Pharmacy Technician

In this video from the National Association of Chain Drug Store's Total Store Expo (NACDS TSE), Anthony Pudlo, PharmD, MBA, Vice President of Professional Affairs at the Iowa Pharmacy Association, talks about technician product verification in Iowa, and how this has benefitted both technicians and pharmacists.

In a sign of the profession’s evolution, more than 300 pharmacy technicians have now been certified as Compounded Sterile Preparation Technicians, according to the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board.

As the Executive Director and CEO of the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB), Everett B. McAllister, RPh, MPA, has both witnessed and shepherded a number of significant changes in the technician profession.

Pharmacy technicians are the backbone of the pharmacy.

Being a pharmacy tech can be tough.

Here are 8 pet peeves pharmacy technicians face on a daily basis.

Michelle Earich, CPhT, has developed and implemented a management program to ensure adequate follow-up on patient clinical concerns.