Pharmacy Technician

With approximately 328 million people currently living in the United States, it will take an army of health care professionals to vaccinate the country against COVID-19.

Pharmacists must juggle the delicate balance of integrating clinical services into traditional dispensing environments, while being forced into performance metrics set forth by corporate entities.

Study aims to increase patient access to clinical care delivered in community pharmacies by leveraging the expanded roles of pharmacy technicians.

In the midst of a pandemic, visibility and interoperability have never been more critical when it comes to medication inventory.

The most effective leaders recognize their strengths and limitations and surround themselves with people who will complement their abilities.

There are a number of ways to examine issues around supporting and developing pharmacy technicians, but perhaps the best way is to frame the issue using an organizational behavior lens.

Boost in jobs is likely to outpace average job growth nationally.

Customers and patients who come to the pharmacy for medication need to feel safe. During COVID-19, that looks a bit different than it does at any other time.

The special supplement will highlight the important role of the pharmacy technician

During the COVID-19 pandemic, pharmacists have been forced to face challenges to their practice that have required not only adaptation and flexibility, but also moments of empathy and vulnerability.

Competency, sporadic checks, and training can cut down on mistakes that cause contamination.

In a recent guidance issued by the HHS under the PREP Act, qualified pharmacy technicians and state-authorized pharmacy interns are authorized to administer childhood vaccines, COVID-19 vaccines upon availability, and COVID-19 tests.

Pharmacy Times®, in conjunction with Parata Systems, recognized the 2020 winners of the Next-Generation Pharmacist awards at the 11th annual virtual awards gala.

Allison Burns, Pharm.D., RPh, honored as the 2020 Next-Generation Pharmacist®.

The new project follows a collaboration with Walmart announced in August, offering a free comprehensive online training program on opioid stewardship.

Clinical knowledge is essential, but soft skills are also critical in patient-centered care.

Specialty continuing education is crucial for technicians to expand and focus on their specialty content.

Here are 5 ways their responsibilities could change because of COVID-19.

Their perspective influences their ability to manage both up and down in the pharmacy.

In addition to caring for patients, leaders in pharmacy organizations have an opportunity to care for other employees, pharmacists, and technicians during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Given the evidence of emotional trauma, hopelessness, and social isolation as risk factors for addiction, compassion and support are critical.

The importance of a team-based approach including pharmacy staff in performing medication reconciliation during a transition of care for patients being discharged from the hospital.

Rethinking staff roles and training is essential to positive transformation in the industry.

The authors welcome readers to the first publication, by partnernship of the National Healthcareer Association (NHA) and Pharmacy Times®, dedicated to key topics pertinent to pharmacy technicians.

Today, we’re celebrating the work of Shannon Burns, CPhT, the front clerk at The Drug Store in Coffeeville, Mississippi.

The next thoughtful proposal in which pharmacy technicians can assist with mitigating COVID-19 infections is the administration of a vaccine in the community pharmacy settings.

Pharmacy Times will be celebrating pharmacists throughout the month of October to recognize their contributions to the health care field, especially in the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.

In this episode of OnScript with NHA, co-hosts Jessica Langley-Loep and Jeremy Sasser are joined by Susan Bonilla, the newly-appointed CEO of the California Pharmacists Association.

It makes the most sense to get more technicians involved when pharmacies are continuing to grow, since the number of roles that are needed to operate are well suited for technicians, said Jonathan Ogurchak, PharmD, CSP.

Annual campaign encourages patients, colleagues, friends and family to recognize dedicated pharmacy professionals through social media.