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Pharmacy Technician

A Pharmacy Technician is the assistant to the Pharmacist in a variety of settings including Retail Pharmacy, Hospital Pharmacy, the Insurance Industry, and the Pharmaceutical Sales industry. Offshoots include working with Electronic Medical Records and IT opportunities within large hospital organizations. It is the job of the pharmacy technician to ensure the pharmacy operates efficiently and safely. 72 Hours of Instruction.

Pharmacy Technician Spring Classes:

Date: May 3rd, 2021

Days/Times: Mondays and Wednesdays from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m.

Pharmacy Technician Career Information

Pharmacy Technician Occupation Profile
The U.S. Department of Labor's web portal, Career OneStop, on Pharmacy Technicians, giving you insight into career outlook, knowledge, typical job duties, and skills needed as a Pharmacy Technician.

Books in the Lewis Library

Medical Office Professionals by Marcia Santore
Call Number: R690 .S26 2019
This book includes interviews with professionals in the field, covers eight main areas of the medical office field that have proven to be stable and growing professions: -Nurse Practitioner -Physician Assistant -Medical Records and Health Information Technologist -Optometrist -Pharmacy Technician -Phlebotomist -Sonographer -Surgical Technologist
Pharmacy by L. Michael Posey; Abir A. Kahaleh
Call Number: RS122.5 .P67 2016
Knowing the profession's history and scope is crucial for every student pharmacist and this book gives readers that grasp as well as an understanding of government regulation, career paths, organizations, communication skills, ethics, and how patient care services are changing the practice.

Ebooks

Mosby's Pharmacy Technician: Principles and Practice, 4th ed. by Joshua J. Neumiller and Karen Davis, et al
From the Google Books project, the parts of this book that are digitized offer history and overview of the profession including organizations, effective customer communication strategies, some dosage forms and calculations, and some drug information references.
Pharmacology: An Introduction, 7th ed. by Henry Hitner and Barbara Nagle
From the Google Books project, the parts of this book that are digitized offer an overview of drug effects and receptors, and sections on pharmacokinetics and geriatric pharmacology.

Pharmacy Technician Associations

National Pharmacy Technician Association (NPTA)
Founded in 1999, the largest professional trade association for pharmacy technicians in the world, it represents individuals practicing in a diverse variety of practice settings, including community pharmacy, health-system pharmacy, federal pharmacy services, purchasing and education, and is committed to advancing the pharmacy technician career through education, advocacy and support.
American Association of Pharmacy Technicians (AAPT)
Provides leadership and represents the interests of its members to the public as well as health care organizations, promotes safe and cost effective dispensing, distribution and use of medications, and provides continuing education programs and services to help technicians update their skills.
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
represents pharmacists who serve as patient care providers in acute and ambulatory settings and aims to improve medication use and enhance patient safety.

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