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Pharmacy Technicians

  • Health Science

Tasks

What tasks do Pharmacy Technicians perform?

  • Receive written prescription or refill requests and verify that information is complete and accurate.

  • Enter prescription information into computer databases.

  • Establish or maintain patient profiles, including lists of medications taken by individual patients.

  • Maintain proper storage and security conditions for drugs.


Knowledge

What do Pharmacy Technicians need to know?

  • Customer and Personal Service

    Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

  • Medicine and Dentistry

    Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.

  • Mathematics

    Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.


Skills

What skills do Pharmacy Technicians need?

  • Active Listening

    Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

  • Reading Comprehension

    Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.

  • Speaking

    Talking to others to convey information effectively.



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