Pharmacy without Technicians

Should Pharmacy Technicians Provide Clinical Services or Perform Patient Care Activities in Areas without a Pharmacist?

One priority in achieving “the vision for pharmacy” is to have both pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in all settings contributing to optimal drug therapy outcomes. The context for our argument that pharmacy technicians should provide clinical services and perform patient care activities in areas without a pharmacist can be derived by considering a secondary question: Would patient care be o...

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...