Pharmacy technician

The Medical Field Needs Me the Technician! The profession of pharmacy is at a crossroads between its conventional drug-dispensing identity and a pioneering clinical role with health care provider status. For the past several years, the concept of provider status has been tossed around at every pharmacy school, pharmacy association meeting, and pharmacy work site. Provider status is frequently discussed, but is it really vital to our profession’s survival? I would think so! With the high demand…

That children, and families wouldn’t have to watch their loved ones bodies be destroyed by the medicine that was supposed to save them. So pursuing a career in Pharmacy became the obvious decision. After taking Pharmacy classes at my high school, earning my pharmacy technician certification and surviving a little over a year of pre-pharmacy it’s a decision I’m glad I made. I’d be lying if I said there weren’t tough nights, where I wished I had an easier journey or an easier major. I know that…

CAREER ESSAY Every healthcare career is full of challenges, since they are all related to human care and thus to people’s lives. In that broad range, my interest has been oriented toward the Pharmacy Technician career for some time now. I have chosen this career because it appears to be challenging; it requires a lot of concentration, high attention to detail, good observation skills, and more importantly the ability to interpret the observations. I have always wished to have a career in which…

A quick review on when the Pharmacy Technician Educators Council began was August 1989 in Columbia, South Carolina. The first conference was nothing to big yet and was organized as a networking information sharing experience for technician educators held by Don Ballington. Now it is a national organization spreading helpful information all around the world. It’s latest Annual meeting was last held July 9th 2015 handed out awards. The next Annual meeting will be held in Charlotte, North…

that they were substituted for mood stabilizing, anti-depressants, and anti-anxiety medications. The reason why I chose the career of a pharmacy technician is because with this job I can tell people exactly how and when to take their medications. I would basically be the last person someone saw before…

It just means I have to work harder and I will. Currently, I am taking steps towards my career by taking a pharmacy technician program at Mcallen High School to soon be a pharmacy technician. I see this as a stepping stone to my career because it will help me acquire a stable job throughout college, as well as aiding me with useful information when I attend medical school. As part of this program…

My goal is to become a pharmacy technician. According to Wikipedia, "A pharmacy technician performs pharmacy-related functions." The training, certification, licensing, and practice of pharmacy technicians varies not only worldwide but also within countries, regions, and by employers. Pharmacy technicians have one of the highest-paid jobs in the healthcare field. Salary.com reported that pharmacy technicians earn around $50,000 annually, while Indeed.com reported they earn between $14 and $24…

State Credential Requirements to become a Pharmacy Tech There are specific requirements to become a pharmacy tech. It’s not hard! Once you go to a school and ask about a specific course you will know. It’s an easy process to begin your goal (if you really desire it) it isn’t hard. If you put your mind and soul to it you will do it. Just have faith! And you will succeed! First off you have to have a high school diploma or equivalent (G.E.D). If you don’t have one get one!!! Also…

pharmaceutical field, pharmacy technicians and pharmacists play two of many vital roles in this profession. Both career paths have acquired numerous years of training for the benefit of the patient's quality of life (pharmacy theory class notes, 2017). With that being said there are many factors influencing the similarities and differences between the two medical approaches. Not to mention the cruciality of pharmacy technicians alone in a community and hospital settings. As pharmacy technicians…

Pharmacy technician and pharmacist are work closely together. They are deliver medication, advice and assistance to their patient. Pharmacist relies on pharmacy Technician for many things. They kind of like one bodies that need and can't missing each others. And pharmacy technician do not require for any education beyond high school. But pharmacist need to go to school to get a bachelor degree, 4 years college education, 2 years of Pre-pharmacy and one year of internship. And also they have to…