Pharmacy Technician

1. The Objective of the Training

This three-year specialty aims to train highly qualified pharmacy technicians who are able to participate in the design, manufacture, administration and storage of drugs under the direction of a pharmacist and provide high quality holistic pharmaceutical care in various clinical, industrial and academic contexts at the local, national or international level.

2. Research Skills

Generic Skills

• Be responsible and reflective; be proactive and able to take the initiative;
• Have interpersonal skills; Have organizational skills;
• Have proven trust and confidence; Have critical ability and questioning;
• Develop deontological and professional ethical values;
• Make thoughtful decisions; Compromise and listening skills;
• Have a good profile (dress and appearance);
• Have critical thinking skills;
• Be able to maintain professional and moral standards;
• Master the computer tool and ICT.

Specific Skills

• Make supplies and deliveries of medicines;
• Read and interpret prescriptions accurately;
• Establish the validity of prescriptions;
• Demonstrate systematic distribution procedures;
• Evaluate the appropriateness of the prescribed drugs;
• Keep records in a convenient and efficient manner;
• Repackage and re-label appropriately distributed drugs;
• Evaluate signs, symptoms and history to distinguish manageable conditions in the practice of pharmacy;
• Select and advise on the use of pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment strategies and options, including without treatment;
• Apply first aid measures if necessary;
• Precisely calculate quantities of ingredients necessary for the preparation of pharmaceutical products;
• Select and identify the ingredients for the preparation of the drug product;
• Apply the principles and techniques of formulation to the preparation of pharmaceutical products;
• Ensure all drugs and chemicals are packaged, labelled and stored to maximize stability and safety;
• Examine and evaluate the history of the consumer and prescription drugs;
• Apply the principles and techniques of formulation to the preparation of pharmaceutical products;
• Ensure that everything is in accordance with local workplace policy and professional conventions for product preparation;
• Prepare and maintain the appropriate product documentation;
• Apply the principles and techniques of sterilization and asepsis related to the preparation of pharmaceutical products.

3. Opportunities

• Pharmacy technicians; Pharmacist Assistant;
• Pharmacist of hospitals; Pharmaceutical supplier;
• Work in the pharmaceutical industry or in the drug supply chain;
• Pharmacy vigilance;
• Cosmetic industry.