pharmacy technician

Description

Pharmacy technicians, under the supervision of a pharmacist, check incoming goods, control stock, handle and store pharmaceuticals properly. Where permitted by national rules, they dispense medication and provide advice on their appropriate use.

EssentialOptional

Theoretical Knowledge

medicines for self-medication

Practical Skills

communicate in healthcare work in multidisciplinary health teams interact with healthcare users ensure quality assurance for pharmaceutical products accept own accountability report medication interaction to pharmacist follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health maintain pharmaceutical records provide health education follow clinical guidelines handle the logistics of medicinal products prepare prescription labels operate cash register ensure safety of healthcare users maintain adequate medication storage conditions apply organisational techniques respond to changing situations in health care use e-health and mobile health technologies adhere to organisational guidelines take pharmaceutical inventory contribute to continuity of health care manage healthcare users' data communicate by telephone comply with legislation related to health care obtain healthcare user's medical status information deal with emergency care situations process medical insurance claims comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice refer healthcare users transfer medication communicate with customers empathise with the healthcare user check information on prescriptions listen actively work in a multicultural environment in health care ensure the appropriate supply in pharmacy promote inclusion prepare medication from prescription manage schedule of tasks inform policy makers on health-related challenges prepare intravenous packs educate on the prevention of illness provide medication information provide pharmaceutical advice communicate in foreign languages with health service providers apply context specific clinical competences develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship advise on poisoning incidents prepare doses of medication according to patient needs advise on healthcare users' informed consent use foreign languages for health-related research