Pharmacy Technician Schools

The role of the pharmacy technician is to provide technical and clerical support to pharmacists in hospitals or in retail pharmacies. The pharmacy tech will measure, mix, package, label and deliver drugs. Additionally, they maintain computerized lists of medications taken by patients and you ensure that the right drugs have been prescribed. The pharmacy technician will also look after home health-care products such as canes, vision aids and hearing aids. Depending on your position you may also manage third party billing, answer telephones, direct customers to items or the pharmacist for medication consultation, receive written prescriptions, clean and sterilize dispensing bottles and instruments, answer questions regarding non-drug products, and operate a cash register.

Careers

Graduates are qualified for many positions in the medical field, finding employment in medical offices, health clinics, hospitals, labs, pharmaceutical companies, medical supply houses or insurance companies.