At its annual conference in Columbus, Ohio this month, the Pharmacy Technician Educators Council (PTEC) proudly recognized ...

“Many of our Hy-Vee pharmacy technicians are engaged in technician product verification programs, expanding their roles and responsibilities, which allows our pharmacists to focus on clinical ...

In the community pharmacy sector, chain pharmacies supported the use of pharmacy technicians and favored on-the-job training. By contrast, the National Association of Retail Druggists (NARD, now ...

Pharmacy Technician Day (15 October 2019) is a great time to reflect on the essential role that pharmacy technicians play within the New Zealand healthcare system.

“Pharmacy technicians play essential roles as members of the pharmacy team in hospitals and health systems and are integral to achieving optimal medication therapy care outcomes,” ASHP CEO ...

As pharmacy technicians' role in a patient care team has expanded, the CPhT-Adv credential provides these dedicated technicians opportunities to grow their knowledge in specialty areas, pursue ...

After formal recognition of the role in the early 2000s, registration was made mandatory in 2011, requiring two years of study. Pharmacy technicians are now regulated pharmacy professionals, who are ...

Clinical Oncology Pharmacy Technician: Impact of a New Role on Pharmacy and Patient Metrics at a Large Academic Cancer Center The following represents disclosure information provided by authors of ...

It all comes down to staffing, said Hogue. There are currently about 30,000 open retail pharmacy technician positions in the United States and about 7,500 open pharmacist positions, he estimated.

Then, in 2009, I joined him and was appointed supervisor last year.” Damota and Ewing are among 30 registered pharmacy technicians working at BGH to support nearly 20 pharmacists.

Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2003;60 (1) Preparing Pharmacy Technicians for Practice Originally, all pharmacy technicians received informal, on-the-job training.