At the present scenario, many people are trying for medical jobs; one among those is job of pharmacy technician. It is basically assistant job in which a person works under the supervision and guidance of the licensed pharmacists and perform all the functions related with pharmacy. Pharmacy technician job includes duties of providing all the health care products and medication to the patients, as well as working with the doctors and assisting them. A pharmacy technician also performs some daily routine job like providing proper treatment, diagnosis, medication and medicines to the patient.

Before giving any kind of medication to the patient, it is the duty of pharmacy technician to first check the medication history report. Only a licensed pharmacist can council the patient and tell him/her about the proper use of medication, a pharmacy technician can only assist pharmacists. In hospitals, a pharmacy technician oversees the operational management of manufacturing unit and dispensary.

To become a pharmacy technician, one has to go through a training program from any recognized college. In pharmacy tech classes, proper training is provided to the students. You should check for the time of classes, experienced faculty and overall teaching method before going ahead with the formalities. Some of the pharmacists get on-job-training, but still employers favor the one, who has completed the formal training with the certification. The institute of pharmacy technician and pharmacy technician board provides the most valuable national certification, which is applicable in United States.

In United Kingdom, there are some qualified programs, which a pharmacy technician is required to complete. One can become a member of pharmacy association technician, if he/she has the following pharmacy qualification- SCOTVEC, city and guilds, NPA dispensers' course, BTEC, Boots certificate etc. A pharmacy technician is required to work at different locations, and it is one of the basic job duties. Responsibility of a pharmacist technician differ according to their changing location, in some operations, they are required to manage the administration records or perform some clerical jobs such as handling money, answering telephone calls, maintaining computer data entry and stocking shelves. All these jobs are explained in the pharmacy tech classes, even proper training is provided to students to manage all the things together.

The institute of pharmacy technician conducts various pharmacy tech classes on continuous basis, and organizes test and examination after the completion of classes. Attending maximum of classes and clearing the examinations provides the candidates technician with the diploma of corresponding to the professional title of 'Certified Pharmacy Technician'.

In most of the states, pharmacy technician are required to be certified; it is mandatory for the students to clear the state examination and get certification by the State Board of Pharmacy. However, it is important for pharmacists to pass the states exam. To get proper and aggregate knowledge, a pharmacist technician can attend the pharmacy tech classes provided by the institution or college. All the details of exam and course are provided in these classes.

Thus, pharmacy technician often work in nursing homes, hospitals, and other working medical environment, they are required to perform both clerical and clinical duties. Job training and techniques are well explained to applicants in the pharmacy tech classes.