Content about Pharmacy technician

June 30, 2010
PTCB survey: Pharmacists think pharmacy technicians can reduce medication errors

Most pharmacists think that certified pharmacy technicians reduce the number of medication errors, according to...

June 6, 2010
Uniting on Capitol, indies press for patient access

In case members of Congress had forgotten just how critical the nation’s community pharmacists are...

June 4, 2010
Pennsylvania boosts pharmacists’ role; NACDS hails bid for collaboration

In a gesture hailed by retail pharmacy advocates, the Keystone State is moving to expand...

June 3, 2010
VA pharmacy techs now required to receive PTCB certification

Pharmacy technicians working for the Department of Veterans Affairs will be required to receive certification...

May 19, 2010
PTCB wins contract to certify pharmacy techs in Texas

The Pharmacy Technician Certification Board has won a contract to provide certification in Texas, the...

May 9, 2010
Idaho steps up pharmacy technician regulations

The sparsely populated Western state of Idaho was one of the last to require certification...

May 4, 2010
NACDS hails journal article's emphasis on pharmacy's role in medication adherence

The value of pharmacy in medication adherence was emphasized in the newest issue of Health...

March 25, 2010
NCPA leader 'advanced the agenda of community pharmacy'

Independent pharmacy’s toughest champion will soon be unlacing his gloves. Bruce Roberts, who has led...

March 21, 2010
Health-reform bill passes in the House, pharmacy groups express support for pharmacy provisions

The healthcare-reform bill advanced on Sunday by the U.S. House of Representatives contains several pro-pharmacy...

March 1, 2010
NACDS, NCPA support healthcare provisions in new Senate ‘jobs’ bill

Two organizations catering to the drug retailing industry and the nation's independent pharmacies expressed strong...

February 24, 2010
NACDS promotes value of pharmacy with position paper

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores released Wednesday a position paper that emphasizes community...

February 2, 2010
ICPT announces release of updated National Pharmacy Technician Training Program manual

The Institute for the Certification of Pharmacy Technicians has updated its National Pharmacy Technician Training...

January 21, 2010
Retail pharmacy emerging as healthcare necessity

One of the chain pharmacy industry’s top advocates is pushing hard to thaw the frozen,...

January 19, 2010
Profession is in ‘revolutionary’ times, says NACDS’ top pharmacy official

Pharmacy practitioners need to recognize that the profession is now in the midst of “revolutionary”...

January 13, 2010
Hy-Vee, specialty pharmacy Amber form Hy-Vee Pharmacy Solutions

Retail pharmacy Hy-Vee and specialty pharmacy Amber earlier this week announced the two companies would...

November 15, 2009
Survey: Consumers should be proactive during cough-cold season

If nothing else, this survey reinforces the following two points: Retail pharmacists are oft-utilized recommenders...

November 12, 2009
Independents’ lobby urges changes to health-reform bill passed in House

Like their chain pharmacy counterparts, the people who own and operate their own single-store or...

November 1, 2009
Remington College offering pharmacy technician program

This is the second new pharmacy technician certification program to be announced in a week...

October 22, 2009
Wielding care and service, indie pharmacy holds firm amid economic, profit hurdles

For two decades or more, independent pharmacy owners have been slammed by managed care, steady...

May 28, 2009
NABP recommends state boards of pharmacy to require PTCB certification

The Pharmacy Technician Certification Board welcomed a recommendation this week by the National Association of...

March 26, 2009
Grassroots policy effort gaining support from patients allied with pharmacy owners

The fact that the online grassroots campaign by independent pharmacy operators has enlisted more than...

January 18, 2009
Emily's Law elevates role of pharmacy techs in Ohio

The Ohio Legislature’s passage of a law named for a young girl who died after...

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