Pharmacy technician

Training for technicians on dispensing accuracy checks launched

A training programme giving pharmacy technicians the skills to perform the final accuracy checks on dispensed medicines has been launched.…

GPhC gives green light to updated training standards for pharmacy technicians

The General Pharmaceutical Council has approved in principle updated standards for the initial education and training of pharmacy technicians.…

‘No plans’ to allow technicians to supervise pharmacies, Hunt says

Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has confirmed that there are no plans to give pharmacy technicians power to supervise a community pharmacy.…

Boots launches apprenticeships for pharmacy technicians

Boots to begin two-year pharmacy technician apprenticeship programme for young people aged 18 to 24 from September 2017.…

RPS and Association of Pharmacy Technicians have ‘shared purpose’

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society and the Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK “have a shared purpose”, chair of the Welsh Pharmacy Board told delegates at the APTUK 2017 conference in Cardiff on 2 July 2017.…

Pharmacists to be barred from automatically registering as pharmacy technicians

The General Pharmaceutical Council is overhauling the standards for the initial education and training of technicians that emphasise the distinctness of the profession.…

Pilot study results support feasibility of pharmacy technician-supported medicine administration

Results from a pilot study of pharmacy-supported medicines administration on hospital wards have revealed that the practice did not lead to a reduction in the number of omitted doses.  The aim of the research — supported by research charity Pharmacy Research UK and the UK Clinical P…

GPhC standards for pharmacy professionals come into force on 12 May 2017

The General Pharmaceutical Council’s (GPhC) new standards for pharmacy professionals will come into effect on 12 May 2017.…

New revalidation plans spelled out for pharmacy professionals by regulator

Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians will see the number of activities they have to undertake for continuing professional development fall from nine to six as part of new plans.…

From pharmacy technician to pharmacist

There is no easy career path for pharmacy technicians who want to become pharmacists. Steve Hemsley finds out more about the process and how some technicians have made it work.…