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Summary: To become a pharmacy tech, complete a vocational course of study and pass any required certification tests. Get a job as a pharmacy tech with tips from a medical administrator in this free video on career information.
Mark MacBayne, with a Master of Public Health degree, is a practice manager at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center. MacBayne is in charge of interviewing and...read more
"Pharmacy techs assist pharmacists in their duties in dispensing medicine. There are no standardized national requirement for pharmacy techs. Typically pharmacy technologists have a vocational course of study. There are a lot of private schools that offer this course work which typically ranges 12 to 18 months. However that course work is not required to be a pharmacy tech. Most states will have some type of certification process for pharmacy techs though that ensure basic competency. Upon obtaining your certificate as a pharmacy tech then you are free to work in the field assisting pharmacists in dispensing medication to the patients."
eHow Article: How to Become a Pharmacy Tech