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How important is the pharmacy technician to the pharmacy team?
The pharmacy technician is vital to the pharmacy team. In a retail setting, the technician will triage phone calls, handling the calls for refill requests or drug pricings, and direct the questions...
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What are the responsibilities of a pharmacy technician in a community pharmacy?
Answering phones, greeting customers that are coming to drop off an RX, typing up the RX and billing the insurance correctly, phoning the MD if there is an issue with dosage, or availability of the...
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What do pharmacy technicians make at the government pharmacy?
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics the estimated mean annual wage for pharmacy technicians as of May 2008 is, $28,500. This would amount to $13.70 per hour. Median hourly wages of wage...
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Who is more educated between a pharmacy and pharmacy technician?
A pharmacist have at least 6 years of school as to were a technician in many places doesn't need any. However, that doesn't mean the pharmacists is necessarily more knowledgeable than the technician.
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How many pharmacy technician are hired in a hospital pharmacy?
I work in an area of about 150,000 people and our hospital has about 200 beds. We employ around 25-30 technicians at any given time and around 15 pharmacists.