Is everyone who works behind the pharmacy counter a pharmacist?
No. In many pharmacies, pharmacists have pharmacy technicians to assist with the day-to-day technical functions, so that pharmacists can focus their time on patient care responsibilities. Pharmacy technicians support pharmacists by performing duties that do not require the professional skills and judgement of a pharmacist and assisting in those duties that do require the expertise of a pharmacist. They are often involved not only with counting pills but also with preparing drugs, entering drug orders, controlling pharmacy inventory, checking other technicians’ work, maintaining the function of complex equipment and obtaining insurance authorizations. Pharmacy technicians may be trained on-the-job or certified through a formal technician program. Pharmacy technicians are employed in every practice setting where there is a pharmacy including community, hospital and long-term care pharmacies.
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