| Have you ever wondered what is involved in training | | | | The training can take place at a pharmacy technician |
| at a pharmacy technician school? Many people think | | | | school or a local college and can last from several |
| that becoming a pharmacy tech is far too complex | | | | weeks or you can get extensive training and get an |
| and that it requires years of training as well as | | | | associates degree as a pharmacy technician. Most |
| extensive medication knowledge. The truth is, to | | | | individuals that pursue an associates degree further |
| become an actual pharmacist requires very extensive | | | | their education to become an actual pharmacist, which |
| education, and becoming a pharmacy tech requires far | | | | is also an excellent career choice. A certified |
| less training and is quite a bit less complicated as well. | | | | pharmacy technician may also choose to further their |
| Pharmacy Tech Training can actually be acquired on | | | | education at some point to become a pharmacist. |
| the job; however, if you don't want to start at the | | | | If you choose to take classes for training you can |
| bottom of the food chain, so to speak, then formal | | | | expect to learn medical terminology, the names of |
| training and certification are in order. | | | | medications, how to measure doses, pharmaceutical |
| The rules about pharmacy technician training varies | | | | calculations, pharmacy record keeping, ethics, |
| from state to state; however, most states do not | | | | pharmacy law, customer service techniques, how to |
| require pharmacy techs to become certified. Many | | | | weigh and measure drugs, how to prepare script |
| pharmacies, however, do require that their techs have | | | | labels, how to verifyprescriptions, how to inventory |
| prior training because they can be sure that their techs | | | | drugs and other items that your school may think is |
| are not only certified, but that they already understand | | | | valuable to your education. |
| the basics of being an assistant and they do not have | | | | Becoming a technician can be a great career or the |
| to take the time to train them themselves. Furthermore, | | | | perfect stepping stone to becoming a full blown |
| many pharmacies do not have an in house formal | | | | pharmacist. However, you will need the appropriate |
| training program. While states do not require you go to | | | | Pharmacy Tech Training in order to be successful. |
| school to become certified, they do require twenty | | | | Check your local area for schools and take your first |
| hours or more of official formal training. | | | | step to the interesting career. |