Pharmacy Technicians

Based on the success of the Practice Review Program (PRP) in community pharmacy, the College of Pharmacists of British Columbia extended the initiative to hospital settings this past April.

The Pharmacy Technician Society of Alberta (PTSA), Alberta College of Pharmacists (ACP), Alberta Pharmacists’ Association (RxA), and Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists, Alberta Branch, have collaborated on creating a vision statement for the future of their profession in their province.

As the misuse of opioids reaches epidemic proportions, pharmacy technicians and assistants may find themselves on the frontlines of an armed robbery.

This September 9-10, the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) Congress will host the 6th global Pharmacy Technician Symposium in Seoul.

The Ontario College of Pharmacists (OCP) has asked pharmacy techs and other practitioners to provide feedback on a standardized continuous quality assurance (CQA) program for medication safety, including the mandatory reporting of anonymous medication incident data to a third party.

According to Carex Canada, approximately 22,900 pharmacy technicians—the largest occupational group in Canada—are exposed to antineoplastic agents as traditional anti-cancer drugs such as methotrexate and tamoxifen are dispensed more frequently from community pharmacies.

The Saskatchewan College of Pharmacy Professionals (SCPP) is changing the name of its COMPASS safety program to include pharmacy techs.