Pharmacy technicians help licensed pharmacists in both retail and hospital pharmacies. They have varying responsibilities, depending on state rules and regulations and work under the pharmacist's supervision. Technicians receive written prescriptions or requests for prescription refills from patients. To prepare the prescriptions, technicians retrieve, count, pour, weigh, measure, and sometimes mix the medication. Then they prepare the prescription labels, select the type of prescription container, and affix the prescription and auxiliary labels to the container.

Technicians may establish and maintain patient profiles, prepare insurance claim forms, and stock and take inventory of prescription and over-the-counter medications. This 48 hour course will prepare students for an entry level position as a pharmacy technician. Pharmacy technicians must be registered with the Arkansas Board of Pharmacy and their regulations require a criminal background check on all technicians employed at a pharmacy.

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