pharmacy technician (EN)
ISCO 2262 · v1.2.1
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.
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Source aliases (EN)
- technician in pharmaceuticals
- technologist in pharmaceuticals
- technician in pharmacy
- pharmacy technologist
- pharmaceutical technician
- technical assistant in pharmacy
- technologist in pharmacy
- pharmacy technical assistant
- pharmaceutical technologist
Skills and knowledge
Essential (EN) · 38
- follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health
- check information on prescriptions
- respond to changing situations in health care
- operate cash register
- handle the logistics of medicinal products
- communicate with customers
- contribute to continuity of health care
- use e-health and mobile health technologies
- maintain pharmaceutical records
- empathise with the healthcare user
- transfer medication
- take pharmaceutical inventory
- obtain healthcare user's medical status information
- manage healthcare users' data
- prepare prescription labels
- ensure the appropriate supply in pharmacy
- deal with emergency care situations
- maintain adequate medication storage conditions
- provide health education
- communicate in healthcare
- process medical insurance claims
- follow clinical guidelines
- ensure quality assurance for pharmaceutical products
- comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
- comply with legislation related to health care
- listen actively
- adhere to organisational guidelines
- work in a multicultural environment in health care
- promote inclusion
- interact with healthcare users
- ensure safety of healthcare users
- apply organisational techniques
- communicate by telephone
- medicines for self-medication
- refer healthcare users
- work in multidisciplinary health teams
- accept own accountability
- report medication interaction to pharmacist
Optional (EN) · 14
- prepare intravenous packs
- educate on the prevention of illness
- inform policy makers on health-related challenges
- manage schedule of tasks
- provide medication information
- advise on poisoning incidents
- provide pharmaceutical advice
- advise on healthcare users' informed consent
- prepare medication from prescription
- prepare doses of medication according to patient needs
- communicate in foreign languages with health service providers
- use foreign languages for health-related research
- develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship
- apply context specific clinical competences
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