CAREER OVERVIEW

 

Pharmacy technicians are entry-level personnel that work in many different pharmacy settings within the healthcare industry. They assist the pharmacist as their right-hand person in many different pharmacy practice settings. Some of the main duties of a pharmacy technician are to enter patient data and information into the computer system to process prescriptions. They are also responsible for dispensing commercially available medications, compounding specialty orders, and/or preparing intravenous medications. They refer any questions regarding prescriptions, drug information, or health matters to a pharmacist. Pharmacy techs work in a wide variety of practice settings, including community pharmacies, hospitals, the military, in-home health care settings, long term care facilities, mail service pharmacies, managed health care organizations, and educational programs. Most importantly, pharmacy technicians are responsible for creating a safe and professional environment for their patients.

 

Pharmacy Technicians with Contemporary Compounding training can work in a whole array of locations including, but not limited to:

• Community pharmacies

• Specialty pharmacies

• Mail-order pharmacies

• Nuclear pharmacies

• Hospital pharmacies

• Infusion centers

• Home healthcare

• Legal firms

• Pharmaceutical companies

• State boards of pharmacy

• Certification agencies resources