What this code covers
Pharmaceutical technicians and assistants perform a variety of tasks associated with dispensing medicinal products under the guidance of a pharmacist or other health professional. Their tasks include: a) preparing medications and other pharmaceutical compounds under the guidance of a pharmacist or other health professional; b) dispensing medicines and drugs to clients and giving written and oral instructions on their use, as prescribed by medical doctors, veterinarians or other health professionals; c) receiving prescriptions or refill requests from health professionals and verifying that information is complete and accurate according to medical records keeping standards; d) maintaining proper storage and security conditions for drugs; e) filling and labelling containers with prescribed medications; f) assisting clients by answering questions, locating items or referring them to a pharmacist for medication information; g) pricing and filing prescriptions that have been filled and establish and maintaining patient records, including lists of medications taken by individual patients; h) ordering, labelling, and counting stock of medications, chemicals, and supplies, and entering inventory data into records-keeping systems; i) cleaning and preparing equipment and containers used to prepare and dispense medicines and pharmaceutical compounds. Examples of occupations classified here: Pharmaceutical assistant, Pharmaceutical technician Some related occupation classified elsewhere: Pharmacist - 2262, Pharmacology technician - 3141, Pharmacy aide - 5329