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"Pharmacy Technician vs Pharmacist (D. Pharmacy): Understanding the Roles In the healthcare industry, pharmacy professionals play a vital role in ensuring patient safety and well-being. While both Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacists (D. Pharmacy) are essential, their responsibilities and qualifications differ. Pharmacy Technician: - Assists pharmacists with prescription filling and medication management - Handles administrative tasks and customer service - Requires a certificate or associate's degree - Typically works under the supervision of a pharmacist Pharmacist (D. Pharmacy): - Holds a Doctor of Pharmacy degree (D. Pharmacy) - Responsible for patient counseling, medication management, and prescription oversight - Develops treatment plans and monitors patient progress - Often works as a healthcare team leader or independent practitioner Both roles are crucial in the pharmacy setting, but distinct in their responsibilities and qualifications. Let's appreciate and respect the skills and expertise of both Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacists (D. Pharmacy)! Share your thoughts and experiences in the comments! #PharmacyTechnician #Pharmacist #DParmacy #HealthcareProfessionals #PatientCare #MedicationManagement"

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ERRORS MADE BY DOCTORS/CLINICIANS AND PHARMACY TECHNICIANS. We all know that they are medications that are not supposed to taken by pregnant women and lactating mothers but while I was doing my attachments in the government hospital I noticed this error a few times made by Doctors and clinicians,e.g Doxycycline. I avoided that mistake because I was taught by a good Pharmacy technician who taught me to ask this question that seem to be simple but very important. The simple question is to ask the patient,if she is pregnant or not, as humans we are prone to make mistakes but this mistake entirely falls on the Pharmacy technician/Pharmacist. If the Pharmacy technician/pharmacist does not ask the same question ,"Madam are you pregnant?" and dispences medication which is not supposed to be taken by a pregnant woman.This all error will fall on the Pharmacy technician /Pharmacist. When pharmacy errors lead to harm, the patient may have the right to bring a pharmacy error lawsuit seeking compensation. Pharmacy technician/Pharmacists may liable for malpractice if they dispense the wrong drug, the incorrect dosage or fail to recognize a contraindication with other medicines the patient is taking. Medication can save lives, but they do so only when they’re taken correctly – by the right patient, who takes the right medicine, at the right time, in the right dosage, by the right route, and for the right amount of time. The responsibility of all of this falls upon the pharmacy technician. So to avoid this mistake,my advice to students/Pharmacy techs never forget to ask these important question because this will save both the patient and you as a Pharmacy tech. What other common errors have you noticed? #Inhaleconfidence,exhale doubt💯🤎 #Myexperience #drugsafety #pharmacytechnician #pharmacystudent #zambia #pharmacylife

CONNECTOR DOTS - Pharmacy Technician Career Happy #RxTechDay! I am sending a huge shout-out to the pharmacy technicians on our teams. Thanks for all your hard work and contribution to patient care. Welcome to CONNECTOR DOTS - brief, candid insights on healthcare, pharmacy and life for connectors and pharmovators. Today we will celebrate technicians and their role in expanding the reach of the pharmacy enterprise. Key Points - ASHP PAI 2030 provides strong recommendations for Pharmacy Technician Role, Education & Training. - Pharmacy technician is a career and organizations must support career paths • There are many benefits to enhancing the role of technicians from service expansion, staff engagement (top of license & certification), turnover reduction, goals achieved https://lnkd.in/evXNkZjN Takeaways: 1. Technicians are vital to the medication use process and the practice advancement Initiative (PAI): Identify your Opportunities & needs 2. Technicians allow cost effective expansion of the pharmacy enterprise: Identify the roles that will support your needs 3. Be bold and innovative with strategic business plans to support technician positions. Pharmacy can do more with more! Join me for future LIVE CONNECTOR DOTS and Join the free Pharmovator Facebook group at https://lnkd.in/eiS9RjZ A new community for pharmacy innovators! Be Bold, Be a Connector, Advance Healthcare and Pharmacy Practice #pharmacist #pharmacy #pharmovator #mindset #connector #innovation #live #strategy #careerdevelopment

