Take the next step in your career journey…
Become Certified in
Nonsterile Compounding
…and demonstrate your mastery of the knowledge, skills and abilities required for the most in-demand advanced area of pharmacy practice today!
Nationally Accredited
Multiple Training Options
Beginner/ Intermediate
Pharmacists/Technicians
40 CE Hours
Master The Art & Science of Nonsterile Compounding
Our Non-Sterile Compounding Certification Course, which was previously called the Compounding Certification Course, is ACPE-accredited. Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education accreditation commands a high level of respect and ensures that your future employers accept your training. It also helps ensure that the course will count toward prerequisites for any future training you choose to pursue.
We Literally Wrote The Book
on Sterile Compounding.
Our Founder and CEO, Mike Johnston, BCSCPT, BCNCPT, CPhT-Adv, is the author of the best-selling book, Compounding, in addition to eleven other pharmacy-related textbooks. He is also the sole pharmacy technician voting delegate of the United States Pharmacopeia…so, it’s safe to say our sterile compounding training standards are pretty high.
ACPE-Accredited. Board Recognized.
ACPE is the world leader in providing exemplary accreditation services to support and advance pharmacy education and the pharmacy profession. Our program is ACPE-accredited for both pharmacists and pharmacy technicians for 40 contact hours. Our program has also been developed to meet the highest standards established by individual State Boards of Pharmacy; it is also a recognized training program for the Board of Pharmacy Technician Specialties (BPTS).
Become Compounding Certified.
Here is what comes with our program:
- Non-Sterile Compounding Certification Course
- 9 Modules
- 9 Module Exams + 1 Final Exam
- Hands-On Training | Completed either in Houston, at your workplace* or at home.
- Skill Assessments | Completed either in Houston, at your workplace* or at home.
- CE Credits - 40 hrs., ACPE-accredited
- Professional PDF Certificate available for you to download and print.
- Digital Certification Badge to use on your website, email signature and LinkedIn
Module Topics
Dosage Formulation Labs Include:
- Introduction to Compounding
- Facilities, Equipment & Supplies
- Quality Assurance & Record Keeping
- Capsules, Tablets & Powders
- Lozenges, Troches, Sticks & Suppositories
- Solutions, Suspensions & Emulsions
- Ointments, Creams, Pastes & Gels
- Ophthalmic, Otic & Nasal Preparations
- Medication Flavoring
- Veterinary Compounding
- Capsules
- Creams
- Troches
- Gels
- Lip Balms
- Medicated Lollipops
- Solutions/Suspensions
- and more
Course Description
Our Non-Sterile Compounding Certification Course, which was previously called the Compounding Certification Course, is ACPE-accredited. Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education accreditation commands a high level of respect and ensures that your future employers accept your training. It also helps ensure that the course will count toward prerequisites for any future training you choose to pursue.
The required textbook for the course is “Compounding,” written by Mike Johnston. (The textbook is not included in your course tuition but is available through all major bookstores.)
This program combines self-directed studying at home with practical hands-on training and validations overseen by professionals, ensuring you have the knowledge, skills and abilities required for your sterile compounding certification.
Hands-On Training in Houston
Our hands-on training is conducted at the Cano Center for Compounding, conveniently located in Houston, Texas. Selecting this option will give you two days at our state-of-the-art simulation training facility, where our instructor will facilitate your hands-on training and skill validations.
Here are some upcoming training dates:
- July 11-12, 2024
- Aug. 8-9, 2024
- Sep. 12-13, 2024
- NEW – You can now register and wait to select your dates later, based on availability.
These Results Are Hard to Beat
- 99.5% of students stated this program met their individual educational needs.
- 98.7% of students stated that this program enhanced their professional knowledge base.
- 99.1% of students stated that this program increased their technical proficiencies.
- 99.2% of students stated that this program would improve their pharmacy practice outcomes.
- 98.7% of students said they would recommend this program to others.
Based on 2022 Sterile Compounding Certification Program Evaluation responses.
FAQs
Yes, our program is ACPE-accredited for both pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.
While choosing our Houston training facility is our recommended and most popular option for completing the hands-on training and skill validation components of the program…the choice is yours. Students can complete their hands-on training and skill validations either at with our instructors in Houston, at work (if your pharmacy is setup for sterile compounding) or at home.
Our program is accredited for 40 hours of continuing education, however that is broken down into self-paced online modules and hands-on training + skill validations. The reading assignments and online modules take roughly 20 hours to complete. The hands-on training and skill validations also take approximately 20 hours to complete (or 2 days if completing your training with our instructor in Houston). Students have one year to complete the program.
Our Sterile Compounding Certification Course does not expire and does not have to be “renewed.”
No, certification is dependent on the student’s successful completion of all online modules and exams (with a score of 70% or higher) as well as completing the required hands-on training and validations (via demonstration of mastering all related aseptic techniques). Although extremely rare, if a student is not able to pass their skill validations, we will allow the student to retake the hands-on training one time at no additional charge.
