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As the number of prescriptions filled each year increases, the pharmacy technician can assume routine duties that allow the pharmacist to spend more time reviewing patient profiles, counseling patients, or communicating with health care providers. The pharmacy technician can assist with workflow by entering patient information, preparing prescriptions, and providing customer service. | |\n| Objective:\u003Cbr> 􀀂  Describe typical pharmacy technician tasks, prioritize workflow, and use triage protocols as needed.\u003Cbr>Key Terms:  􀀂  community pharmacy\u003Cbr>compliance\u003Cbr>compounding\u003Cbr>generic\u003Cbr>institutional pharmacy Over the Counter (OTC)\u003Cbr>therapeutic triage\u003Cbr>How Pharmacy Technicians Prioritize\u003Cbr>Workflow in the Pharmacy \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>TYPICAL PHARMACY TECHNICIAN TASKS\u003Cbr>Nearly everywhere a pharmacist practices there will be one or more pharmacy technicians also working. The primary role of the pharmacist is to dispense medications safely, accurately, |  |\n\nE-unit: Pharmacy Technician Tasks Page 1 􀀂 [www.MyCAERT.com](www.MyCAERT.com)  \nCopyright © by CAERT, Inc.— Reproduction by subscription only. 690043  \nand in accordance with state and federal laws. The pharmacy technician plays a critical role assisting in customer service, updating patient profiles and insurance information, and accurately filling prescription orders. By supporting the pharmacist, the pharmacy technician frees the pharmacist to spend more time resolving medication related problems and counseling patients about their medications.  \nThe primary role of the pharmacy technician in a community pharmacy, a pharmacy that deals directly with people in the local area, is the same as that in an institutional pharmacy, a pharmacy on the premises ofa medical facility, to assist the pharmacist. On an average workday the pharmacy technician will perform many job duties, which may include:  \n􀀃 Greeting the customers and receiving written prescriptions or refill requests.  \n􀀃 Answering the telephone and accepting call in prescriptions to the pharmacy.  \n􀀃 Inputting or updating patient profile data in the pharmacy information system.  \n• Patient’s name, address, and telephone numbers.  \n• Patient’s date ofbirth and gender.  \n• Patient’s insurance information.  \n• Patient’s medical and allergy information.  \n• Patient’s medication history.  \n• Patient’s prescription preferences (e.g. child resistant containers, generic, medications created to be the same as an existing brand name drug in dosage, safety, strength, route of administration, and quality, substitutions, or large print.)  \n􀀃 Verifying patient profile information is complete and accurate.  \n􀀃 Entering new prescriptions or refills into the patient profile.  \n􀀃 Obtaining refill authorization when necessary.  \n􀀃 Preparing and processing medical insurance claim forms and records.  \n􀀃 Communicate with insur  \nance carriers to obtain  \nproper billing information  \nand trouble shoot insurance  \nclaims.  \n􀀃 Process a new prescription for prior drug approval.  \n• Perform necessary calcula  \ntions before compound  \ning, process of mixing,  \ncombining, or altering  \ningredients to create a  \nmedication tailored to the  \nneeds of an individual  \npatient, a prescription. FIGURE 1. Pharmacy technicians use pill counting trays to accurately count  \nprescription medications in tablet or capsule form. Pill counters sort, count, and dispense drugs at high speeds for quick counting transactions.  \nE-unit: Pharmacy Technician Tasks Page 2 􀀂 [www.MyCAERT.com](www.MyCAERT.com)  \nCopyright © by CAERT, Inc.— Reproduction by subscription only. 690043  \n\n| • Prepare medication container labels for prescriptions.\u003Cbr>• Weigh, measure, or count amounts of medication needed to fill prescriptions.\u003Cbr>• Select appropriate containers for medications and label them.\u003Cbr>• Print the ","cbCaircJFv96D0At","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaircJFv96D0At","pdf",428136,7,"English","# Objective\n## Key Terms\n# How Pharmacy Technicians Prioritize Workflow in the Pharmacy\n## Typical Pharmacy Technician Tasks\n## Pharmacist Responsibilities Overview","[{\"question\":\"What is the overall objective of pharmacy technician tasks in the document?\",\"answer\":\"The document’s objective is to describe typical pharmacy technician tasks, prioritize workflow, and use triage protocols as needed.\"},{\"question\":\"What key duties do pharmacy technicians perform in a community pharmacy?\",\"answer\":\"They handle customer interactions, receive and process prescriptions and refills, update patient profile and insurance information, enter orders, obtain refill authorization, and support insurance billing and prior drug approval processes.\"},{\"question\":\"Which tasks are emphasized as pharmacist-only responsibilities?\",\"answer\":\"The document notes that the pharmacist oversees the technician’s work and remains responsible for tasks such as reviewing and interpreting physician orders, monitoring drug interactions, and counseling patients about taking medications.\"}]","Pharmacy Technician Tasks - Objective and Typical Duties | PDF",1789314017]