Pharmacy Technician
Duties and Responsibilities :
The Pharmacy technician work along a Pharmacist . Some of their responsibilities are filling in prescriptions according to a doctors order for patients . Other responsibilities are to measure the correct amount of medication from larger containers to prescription size containers. They also add drugs to intravenous solutions . All the work done , is then check by the pharmacist before giving the prescriptions to patients. Pharmacy Technicians usually work in Retail pharmacies , hospitals, clinics,and some large industrial complexes. Duties for Pharmacy Technician are :
- check inventories and ordering more supply
- receiving and checking in supplies
- waiting on customers
- keeping pharmacy work areas clean
- helping fill out insurance forms
Average Salary :
$15,000-$25,000
Educational Requirements ;
In order to become a Pharmacy Technician you must have taken courses such as Science , Especially chemistry , and typing courses in high school . A high school diploma is usually required to begin a pharmacy technician training . Two year courses leading to certificates are at most community colleges . Also , a Six month programs are offered are privately operated schools .
Reflection :
this career does seem interesting and does take my attention , I would actually take in consideration to choose this as a career. I like it because it short and i definitely see myself doing this in the future as my second job .
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