Bold goals for health-system pharmacy: Perspectives of an experienced practice leader.

Effective and standard approach to the role of pharmacy technicians The first goal would be to establish an effective and standard approach to developing the role of pharmacy technicians within the pharmacy work force. This goal is not new. Donald Francke identified this as a critical action approximately 40 years ago. Clearly, pharmacy technicians have been integrated within many pharmacies as critical participants in the pharmacy work force. They are widely involved in drug distribution activities, often in an attempt to reallocate pharmacist time to activities that require clinical judgment or to facilitate pharmacist involvement in direct patient care. Technicians have also been used in a variety of