Pharmacy technicians help licensed pharmacists provide medication and other health care products to patients. Technicians usually perform routine tasks to help prepare prescribed medication for patients, such as counting tablets and labeling bottles.

• Although most pharmacy technicians receive informal on-the-job training, employers favor those who have completed formal training and certification. However, there are currently no Federal requirements for formal training or certification of pharmacy technicians.
• Successful pharmacy technicians are alert, observant, organized, dedicated, and responsible.
• As a pharmacy tech, you must be precise; details are sometimes a matter of life and death. Although a pharmacist must check and approve all their work, they should be able to work independently without constant instruction from the pharmacist.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills are needed because pharmacy technicians interact daily with patients, coworkers, and health care professionals. Being able to work within a team is also very important because technicians often are required to work with pharmacists, aides, and other technicians.