| There are quite a number of positive developments | | | | companies, pharmaceutical whole-salers etc signify |
| which affect the increase of pharmacist Technicians | | | | that this is a profession which is largely needed in a |
| in the past decades, some of them are: | | | | good wide spread of industry. |
| 1. The gain of national certification on pharmacy | | | | 7. In the recent years, pharmacists have become |
| Technician career and job has opened up a lot of | | | | more receptive to pharmacy technicians compared to |
| opportunities for those who have the interest to | | | | 15 years back where the latter is given the task of |
| become assistant to a pharmacist. | | | | dispensing medicine only. However much has changed |
| 2. The development of model curriculums for | | | | over the last few years in the potential increased in |
| Pharmacy Technician training and a higher and greater | | | | job scopes of pharmacy technicians. |
| level of recognition of pharmacy technicians in the | | | | 8. The enhancement in medical field has enabled new |
| State and Nation wide on pharmacy practice Acts | | | | medications, antidotes to be invented across the |
| have encouraged many potentials to seek for new | | | | world by the medical experts. This has significantly |
| employment opportunities as well as to seek for | | | | reduced non fatal deaths, reduce or eliminate |
| pharmacy technician's courses in colleges or online. | | | | significant pain of patients with this invention. With |
| 3. The roles and responsibilities of Pharmacy | | | | the prolonged age of the population in the society |
| technicians have been more clearly defined in hospital, | | | | today, the demand for pharmacy technicians have |
| community centre, clinics and wherever the skill sets | | | | significantly being increased as well. |
| of pharmacy technicians are needed. | | | | 9. On the other hand, with the increase invention of |
| 4. Increasingly, hospital pharmacies are encouraged to | | | | of new medications invested and become available |
| develop pharmacy technician programs and the | | | | today, the pharmacists are faced with a greater |
| increase changes being called out to ensure the roles | | | | number of prescriptions to dispense. This has directly |
| of these technicians was appropriately articulated in | | | | reduced the bandwidth of the pharmacists, leaving |
| state laws and regulations. | | | | them with lesser time for counseling patients. At the |
| 5. The responsibilities of this professions have | | | | same time, their working conditions and schedules |
| increased over the years from initially they are | | | | have deteriorated with an increase in job stress. This |
| responsible for most of the clerical work only in the | | | | is where the importance of the pharmacy technicians |
| pharmacy ( similar to a clerk) ... until they start to play | | | | comes into picture and they presence has helped to |
| the governance role for the state pharmacy | | | | take over the tasks of dispensing the prescriptions |
| association as well as the state board of pharmacy. | | | | to the patients. |
| 6. The enablement of pharmacy asistants across | | | | Pharmacy assistants as such has gained it popularity |
| multiple settings today, including community | | | | increasing nowadays and it is by no mistake on the |
| pharmacy, hospitals and health systems, long term | | | | increased demand of pharmacy technicians in many |
| care facilities, clinic pharmacies, health insurance | | | | health sectors in the society today. |