Target level of study
BAC +2
ECTS
120 credits
Duration
2 years
Training structure
Faculty of Pharmacy
Language(s) of instruction
French
Presentation
The aim of the DEUST training program is to enable qualified pharmacy assistants entering the job market to provide more effective support for the pharmacist in charge, and to become genuine collaborators who can help him or her in the development of their missions.
To achieve this level of qualification, a level 5 diploma such as a DEUST is widely acclaimed by all pharmacy partners, as it provides a real Bac+2 level, while also enabling students to enroll in a professional degree with a hospital, pharmacy or technical focus.
Objectives
Pharmacy assistants/technicians work mainly in dispensing pharmacies or internal-use pharmacies (PUI) in healthcare establishments.
It can carry out the following tasks:
- Analysis of prescriptions, dispensing of health, dietary, cosmetic and personal care products.
- Welcoming the public, dispensing, selling and advising patients.
- Inventory management.
- Participation in patient prevention, information and vigilance.
- Administrative procedures for reimbursement of drugs and pharmaceutical products.
- Participation in the quality assurance process.
- Pharmaceutical preparation, packaging, labeling and pricing.
Know-how and skills
- Welcoming, caring for and advising patients as a healthcare professional.
- Analyze and issue requests and prescriptions in line with technical and regulatory requirements.
- Prevention and public health.
- Ensure the quality, traceability and safety of pharmaceutical operations.
- Manage pharmaceutical product flows and inventories.
- Work as part of an ethical team,
Organization
Knowledge control
Open on a sandwich basis
Contract type | Apprenticeship contract, Professionalization contract |
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2 days on the training site and 3 days on the training ground.
Students alternate between attending their training site and their apprenticeship field over the course of the week (2 days/3 days).
Internships, tutored projects
Internship | Mandatory |
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Program
The DEUST training program will be organized on a work-study basis (apprenticeship or professionalization contract). Most of the teaching will be provided by instructors from the partner CFAs (Greta-CFA Montpellier Littoral, Purple Campus CCI Occitanie, Lycée Maillol Pyrénées-Orientales), on site at the partner establishments. However, some of the teaching may be carried out remotely, synchronously or asynchronously, when teachers from the Faculty of Pharmacy are mobilized.
Pedagogical principles :
- Training of CFA trainers by subject referents identified by name within the Montpellier Faculty of Pharmacy.
- Common teaching based on a co-constructed reference framework based on the skill blocks of the DEUST Preparateur / Technicien en pharmacie RNCP sheet.
- Development of inter-professional teaching (dispensing chemists, doctors of pharmacy, holders of scientific masters degrees, etc.).
- Simulation teaching (bank of "clinical cases" and "counter situations" in a simulation room).
- Professional simulation teaching: co-acquisition of knowledge and skills at the training center and on the apprenticeship site, according to defined themes. Progress is monitored in close collaboration with the apprenticeship supervisor, by assessing the objectives to be achieved, defined jointly by the training organizations and the professionals (methodology and assessment).
- Semester-long evaluation of students through exams at the end of each semester.
Student support can take several forms:
- A minimum of 4 company visits over the two years of the DEUST. The first visit will take place at the beginning of the first year, followed by a follow-up visit in the first and second years.
- Students with disabilities can take advantage of all the resources available at the University and in the training centers (Service Handiversité, disability advisors, etc.).
- Guidance and social support for any student with social problems or questions.
