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What Pharmacy Technicians Do

• Pharmacy technicians work under the supervision of registered pharmacists, handling many of the drug product related tasks that must be done in the pharmacy.  
• Pharmacy technicians must be licensed with the California State Boa​rd of Pharmacy.
• In an outpatient, or drug store, setting, pharmacy technicians prepare prescription medications. They also enter prescription information into the computer, and help with inventory control and customer service.

• Pharmacy technicians may also choose to work in the inpatient, or hospital, environment. Pharmacy technicians who work in the inpatient area prepare medications for distribution, using unit-dose cassettes or automated dispensing machines. 
• Inpatient pharmacy technicians often prepare intravenous solutions and other types of sterile products. Inventory control and computer entry of medications orders are also part of the inpatient pharmacy technician’s job.

• ​Many home health care and home infusion pharmacies employ pharmacy technicians. These pharmacies provide intravenous medications and supplies to home-bound patients.