Pharmacy Technician

Without a constitutional right to abortion, mail order pharmacy providers need to consider both the federal requirements and various state laws in how they approach the dispensing of mifepristone across state lines.

Hannah Nivens, CPhT, a pharmacy distribution specialist at Novant Health Pharmacy Administration, discusses pharmacy distribution for pharmacy technicians.

Pharmacy technicians and pharmacy technician leadership from UPMC Presbyterian discuss the importance of diverse representation.

Pharmacy technicians and pharmacy technician leadership from UPMC Presbyterian discuss what being a Black health care workers means to them.

David Dalton, PharmD, CEO of Univec, addresses how the pharmacist is ideally positioned to support the technological transformation that is occurring in health care today.

Evaluating tasks, such as appropriate site of care and plan benefits, frees up time for pharmacists.

Pharmacy technicians and pharmacy technician leadership from UPMC Presbyterian discuss how they became pharmacy technicians in health-system pharmacies.

Specialty medication has grown to about 55% of net spending, which is up by 28% since 2011 mostly driven by autoimmune diseases and oncology.

Biosimilars, staffing issues, and mail-order companies are key trends to watch.

The need for pharmacists to return to a more clinically-focused role became apparent as the COVID-19 pandemic revealed gaps in patient access to care across the country.

Social media can leverage pharmacists as personalities and help influence which topics the public discusses and the data they consume, presenter says.

The moves come after other efforts to improve staff shortages, including higher wages, lunch breaks, and signing bonuses.

National Association of Chain Drug Stores CEO and president, and 2 other experts discuss the importance of advocacy on the statewide policy level.

Enhanced care involves a pharmacy technician serving as a patient navigator who screens for health-related social needs quarterly and helps to connect patients with community resources.

Can the profession afford not to retain expanded job roles for technicians in a post-pandemic era?

Across all vaccines for adults, regardless of income, location, or sex, most of the administration took place in a pharmacy, report shows.

To help advance patient care and address health equities for underserved communities, McKesson is investing in certified pharmacy technicians who are passionate about making a difference.

Pharmacists report a myriad of reasons for joining the profession, including the connections they can build with patients.

From newsworthy moments to groundbreaking research, these were the most-read articles on Pharmacy Times in 2022.

Technicians can also greatly assist managers with design considerations and with monitoring the success in appointment-based model med sync programs.

Pharmacists and student pharmacists became the center of responding to the Monkeypox outbreak by providing immunizations to their communities.

Tom Greenlee, retail pharmacy manager at the University of Missouri Health Care, and Kayla Hodges, 340B Analyst in Pharmacy Business at the University of Missouri Health Care, discuss how a successful career ladder can help retain pharmacy technicians.

Increasing workplace diversity, addressing health disparities, and overcoming disruptions from COVID-19 are considered top goals among pharmacy stakeholders.

Walgreens plans to focus on improving pharmacy staffing and retaining and rewarding current staff.

A compliance officer role represents an exciting new challenge to ensure safe handling in compliance with United States Pharmacopeia.

Currently, no national pharmacy organization has defined wellness in the pharmacy profession, which is needed so that others have a sense of guidance around wellness within the profession.

Burnout, drug and technician shortages, home care, remote work, and telehealth continue to trend

The pharmacy industry operates through people with different talents filling all types of responsibilities.

Pharmacists are the premier medication experts within health care, who understand more about medication interactions than most physicians and have the unique ability to prevent complications, improve adherence, and save lives.

It is time to compensate pharmacy technicians in accordance with their value.