Pharmacy Technician
Career Diploma
Pharmacy Technician Career
A pharmacy technician career involves working under the supervision of licensed pharmacists and assuming many of the vital technical and administrative responsibilities related to drug dispensing. A pharmacy technician career includes the following responsibilities:
- Measuring and counting medications
- Getting physician authorizations
- Calling insurance carriers
- Tracking inventory
- Updating account information
- Printing prescription labels
- Preparing third-party billing statements
- Ordering OTC medications
In the more than 50,000 pharmacies across America, more than three-billion prescriptions are filled annually. With more medicines arriving on the market daily, as well as a rising elderly population, pharmacy technician careers are in high demand.
Ready to get started on your Pharmacy Technician training? Enroll online or call 1-800-957-5412 to speak with an Admissions Advisor.
