For Technicians
Pharmacy Technicians always are employed under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist. Chain, community pharmacies, and all hospitals employ Pharmacy Technicians.
Training
Clark
College pharmacy technician program
Clark's Pharmacy Technician program trains technicians
who perform such duties as typing
prescription labels; assisting licensed pharmacists in dispensing medications;
taking inventory and stocking supplies.
Pharmacy Certified Technician Training Manual (home-study
materials)
32 chapters and self-tests to help pharmacy technicians prepare for the
national certification exam. This book also is approved by the Oregon Board
of Pharmacy as a technician training manual for pharmacies, provided pharmacies
document evidence of use of the self-tests.
Certification
Pharmacy Technician Certification Board
Information on technician certification, test schedules, and test sites.
The objective of the certification program is to enable pharmacy technicians to work more effectively with pharmacists to improve patient care. Many pharmacists have been reluctant to delegate some of their more routine work because of an undertrained technical workforce. As a result, pharmacists have not been able to use their education to the fullest extent possible to improve patient care.
The PTCB requires its Certified Pharmacy Technicians to renew certification every two years. Technicians can apply for recertification on-line.
Institute for the Certification of Pharmacy Technicians (ICPT)
Information on the ExCPT, test schedules, test sites, study and practice materials.
The mission of the Institute for the Certification of Pharmacy Technicians is to recognize pharmacy technicians who are proficient in the knowledge and skills needed to assist pharmacists to safely, accurately and efficiently prepare and dispense prescriptions and to promote high standards of practice for pharmacy technicians.
Resources
Top 200 drugs by prescription count
