Pharmacy Technicians
Prepare medications under the direction of a pharmacist. May measure, mix, count out, label, and record amounts and dosages of medications according to prescription orders.
What is this job like?
- Restock intravenous (IV) supplies and add measured drugs or nutrients to IV solutions under sterile conditions to prepare IV packs for various uses, such as chemotherapy medication.
- Mix pharmaceutical preparations, according to written prescriptions.
- Order, label, and count stock of medications, chemicals, or supplies and enter inventory data into computer.
- Clean and help maintain equipment or work areas and sterilize glassware, according to prescribed methods.
- Compute charges for medication or equipment dispensed to hospital patients and enter data in computer.
- Maintain and merchandise home healthcare products or services.
- Price stock and mark items for sale.
- Prepack bulk medicines, fill bottles with prescribed medications, and type and affix labels.
- Prepare and process medical insurance claim forms and records.
- Answer telephones, responding to questions or requests.
- Receive and store incoming supplies, verify quantities against invoices, check for outdated medications in current inventory, and inform supervisors of stock needs and shortages.
- Receive written prescription or refill requests and verify that information is complete and accurate.
- Clean and help maintain equipment or work areas and sterilize glassware, according to prescribed methods.
- Transfer medication from vials to the appropriate number of sterile, disposable syringes, using aseptic techniques.
- Establish or maintain patient profiles, including lists of medications taken by individual patients.
- Order, label, and count stock of medications, chemicals, or supplies and enter inventory data into computer.
- Enter prescription information into computer databases.
- Clean and help maintain equipment or work areas and sterilize glassware, according to prescribed methods.
- Enter prescription information into computer databases.
- Receive written prescription or refill requests and verify that information is complete and accurate.
- Price and file prescriptions that have been filled.
- Compute charges for medication or equipment dispensed to hospital patients and enter data in computer.
- Restock intravenous (IV) supplies and add measured drugs or nutrients to IV solutions under sterile conditions to prepare IV packs for various uses, such as chemotherapy medication.
- Maintain proper storage and security conditions for drugs.
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