What are Pharmacy Technicians?Pharmacy technicians help licensed pharmacists prepare prescription medications, provide customer service, and perform administrative duties within a variety of practice settings, including community, health-system, and federal pharmacy. They are generally responsible for receiving prescription requests, counting tablets, labeling bottles, maintaining patient profiles, preparing insurance claim forms, and performing administrative functions such as answering phones, stocking shelves, and operating cash registers.*
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Job outlookAccording to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS), employment of pharmacy technicians is expected to increase by 20% from 2012 to 2022. The BLS also suggests that pharmacy technicians with formal education or training, previous work experience, and national certification will be specifically sought after to meet these demands.*
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* derived from https://www.ptcb.org/resources/career-outlook