Pharmacy Technicians

Receive written prescription or refill requests and verify that information is complete and accurate.

Answer telephones, responding to questions or requests.

Prepack bulk medicines, fill bottles with prescribed medications, and type and affix labels.

Prepare and process medical insurance claim forms and records.

Maintain proper storage and security conditions for drugs.

Assist customers by answering simple questions, locating items, or referring them to the pharmacist for medication information.

Price and file prescriptions that have been filled.

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.

Receive and store incoming supplies, verify quantities against invoices, check for outdated medications in current inventory, and inform supervisors of stock needs and shortages.

Supply and monitor robotic machines that dispense medicine into containers and label the containers.

Transfer medication from vials to the appropriate number of sterile, disposable syringes, using aseptic techniques.

Mix pharmaceutical preparations, according to written prescriptions.

Operate cash registers to accept payment from customers.

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.

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.

Deliver medications or pharmaceutical supplies to patients, nursing stations, or surgery.

Price stock and mark items for sale.

Maintain and merchandise home healthcare products or services.

Enter prescription information into computer databases.