Pharamacy Technician?

Pharmacy technicians answer questions and help patients understand the drugs they take. They work under the supervision of pharmacists.Pharmacy technicians work with licensed pharmacists to fill prescriptions. They also advise patients about prescription and nonprescription drugs and health care products.Technicians who work in hospitals and assisted-living facilities must often read patient’s charts in order to prepare and deliver their medication.
A Pharmacy Technician is alert, organized, responsible, and patient. With such precise work, avoiding and spotting errors is crucial. The ability to take directions and work closely with pharmacists is as important as the ability to communicate calmly and clearly with patients.
During high school:
Take plenty of math and science courses.
Build communication skills in English, drama, and speech classes
Learn a foreign language so you can communicate with patients in diverse communities.
Volunteer or work at a health clinic, a hospital, or a community pharmacy.
Explore summer study programs
In pharmacy school you will:
Work for a retail pharmacy or health care facility
Advise and help patients who are often feeling bad and moody
Learn new pharmacy technology such as robotic dispensing machines
Use math
Call doctors’ offices and insurance companies
Work nights and weekends
study medical and pharmaceutical terminology, pharmaceutical calculations, record keeping, pharmaceutical techniques, and pharmacy law and ethics.
be in training programs that include internships at pharmacies.
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