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Being shown how to clear the dot-matrix printer when jammed-up with sticky labels for drug containers; how to reload the continuous strip of labels into the printer; and how to decide if the equipment technician(s) need(s) to be called in if a serious jam occurs.
Ability to use the dot-matrix printer efficiently for typing labels for drug containers.
Initial/continuing education
Qualification to support competent performance as a pharmacy technician.
Source: Mckelvey & Peters 144-5.
Preparing for a Career and Compensation as a Pharmacy Technician. Some educational institutions offer coursework that qualifies individuals as pharmacy technicians upon graduation (Black, 2000). In other cases, on-the-job experience is available for students wanting to pursue a career as a pharmacy technician and a combination of the two is also available in some parts of the country. For instance, in their essay, "Revitalizing High Schools: What the School-to-Career Movement Can Contribute," Goldberger and Kazis (1996) report that Boston offers a program wherein high school students spend the last one or two years of high school rotating through at least three different areas of a hospital, learning skills in the context of paid training experiences; six months before graduation, seniors elect a career path.
For those students that elect to work full-time or to pursue less than an associate's degree will have access to such hospital jobs as multi-skilled patient-care technician or pharmacy technician with some experience under their belts (Goldberger & Kazis 547). According to Klingenstein (2002), the average salary for pharmacy technicians in the United States today is approximately $21,600 per year, but the type and...
Given the increasing numbers of older people projected for the next two decades, it is reasonable to expect the healthcare industry and its allied fields will also experience comparable growth in the years to come. Furthermore, the research also showed that the pharmaceutical industry is a highly regulated and complex working environment that requires people with good communications skills and computer literacy. Finally, the review of the literature indicated that pharmaceutical technicians can acquire their training on the job or through formal instruction, or through a combination of on-the-job experience and classroom instruction.
Works Cited
Bandow, Doug. 2003, September. "Demonizing Drugmakers: The Political Assault on the Pharmaceutical Industry." USA Today 132(2700):30.
Black, Isaac. African-American Student's College Guide: Your One-Stop Resource for Choosing the Right College, Getting In, and Paying the Bill. New York: Wiley, 2000.
Goldberger, Susan and Richard Kazis. 1996. "Revitalizing High Schools: What the School-to- Career Movement Can Contribute." Phi Delta Kappan 77(8):547.
Klingenstein, Beth Gigante. 2002, December. "It's All of Your Business: Do We Need an Attitude Adjustment?" American Music Teacher 52(3):66.
Mckelvey, Cecilia and Helen Peters. APL: Equal Opportunities for All? New York: Routledge, 1993.
The Practice of Pharmacy." Encyclopedia Britannica. 2006. Encyclopedia Britannica Online. 13 Dec. 2006 http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-35620.
Works Cited
Bandow, Doug. 2003, September. "Demonizing Drugmakers: The Political Assault on the Pharmaceutical Industry." USA Today 132(2700):30.
Black, Isaac. African-American Student's College Guide: Your One-Stop Resource for Choosing the Right College, Getting In, and Paying the Bill. New York: Wiley, 2000.
Goldberger, Susan and Richard Kazis. 1996. "Revitalizing High Schools: What the School-to- Career Movement Can Contribute." Phi Delta Kappan 77(8):547.
Klingenstein, Beth Gigante. 2002, December. "It's All of Your Business: Do We Need an Attitude Adjustment?" American Music Teacher 52(3):66.
The Practice of Pharmacy." Encyclopedia Britannica. 2006. Encyclopedia Britannica Online. 13 Dec. 2006 http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-35620.
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