How to Become a Pharmacist/Pharmacy Technician. Job Description

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1 HowtoBecomeaPharmacist/PharmacyTechnician JobDescription PharmacyTechniciansworkalongsidePharmacistsandhavemanydifferent responsibilitiesintheirjobsetting.jobrequirementsincludemeasuringand labelingmedications,countingpills,workingwithpatientrecordsandtakinginsurance information.pharmacytechniciansmayalsocompiledrugandsupplyinventory,order supplies,andcleanequipment. PharmacistsdispensedrugsprescribedbyDoctorsandprovideinformationtopatients aboutthemedicationandhowtouseit.theyappropriatelyandsafelytellcustomersabout theinteractionofmedicinesandover the counterdrugs.pharmacistsunderstandtheuse, clinicaleffects,andcompositionofdrugs,includingtheirchemical,biological,andphysical properties.pharmacistsmustlearnhowtorecognizeandclassifyhundredsofmedicines aswellashowtopreparesomemedications.theybuyandsellnon pharmaceutical suppliesandhireandsupervisepersonnel,suchaspharmacytechnicians. WorkEnvironment PharmacistsandPharmacyTechniciansworkinwell lightedlabsandstores,andthey standamajorityofthetime.thesecareerprofessionalsusuallyworkover40hoursper weekincludingeveningsandweekends.insomehospitalsthatareopen24hoursperday, therearemanyshiftsavailable.pharmacistsandpharmacytechnicianshavetobeableto useacomputerformaintainingpatients records,printinglabels,andupdatinginventory records.pharmacytechniciansarerequiredtoliftandmoveheavyboxesofsuppliesand pushdeliverycartsinahospitalenvironment.pharmacistsneedtohavegood communicationskillstoexplaindosageanddruginteractionswiththepublic. CareerOutlook ThefieldforPharmacyTechnicianshasincreasedduetomoreretailandgrocerystores providingpharmacyservices.jobsareavailableinmanysettingsincludinghospitals,drug stores,grocery,clubandsomeretailchainstores.withpharmacistsbecomingmore involvedwithdirectpatientcare,theneedforpharmacytechnicianstostepinandhelpis immense. TheemploymentprojectionsforPharmacistsalsoshowsrapidgrowth. Income CaliforniaLaborMarketInformationlistsmonthlywagesforPharmacyTechnicians: EntryPay($2,541);AveragePay($3,066);andTopPay($3,495+).Arecentpay scale studyshowsthatapharmacytechnicianworkinginahospitalsettingmakes$2to$3more perhourthanatechworkingforafranchise.technicianswhospecializeincomputer operationsmakemorethanthosewhospecializeinotherareas.nuclearpharmacy Technicianstendtomakemoremoneythananon specializedpharmacytechniciansbut requiremuchmorespecializedtraining. TheaveragemonthlysalaryforPharmacists: EntryPay($9,377);AveragePay($9,933);andTopPay($11,077+) 1

2 HowtoBecomeaPharmacist/PharmacyTechnician 2 TherearemanybenefitsassociatedwithworkingasaPharmacyTechnicianorPharmacist, includinghealthinsuranceandpricebreaksonprescriptions.somejobsoffershiftwork, whichisappealingtomanypeoplelookingforlongerhourswithmoredaysoff.retirement plansareoftenoffered,asareopportunitiesforpromotion. Education PharmacyTechnician: AspiringPharmacyTechniciansshouldchooseaccreditedschoolsinordertoensurethat theyreceiveaqualityeducation.accordingtotheaccreditationcouncilforpharmacy Education,theAmericanSocietyofHealth SystemPharmacists(ASHP)isoneagencythat evaluatespharmacytechniciantrainingprograms. MostPharmacyTechnicianprogramscanbefinishedinlessthan12months,makingthis professionappealingduetoitsshortcertificationtime.however,somegraduatesofa PharmacyTechnicianprogramearnanAssociateofSciencedegree.Thetypeofcredential earneddependsontheschoolandlengthoftheprogram.apharmacytechnicianwho earnstheassociate'sdegreemaybemoredesirabletoemployersseekingtohireentrylevelemployees. StudentsenrolledinaPharmacyTechnicianprogramtakeavarietyofcoursesinorderto prepareforacareerinthefield.typicalclassesincludecoursesinmedicaland pharmaceuticaltechnology,pharmaceuticaltechniques,pharmaceuticalethicsand pharmacylaw.futurepharmacytechnicianslearnhowtocalculatepropermedication dosages. BeforegraduatingfromaPharmacyTechnicianprogram,studentsmustalsocompletean internshipinordertogainreal worldexperienceinthefield.internsmayworkin pharmacieslocatedinhospitalsorretailestablishments.theyworkunderthesupervision ofexperiencedpharmacistsandpharmacytechnicianstogainpracticalskillstheywilluse intheworkplace. FoothillCollege Certificate,PharmacyTechnicianProgram(nine monthsequenceofinstruction) A.S.Degree,PharmacyTechnicianProgram(two yearcoursesequencefordegreeand allowsthestudenttheabilitytotransfertoafour yearprogramortoenterthejobmarket withadditionaltechnicalandtheoreticalbackground) Education Pharmacist: StudentswhowanttobecomeaPharmacistcanbeexpectedtostayincollegeforatleast sixyears.itisrecommendedthatanundergraduatestudentmajorinbiochemistryand thentransferintoadoctorateprogram.thecaliforniastateuniversitysystemdoesnot offerprogramsinpharmacy,soastudentshouldresearchtheucandprivateschool systems.