CONNECTOR DOTS - Pharmacy Technician Career Happy #RxTechDay! I am sending a huge shout-out to the pharmacy technicians on our teams. Thanks for all your hard work and contribution to patient care. Welcome to CONNECTOR DOTS - brief, candid insights on healthcare, pharmacy and life for connectors and pharmovators. Today we will celebrate technicians and their role in expanding the reach of the pharmacy enterprise. Key Points - ASHP PAI 2030 provides strong recommendations for Pharmacy Technician Role, Education & Training. - Pharmacy technician is a career and organizations must support career paths • There are many benefits to enhancing the role of technicians from service expansion, staff engagement (top of license & certification), turnover reduction, goals achieved https://lnkd.in/evXNkZjN Takeaways: 1. Technicians are vital to the medication use process and the practice advancement Initiative (PAI): Identify your Opportunities & needs 2. Technicians allow cost effective expansion of the pharmacy enterprise: Identify the roles that will support your needs 3. Be bold and innovative with strategic business plans to support technician positions. Pharmacy can do more with more! Join me for future LIVE CONNECTOR DOTS and Join the free Pharmovator Facebook group at https://lnkd.in/eiS9RjZ A new community for pharmacy innovators! Be Bold, Be a Connector, Advance Healthcare and Pharmacy Practice #pharmacist #pharmacy #pharmovator #mindset #connector #innovation #live #strategy #careerdevelopment

Pharmacy Techs and Pharmacists can we talk about advanced tech certifications for a second? I worked really hard and was so proud of my accomplishments of gaining my advanced certification, and I learned a lot along the process. But there is a huge disconnect here with the education and programs available verses the actual jobs available to us. I am now Over qualified for about 98% of pharmacy technician positions because of my experience and certifications.... In what other industry is this a thing? Why are we as a profession so unrespected when it comes to compensation and advancement opportunities? We are one of the lowest paid healthcare workers and yet we are handling medications that could kill someone if we screw up. We work years on end learning from the pharmacists we work alongside, ask just about any staff pharmacist, in retail or hospital and they will likely tell you that pharmacy technicians are the backbone of the pharmacy. But where is that recognition from most of our employers??? You want to address the pharmacy technician shortage issue?? Then you really need to address this issue right here, and soon before we lose all the well educated and experienced technicians to other industries that pay more and don't require certifications. I'd love to hear your thoughts on this? I feel that it needs to be talked about more. #pharmacy #pharmacyTechnician #pharmacytech #pharmacists

Happy Pharmacy Technician Day! Before the day is over, I wanted to share my journey as a pharmacy technician, the barriers, challenges and passion for empowering others while delivering great quality care and services to the patients. Keep up the good work! #pharmacytechnician #empoweringothers #womenintech #digitalhealth #ourprofessionmatters #gphc #digitaljourney #empoweringwomen #patientcare #pharmtech #pharmacytechnicianday #clinicalsafetyofficer #rxtechday

CONNECTOR DOTS - Pharmacy Technician Career Happy #RxTechDay! I am sending a huge shout-out to the pharmacy technicians on our teams. Thanks for all your hard work and contribution to patient care. Welcome to CONNECTOR DOTS - brief, candid insights on healthcare, pharmacy and life for connectors and pharmovators. Today we will celebrate technicians and their role in expanding the reach of the pharmacy enterprise. Key Points - ASHP PAI 2030 provides strong recommendations for Pharmacy Technician Role, Education & Training. - Pharmacy technician is a career and organizations must support career paths • There are many benefits to enhancing the role of technicians from service expansion, staff engagement (top of license & certification), turnover reduction, goals achieved https://lnkd.in/eJyVGJbm Takeaways: 1. Technicians are vital to the medication use process and the practice advancement Initiative (PAI): Identify your Opportunities & needs 2. Technicians allow cost effective expansion of the pharmacy enterprise: Identify the roles that will support your needs 3. Be bold and innovative with strategic business plans to support technician positions. Pharmacy can do more with more! Join me for future LIVE CONNECTOR DOTS and Join the free Pharmovator Facebook group at https://lnkd.in/e5JsehC A new community for pharmacy innovators! Be Bold, Be a Connector, Advance Healthcare and Pharmacy Practice #pharmacist #pharmacy #pharmovator #mindset #connector #innovation #live #strategy #careerdevelopment

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