About Community Pharmacy Assistant in Lambton College
The Community Pharmacy Assistant program provides an avenue into the pharmacy profession for those interested in the specialized retail business fundamentals and customer relations within the field of human health and wellness promotion. Traditional in-class instruction is enhanced through teamwork, role-playing activities, guest speakers and innovative lessons in a fully-equipped retail pharmacy simulation lab.
Students will experience ingenuity within the field as they formulate common products in a retail pharmacy setting, and specialty products such as medicinal lozenges, powders, creams, tablets, capsules and suppositories. Students also experience up to 80 hours of field placement in a community pharmacy.
Graduate with a firm understanding of pharmacology, inventory practices, and modern pharmacy software programs and a demonstrated ability to provide clerical and technical support to a Registered Pharmacist and Registered Pharmacy Technician in a retail pharmacy environment.
Employment Opportunities
Community Pharmacy Assistants function in a support role for both the pharmacist and for pharmacy technicians by compounding, packaging and labelling pharmaceutical products as well as maintaining prescription records and inventories of medications and pharmaceutical products.
Our graduates have sought employment with retail/community pharmacies, long-term care specialty pharmacies, compounding pharmacies and methadone dispensing specialty pharmacies.
Admission Requirements
- O.S.S.D. or equivalent with:
- Six level 4 courses from the U or M stream and an overall average of 70% minimum including:
- Grade 12 English U (minimum grade of 65% required).
- Grade 12 Mathematics (C, U, or M level)
- Grade 12 Biology U SBI4U (minimum combined average of 70% for chemistry and biology).
- Grade 12 Chemistry U SCH4U (minimum combined average of 70% for chemistry and biology).
English language requirements
- Proof of English Proficiency Test Scores.
- IELTS : 6.0
- TOEFL iBT: 69
Lambton College Highlights
| University type |
Public |
| Rank |
#1 in research colleges in Canada |
| No. of Campuses |
5 (including 2 international campuses in China) |
| International Applicants |
Over 500 |
| Application Fee |
114 USD3 |
| English Language Proficiency Tests |
TOEFL/IELTS |
| Financial Aid |
Scholarships for international students (up to 7,600 USD) |
Lambton College The Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses
| Types of Expenditure |
Amount in USD, per year |
| Tution Fees |
12,877 USD for 2 terms |
| Residence |
4,104 |
| Meal |
1,824 |
| Refundable damage deposit |
152 |
| Others |
114 |
| Total |
6,194 |
