Post-Diploma Certificate in Technical Services (part of Advanced Diploma in Pharmaceutical Sciences)
About This Course
Post-Diploma Certificate in Technical Services (part of Advanced Diploma in Pharmaceutical Sciences) covers the following modules and has a total of 150 hours of training.
Post-Diploma Certificate in Technical Services (prescribed electives 1 of 3)
• Module 1: Inventory Control (30 hours)
• Module 2: Sterile Manufacturing (45 hours)
• Module 3: Clinical Trial Drug Supply (30 hours)
• Module 4: Technical Services Project (45 hours)
What You'll Learn
1. Inventory management which includes inventory control techniques and replenishment, stock checking and stock taking.
2. Concepts of aseptic dispensing and compounding in a clean room environment. They will learn to process orders and prescriptions, and manufacture sterile products such as total parenteral nutrition, chemotherapy, IV admixtures and infusions.
3. Application of Good Clinical Practice guidelines in the execution of clinical trials. Participants will be taught how to manage the clinical investigational drug (CID) inventory and maintain clinical trial records required by study protocols.
Entry Requirements
The minimum entry requirement is:
• Diploma in Pharmaceutical Science(s)/ Pharmacy Science from a local polytechnic, ITE, or other IHLs.
• For participants who do not hold the aforementioned qualification, they must possess a diploma, passed the Certified Pharmacy Technician Course (CPTC) conducted by the Pharmaceutical Society of Singapore (PSS) and have at least 2 years of relevant working experience (i.e. working in a pharmacy as a pharmacy assistant / pharmacy technician)
Applicants who do not have the necessary educational qualifications but have substantial relevant working experience will be considered on a case-by-case basis.