3 HowtoBecomeaPharmacist/PharmacyTechnician UndergraduatecourseworkshouldincludeAnatomy,Biologywithlab,Calculus,Chemistry, English,PhysicswithLab,andSociology. Professionalcourseworkistaughtthroughlectures,laboratorywork,andfieldexperience. Ingraduateschool,thefollowingsubjectswillbemastered:AnatomyandPathology, PharmaceuticalChemistry,PharmacyAdministration,PharmacyLaw,Physiology,Poison Control,andSurveyofPrescriptionProcedures. SomePharmacyschoolsrequireapplicantstotakethePharmacyCollegeAdmissionTest (PCAT)and/ortheCollegeEntranceExaminationBoard(CEED)inhighschoolorcollege. Entryintopharmacycollegeislimitedandcompetitive.Studentsneedhighgradesanda strongbackgroundinbiology,chemistry,physics,andmathaswellasgoodwrittenand verbalcommunicationskills. UCDavis M.S./Ph.D.,PharmacologyandToxicology UCIrvine B.S.Degree,PharmaceuticalSciences M.S./Ph.D.,PharmacologyandToxicology UniversityofCaliforniaSchoolofPharmacy,UCSanFrancisco DoctorofPharmacy(PharmD),Pharmacy UCLosAngeles M.S./Ph.D.,MolecularandMedicalPharmacology(Medicine) UCSantaBarbara B.S.Degree,Pharmacology License TopracticePharmacyinCalifornia,apersonmustmeettheRegisteredPharmacist requirementsofthecaliforniaboardofpharmacyprovidedinthepharmacistlicensure Examinations.Thelicensingprocessisprimarilycomposedto2examinations: 1.NorthAmericanPharmacistLicensureExam(NAPLEX) 2.CaliforniaPracticeStandardsandJurisprudenceExaminationforPharmacists(CPJE) PharmacistsRequirementsforthelicense: B.S.DegreeinPharmacyfromanaccreditedschoolofPharmacy; Completed1,500hoursofinternshipOR; 1yearworkexperienceasaregisteredPharmacistinanotherstate Fingerprinted Licenserenewalevery2years 3

4 HowtoBecomeaPharmacist/PharmacyTechnician PharmacyTechnicianRequirementsforthelicense: A.A.orA.S.DegreeinPharmacyTechorcompletionofaccreditedPharmacyTech trainingprogram; Minimumof1,500hoursasaPharmacyClerkOR; 1yearandminimumof1,500hoursperformingdutiesasaPharmacyTechnician; Licenserenewalevery2years AccordingtotheU.S.BureauofLaborStatistics,themajorityofstateswithintheUnited StatesrequirePharmacyTechnicianstoregisterwiththeStatePharmacyBoard.Despite thisfact,certificationasapharmacytechnicianisoftennotrequired.pharmacy Technicianswhochoosetoearncertificationcantakeanationalexamdevelopedbythe InstitutefortheCertificationofPharmacyTechnicians(ICPT)orthePharmacyTechnician CertificationBoard(PTCB). Warnings IfyouarebecomingaPharmacyTechnician,thereareafewthingstowatchoutfor.When youbeginajob,askspecificallyifshiftandon callworkwillberequired.somepharmacies requiretechstoworkoncallduringtheweekends,limitingthetimethattheycanspend withtheirfamilies.beprepared,also,tobeonyourfeetalldayatwork.thoughmost employersprovidecarpetstostandon,standingfor8hoursadaycancausebackandneck problems. SourcesofAdditionalInformation Pharmacists&PharmacyTechniciansmustbelicensedthrough: CaliforniaBoardofPharmacy 625NorthMarketBlvd.,SuiteN219 Sacramento,Ca95834 (916) AccreditationCouncilonPharmaceuticalEducation(ACPE) 20NorthClarkStreet,Ste.2500 Chicago,IL accredit.org (312) AmericanAssociationofCollegesofPharmacy(AACP) 1426PrinceSt. Alexandria,VA (703)

5 HowtoBecomeaPharmacist/PharmacyTechnician AmericanPharmacistsAssociation 2215ConstitutionAve.,NW Washington,DC (202) OccupationalOutlookHandbook AvailableintheCareerCenterLibrary Eureka:TheCaliforniaCareerInformationSystem SiteCode:ForcurrentFoothillstudentsonly,pleasecontacttheCareerCenter CareerCenterResourceLibrary Room8329 (650) CaliforniaEmploymentDevelopmentDepartment BureauofLaborStatistics 5

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