Pharmacy Technicians

A new certification highlights the valuable role pharmacy technicians can play in improving patient safety and medication adherence.

Preparations already underway as first cohort of pharmacy technician students start courses in Quebec.

The Ontario College of Pharmacists cites a case highlighted in its Pharmacy Connection publication in which a physician’s office faxed two handwritten prescriptions for two separate patients to a community pharmacy for processing.

As pharmacy professionals and other healthcare providers administer COVID-19 vaccines to as many Canadians as possible, they continue to refine procedures to maximize safety and efficiency. 

The Nova Scotia College of Pharmacists (NSCP) has established what it calls a “Position Statement: Professional Responsibilities to Meet Patient Needs Related to Compounding Opioid Agonist Therapy and Prescribing.” 

Although pharmacy technician Catherine Dawes hadn’t even been looking for another position, this was too good an opportunity to pass up. 

The review estimates that 10% of items dispensed in primary care are overprescribed and urges “cultural changes to reduce a reliance on medicines.”