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Pharmacy Technician

This is one of the fastest growing careers in the medical community.  Pharmacy Technicians are needed in both the retail and hospital settings.  They may perform many of the same duties as the pharmacist; however, all of the technicians work must be checked by the pharmacist before medication can be dispensed to the patient.  As this field grows, pharmacy technicians are assuming more responsibility for routine tasks, previously performed by pharmacists.  The duties of the pharmacy technician vary between retail and hospital settings.

Some of the retail pharmacy duties may be:

• Stock and inventory medications
• Maintain patient records
• Count and pour medications into dispensing containers
• Type prescription labels
• Prepare insurance claim forms
• Cash register

Some of the hospital pharmacy duties may be the same as retail but may include:

• Assembling a 24 hour supply of medication for each patient
• Preparing sterile intravenous medications
• Maintaining nursing station medications
• Delivering medications to patient rooms
• Collecting quality improvement data

This career calls for a detail oriented individual who enjoys working with people.  If this sounds like you, this may be the career path you want to explore!!

This program is offered at the Earth City campus.