Hospital Pharmacy Technicians

Toward uniform standards for pharmacy technicians: Summary of the 2017 Pharmacy Technician Stakeholder Consensus Conference.

William A. Zellmer, B.S.Pharm., M.P.H., Pharmacy Foresight Consulting, Bethesda, MD. Everett B. McAllister, B.S.Pharm., M.P.A., Pharmacy Technician Certification Board, Washington, DC. Janet A. Silvester, Pharm.D., M.B.A., FASHP, American Society of HealthSystem Pharmacists, Bethesda, MD. Peter H. Vlasses, Pharm.D., D.Sc. (Hon), FCCP, Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, Chicago, IL. A...

Opportunities and challenges related to pharmacy technicians in supporting optimal pharmacy practice models in health systems.

ASHP Statement on the Roles of Pharmacy Technicians.

ASHP gratefully acknowledges the following organizations and individuals for reviewing these guidelines (review does not imply endorsement): American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy; American Pharmacists Association; Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists; Idaho Society of Health-System Pharmacists; New Hampshire Society of Health-System Pharmacists; Pharmacy Technician Certification Boar...

Scope of contemporary pharmacy practice: roles, responsibilities, and functions of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.

OBJECTIVE To provide an overview of the current context and scope of pharmacy practice, the range of professional services offered by pharmacists, and the supporting role of pharmacy technicians. DATA SYNTHESIS A synopsis of the current state of pharmacy practice as it relates to the spectrum of professional roles and responsibilities, the diversity of patient populations served, the complexi...

Improving best possible medication history with vulnerable patients at an urban safety net academic hospital using pharmacy technicians

Background Best possible medication history (BPMH) enhances the care of safety net patients, especially those with limited English proficiency and limited health literacy who are most vulnerable to medication error during the hospital admission process. Our large urban academic safety net centre faced numerous barriers to achieve BPMH among hospitalised patients including communication barriers...