IV Certified Pharmacy Technician

NPTA’s Pharmacy Technician Immunization Administration Training Program has been developed to meet the training program requirements established by the HHS guidance under the PREP Act. The program is ACPE-accredited for 8 contact hours, including hands-on training (10 hours for Massachusetts).

Eligibility requirements:
- Registered/Licensed with your State Board of Pharmacy, if applicable
and/or
- CPhT Certified

This course does not include BLS training.

How This Course Works

Participants must complete six separate online learning modules, each comprised of a recorded webinar and a module quiz. A score of 70% or higher is required for each quiz. After completing the self-study modules, participants must complete documented hands-on training and complete skill validations demonstrating proficiency.

Options for Hands-On Training + Validations

Option 1: At your workplace (RECOMMENDED)

Work with a pharmacist certified to give immunizations? If so, you can have your pharmacist validate your training hours and skill validations on-the-job. We will provide you with all the necessary forms and the instructions for your pharmacist/proctor. For your skill validations, you will be required to administer two injections (of sterile NaCl 0.9%) to your pharmacist/proctor. Training products are not included. They can either be supplied by your pharmacy or you can order a training kit separately.

Option 2: At home

Due to COVID-19, we are temporarily offering an option for students to complete their hands-on training and skill validations at home - using a blend of instructional videos, group video-conference calls with our instructors and one-on-one video-conferencing for skill validations. For your skill validations, you will be required to administer two injections (of sterile NaCl 0.9%) to a friend or family member.

Training products are not included. They can either be supplied by your pharmacy or you can order a training kit separately.

Note for Massachusetts: To ensure that NPTA's Immunization Administration Training Program fully complies with the requirements set forth in Massachusetts, we have added "Part III" to our program for pharmacy technicians practicing in Massachusetts. Part III will consist of two additional hours of LIVE hands-on training, as well as an additional exam. This will bring the total of ACPE-accredited hours to 6 hours of self-study and 4 hours of live training. The additional two hours have been accredited as UAN 0384-0000-21-007-L06-T. There is no additional charge for this.

Program Modules

Vaccine Preventable Diseases
Pharmacy-Based Immunization Services
Storage and Handling of Vaccine Inventory and Supplies
Vaccine Administration
Vaccine Safety and Vaccine Adverse Events
Increasing Awareness of Immunization Services
Vaccine Administration Hands-On Training & Skills Assessment

Minimum Required Training Supplies*

3 x 10mL sterile NaCl 0.9% vials
22 x 1mL Leur-Lok syringes
11 x 25G 5/8" needles
11 x 25G 1" needles
Alcohol prep pads
Gauze pads 2"x2" or larger
Bandages
Nitrile gloves
Sharps container
Injection pad simulator or chicken breast(s) with skin

*An individual training kit is available for $39; it includes S/H and all required training supplies listed above, excluding a sharps container and injection pad simulator/chicken breast which can easily be purchased.

NPTA Member

149

Module 1. Vaccine Preventable Diseases
Module 2. Pharmacy-Based Immunization Services
Module 3. Storage and Handling of Vaccine Inventory and Supplies
Module 4. Vaccine Administration
Module 5. Vaccine Safety and Vaccine Adverse Events
Module 6. Increasing Awareness of Immunization Services
Module 7: Vaccine Administration Hands-On Training & Skills Assessment
BONUS: Pfizer's COVID-19 Vaccine Essentials
BONUS: Moderna's COVID-19 Vaccine Essentials

non-member

199

Module 1. Vaccine Preventable Diseases
Module 2. Pharmacy-Based Immunization Services
Module 3. Storage and Handling of Vaccine Inventory and Supplies
Module 4. Vaccine Administration
Module 5. Vaccine Safety and Vaccine Adverse Events
Module 6. Increasing Awareness of Immunization Services
Module 7: Vaccine Administration Hands-On Training & Skills Assessment
BONUS: Pfizer's COVID-19 Vaccine Essentials
BONUS: Moderna's COVID-19 Vaccine Essentials

individual lab kit

includes S/H and all required training supplies, excluding a sharps container and injection pad simulator/chicken breast which can easily be purchased separately.

3 x 10mL sterile NaCl 0.9% vials
22 x 1mL Leur-Lok syringes
11 x 25G 1" needles, 11 x 25G 5/8" needles
Alcohol prep pads
Gauze pads 2"x2"
Bandages
Nitrile gloves

CPE CREDITS

Pharmacy Technician Immunization Administration - Part I 
6.0 contact hours 0384-9999-20-028-H06-T 
Release Date: 12/21/2020  Expiration Date: 12/21/2023

Pharmacy Technician Immunization Administration - Part II 
2.0 contact hours 0384-9999-20-029-L06-T
Release Date: 12/21/2020  Expiration Date: 12/21/2023

FOR MASSACHUSETTS
Pharmacy Technician Immunization Administration - Part III 
2.0 contact hours 0384-0000-21-007-L06-T
Release Date: 01/12/2021  Expiration Date: 01/12/2024