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Pre-Pharmacy Society. To Contact Us: prepharm.cpp@gmail.com http://www.csupomona.edu/~prepharmsociety. Pharmacy Technician. How to Become a Pharm Tech. PTCB Test: Website Take PCTE: costs $129 Through Employment advancement Through Formal Training
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Pre-Pharmacy Society To Contact Us: prepharm.cpp@gmail.com http://www.csupomona.edu/~prepharmsociety
How to Become a Pharm Tech • PTCB Test: Website Take PCTE: costs $129 • Through Employment advancement • Through Formal Training • School accredited by the American Society of Health--System Pharmacists • Any other course that provides a training period of at least 240 hours of theoretical and practical instruction, • Then Register for Pharm Tech – costs around $131 to $151, website • Renew license every two years:
Tasks of Pharm. Tech • General Things: • Process written prescription requests from patients or doctors’ office • Price and fill prescriptions • Involves counting • May Establish and maintain patients profiles • May Process insurance claims • Keep track of Inventory
Benefits and So On. • Median Salary in 2008: $13.32 • Learn if you want to stick with pharmacy for the future • Improve your understanding of pharmaceutical field • About 75% of Pharm. Tech work in retail • Looks Good on Pharmacy School Application, get more points