Pharmacy Technicians

Seek out these handy charts to compare scope of practice activities for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in the various jurisdictions across Canada.

Two separate surveys examine challenges of techs and their employers.

The national document aims to help harmonize the standard of pharmacy care across Canada.

Pharmacy techs share their pride in the profession with a number of activities

Pharmacy technician Jillian Thorne is a valued member, not only of her team at Lawtons Drugs in Gander, NL, but also as an elected member of the Newfoundland and Labrador Pharmacy Board, and as a committee chair at an educational institution.

The Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists (CSHP) featured several educational sessions of particular interest to technicians at its 2022 Hospital Pharmacy Conference, held online January 31 to February 6.

The Institute for Safe Medication Practice Canada (ISMP Canada) is offering a new online learning program, “Preventing and Analyzing Medication Errors: A Primer for Community Pharmacies in Ontario.”

Jennifer Tuck is the recipient of the 2021 Professionalism Award from the Pharmacy Technician Society of Alberta (PTSA).