Pharmacy Technician

New PTCB credentials help strengthen the team and free up time for pharmacists.

In the third part of the series analyzing results from the Pharmacy Times Salary and Job Satisfaction Survey, we further explore pharmacists' satisfaction with their jobs and the factors that contribute to their overall happiness in a position.

Stuck at work this Halloween? Gather your coworkers for some truly horrifying pharmacy pet peeves that are sure to keep you up at night.

The Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) has launched 2 specialty areas of Assessment-Based Certificate Programs: Technician Product Verification (TPV) and Medication History.

PTCB expands credentialing programs as technicians assume more responsibility and new roles.

They can help individualize programs, providing motivation and support to patients.

Attendees of a session called "The Community Pharmacist's Transgender Toolkit" got valuable tips from a third-year pharmacy student at the University of Washington.

Students who complete a PTCB-recognized education/training program will be eligible to apply for, and earn, their CPhT credential starting in 2020.

For techs already employed, required registration with the state board of pharmacy by April 2018, either as a certified or registered tech.

The growth of pharmacists’ roles across health care settings has led to the need for a comparable evolution in the responsibilities and roles of pharmacy technicians.

This weekly video program provides our readers with an in-depth review of the latest news, product approvals, FDA rulings, and more. Our Week in Review is a can't miss for the busy pharmacy professional.

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.