many technical colleges offer pharmacy technician certification programs online. Check with your local technical school to see what online programs they offer.
In terms of Pharmacy, it is the term referred to as the Advisory Committee on Borderline Substances
A nurse would need additional education and training to work in a pharmacy.
Pharmacy technician training programs are mostly offered by technical colleges and community colleges, and also sometimes by the military, some hospitals, ...
In the US, it is a doctorate degree, Doctor of Pharmacy.