• Activity INFORMATION

  Overview

  There are over 415,000 pharmacy technicians working in the United States, and technicians are integral to the workflow in all sectors of pharmacy. Though vital, the role of the pharmacy technician is relatively new, first developing in the 1950s in hospital pharmacies. Since that time, the role has continued to evolve, and now pharmacy technicians are instrumental in the care of patients and the provision of professional pharmacy services. This educational program will examine the history of pharmacy technician regulation and certification and explore options for technicians desiring to earn national certification. This session will also examine currently available and upcoming options for technicians who desire to further their training by earning advanced assessment-based certificates.
  

  Handouts

  • Slide Document :   21298H04_2pp.pdf Download

  • Slide Document :   21298H04_6pp.pdf Download

  Financial Support By

  PharmCon

• Learning OBJECTIVES

  Pharmacy Technician

  Identify nationally recognized options for pharmacy technician certification

  List currently available and upcoming options for advanced pharmacy technician certificates

  Recognize key developments in the history of pharmacy technician regulation and certification

• Activity ACCREDITATION

  Activity Type

  Knowledge

  CE Broker

  20-896218

  Universal Activity Number

  Pharmacy Technician 0798-0000-21-298-H04-T
  

  PharmCon is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

  PharmCon is an approved course provider for continuing education for nurses by the Florida Board of Nursing. PharmCon is also recognized by the California Board of Nursing as a provider of nursing programs.

  In order to obtain a Statement of Credit, participants must score no less than a 70% on the activity's test and complete a program evaluation.

• Activity INSTRUCTION

  Faculty

  Sarah  M. Lawrence, PharmD, MA, BCGP Director, Pharmacy Technician Education, PharmCon

This continuing education activity is held as copyright by PharmCon, Inc. Through this notice, PharmCon, Inc. grants permission of its use for educational purposes only. These materials may not be used, in whole or in part, for any commercial purposes without prior permission in writing from the copyright owner(s).