// Unit group · 3213

Pharmaceutical Technicians and Assistants

Pharmaceutical technicians and assistants perform a variety of tasks associated with dispensing medicinal products under the guidance of a pharmacist or other health professional.

3 Technicians and Associate Professionals / 32 Health Associate Professionals / 321 Medical and Pharmaceutical Technicians / All level 4

// Working conditions

Chemicals

// Hand tools

No hand tools in this set.

preparing medications and other pharmaceutical compounds under the guidance of a pharmacist or other health professional

dispensing medicines and drugs to clients and giving written and oral instructions on their use, as prescribed by medical doctors, veterinarians or other health professionals

receiving prescriptions or refill requests from health professionals and verifying that information is complete and accurate according to medical record-keeping standards

maintaining proper storage and security conditions for drugs

filling and labelling containers with prescribed medications

assisting clients by answering questions, locating items or referring them to a pharmacist for medication information

pricing and filing prescriptions that have been filled and establish and maintaining patient records, including lists of medications taken by individual patients

ordering, labelling, and counting stock of medications, chemicals and supplies, and entering inventory data into records-keeping systems

cleaning and preparing equipment and containers used to prepare and dispense medicines and pharmaceutical compounds.

Included occupations

Examples of the occupations classified here:
- Dispensing technician
- Pharmaceutical assistant
- Pharmaceutical technician

Excluded occupations

Some related occupations classified elsewhere:
- Pharmacist - 2262
- Pharmacology technician - 3141
- Pharmacy aide - 5329

Indexed job titles 5