Pharmacy Technician Career
Play an Integral Role in the Health and Welfare of Others
Join the ranks of pharmacy technicians nationwide as you provide a much needed service in an industry that is expected to grow at a fast rate in the next decade – providing opportunity and stability for you!
In this exciting career, you will help licensed pharmacists provide medication and other health care products to patients. Your day will include counting and measuring medication, managing inventories, and completing pharmaceutical dosage forms – all on a part or full-time basis.
A comfortable pharmacy environment will provide the perfect setting to build a rewarding and lasting career. Get started in a hospital, community pharmacy, outpatient clinic, nursing home or pharmaceutical organization.
Some duties of a pharmacy technician include:
- Verify prescription information
- Retrieve, count, pour, weigh, measure and mix medications
- Select containers and prepare labels
- Prepare insurance claim forms
- Establish and maintain patient records
Enjoy variety and reward in your pharmacy technican career as you work alongside a pharmacist and interact with patients every day. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the pharmaceutical industry provides a stable career opportunity:
- Employment of pharmacy technicians is expected to increase by 32 percent from 2006 to 2016, which is much faster than the average for all occupations
- Pharmacy technicians held about 285,000 jobs in 2006
- About 71 percent of jobs were in retail pharmacies, grocery stores, department stores or mass retailers
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is nationally accredited by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance
Education and Training Council (DETC).