Select a program
DEUST PREPARATEUR-TECHNICIEN EN PHARMACIE - 1st year
UE 1.1 - Chemistry
4 creditsUE 1.2 - Biochemistry & Cell Biology
3.5 creditsUE 1.3 - Physiology of major systems and apparatus
5 creditsUE 1.4 - General pharmacology
3 creditsUE 1.5 - Botany
1.5 creditsUE 1.6 - Management
3 creditsUE 1.7 - Learning semester 1
10 credits
UE 1.8 - Bacteriology and virology: associated pathologies and treatments
4 creditsUE 1.9 - Metabolic biochemistry and nutrition
1.5 creditsUE 1.10 - Pharmacotechnics 1
4 creditsEU 1.11 - Ethics, regulation and legislation governing medicines and other health products
3 creditsUE 1.12 - Natural substances
1.5 creditsUE 1.13 - Treatment of cardiovascular diseases and haemostasis disorders
3 creditsUE 1.14 - Communication, English, office automation
3 creditsEU 1.15 - Learning
10 credits
DEUST PREPARATEUR-TECHNICIEN EN PHARMACIE - 2nd year
EU 2.1 - Other regulated healthcare products
2 creditsUE 2.2 - Pharmacotechnie 2
6 creditsUE 2.3 - Treatment of inflammatory, rheumatological and respiratory diseases
3 creditsUE 2.4 - Treatment of infectious diseases: antibiotic therapy, antivirals and antiparasitics
4 creditsUE 2.5 - Communication, English, office automation
3 creditsUE 2.6 - Apprenticeship
12 credits
UE 2.7 - Treatment of endocrine and digestive system disorders
3 creditsUE 2.8 - Treatment of urological and gynaecological disorders, pregnancy and contraception
2 creditsUE 2.9 - Cancer management
2 creditsUE 2.10 - Treatment of nervous system disorders
3.5 creditsUE 2.11 - Treatment of dermato/allergo/ophthalmic disorders
2.5 creditsUE 2.12 - Public health
1 creditsUE 2.13 - Compendial medical dipsositives
2 creditsUE 2.14 - Toxicology & Addiction
2 creditsUE 2.15 - Labour legislation
2 creditsUE 2.16 - Apprenticeship
10 credits
Admission
Admission requirements
Access DEUST 1
- Baccalaureate holders from general baccalaureate (with a scientific profile), technological baccalaureate (especially ST2S, STL and STI2D) and vocational baccalaureate (especially ASSP and SAPAT).
- Students re-orienting after a non-validated L1 (particularly after a PASS, LAS) or L1 in Chemistry, Physics-Chemistry, Life Sciences and Health Sciences.
- Holders of any other diploma considered equivalent to the Bac (level 4) under current regulations.
- Holders of a DAEU, preferably B.
- If you are returning to school or retraining for a new career, a detailed description of your post-baccalaureate and professional background is essential in order to best assess your application.
Particular attention will be paid to the quality of your application, and in particular to the acquisition of the prerequisites necessary for success in the DEUST. Selected candidates will then be invited to a placement test and a motivational interview.
DEUST 2 access
- Students holding the DFGSP2 diploma, on the recommendation of the pedagogical committee chaired by an academic.
- DFGSP3 graduates: direct entry.
To be eligible for training, students must have signed an apprenticeship contract.
Access by VAE
The DEUST diploma is only available to holders of the Brevet Professionnel (BP) de Préparateur en pharmacie.
How to register
- Via Parcoursup: applicants under the age of 30.
- Outside Parcoursup: applicants aged 30 and over.
Mandatory prerequisites
Students must have a sound scientific and/or technological knowledge base. They must be able to work independently, have good interpersonal and adaptability skills, and be able to get involved and commit to the work required. These qualities are the key to success in this training program.
Recommended prerequisites
- Have a scientific or technological background.
- Be interested in scientific, health and social issues.
- The ability to think critically and rigorously.
- Know how to organize personal and group work.
- Developing contact and listening skills.
- Ability to understand and analyze documents.
- Mobilize communication skills in oral and written expression.
And then
Further studies
- Diploma in Hospital Pharmacy Preparation (PPH).
- Professional licenses (L3) in the healthcare field.
SPECIALIZATIONS
- Certificats de qualification professionnelle (CQP): CQP Dispensation du Matériel Médical en Officine, CQP Dermo-cosmétique pharmaceutique and CQP Phytothérapie, aromathérapie et herboristerie en pharmacie d'officine.
- Access to University Diplomas (DU) open to DEUST graduates.
Bridges and reorientation
Gateway to 2nd or 3rd year of pharmaceutical studies (Order of March 24, 2017, amended by Order of February 27, 2023).
Professional integration
This is a vocational diploma designed to enable graduates to enter the workforce directly.