Article: Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) Supports Florida's New Patient Safety Solution.

Article: Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) Supports Florida's New Patient Safety Solution
U.S. Newswire;  June 30, 2008 ;     700+ words ......certified 15,000 pharmacy technicians in Florida...with more pharmacy technicians and their...work with pharmacy technicians and significant...Florida's pharmacy technicians such as Walgreen...needed for pharmacy technicians. The more than 40,000 ...

Article: Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) Announces Milestone: 300,000 Certified Pharmacy Technicians (CPhT).
PR Newswire;  May 22, 2008 ;     700+ words ......over 300,000 pharmacy technicians have officially...Certified Pharmacy Technicians (CPhT) through...testing through Pearson VUE, thereby making...certification of pharmacy technicians, who play...delivered through Pearson Professional...Certifying pharmacy ...

Article: The PTCB Signs Agreement with Pearson VUE to be the Exclusive Computer-based Test Delivery Provider of the National Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam.
PR Newswire;  December 15, 2006 ;     652 words ......organization for pharmacy technicians, PTCB strives...partnership with Pearson VUE allows PTCB to...qualified competent pharmacy technicians that meet the...our CBT vendor. Pearson VUE was the clear...is to enable pharmacy technicians to work more...Julie ...

Article: PHARMACY BOARD ADOPTS REGULATIONS TO REGISTER PHARMACY TECHNICIANS
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  February 28, 2008 ;     379 words ......Legislation to require registration of pharmacy technicians is now in effect, according to the...state boards that currently require pharmacy technicians to be licensed, registered or certified...enacted regulations will require all pharmacy technicians currently working in Maryland ...

Article: HEALTH CAREERS UPDATE
Chicago Sun-Times;  December 14, 1992 ;     305 words ......prescription is a pharmacy technician. Pharmacy technicians assist pharmacists in mixing and...the supervision of a pharmacist, pharmacy technicians may assist in filling prescriptions...department or patient. In addition, pharmacy technicians also may be responsible for a variety...

Article: Nurturing the Rx Workforce.(drug stores' managing of pharmacists)(Brief Article)
Chain Drug Review;  September 25, 2000 ;     700+ words ......supporting training and certification of pharmacy technicians as strategies that help them cope...of training and certification of pharmacy technicians. Chains, said Goode, must be prepared...not only by the pharmacists and pharmacy technicians but also by store managers and upper...

Article: STATE REP. DELUCA REINTRODUCES BILL TO BETTER TRAIN PHARMACY TECHNICIANS
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  February 24, 2009 ;     277 words ......training for pharmacy technicians by requiring...Pennsylvania, pharmacy technicians are unlicensed...pharmacists. The pharmacy technicians are responsible...

Article: Use of technicians expands. (pharmacy technicians)(RX: Mass Market Retail Pharmacy)
Chain Drug Review;  August 25, 1997 ;     700+ words ......large retailers that have turned to pharmacy technicians for such assistance. For example...avenue that is being used to enable pharmacy technicians to work more effectively with pharmacists...but do not mandate - the use of pharmacy technicians. Well-trained pharmacy ...

Article: Texas Could Allow Some Pharmacy-Technician Certification without Exam.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  November 24, 1999 ;     283 words ......state of Texas may soon allow some pharmacy technicians who do everything from labeling...Pharmacy recommended this month that pharmacy technicians who live in counties with fewer...board had ruled in 1994 that all pharmacy technicians must pass the exam by Jan. 1, 2001...

Article: At Work Pharmacy technician Tasks: Pharmacy technicians assist
Courier-News (Elgin, IL);  March 14, 1999 ;     237 words ......Work Pharmacy technician Tasks: Pharmacy technicians assist pharmacists in hospital pharmacies...technician. Education, Training: Pharmacy technicians must have at least a high school...abuse. Hospitals prefer to hire pharmacy technicians who have completed an accredited...

Article: A Career in a Year at Rio
Targeted News Service;  March 3, 2009 ;     540 words ......release: New state regulations for pharmacy technicians in Ohio are changing how these professionals...more people interested in becoming pharmacy technicians, as well as those already in the...regulations. Under the new law, pharmacy technicians must be at least 18 years old, ...

Article: Government issues prescription for pharmacy reform.
M2 Presswire;  March 27, 2006 ;     683 words ......consultation paper on the Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians Order 2006. The document sets out...pharmacists throughout Great Britain and pharmacy technicians in England and Wales, which have...time of statutory regulation for pharmacy technicians in England and Wales; - updated...

Article: ICPT touts certification program.(RX/News)(Institute for the Certification of Pharmacy Technicians)
Chain Drug Review;  September 29, 2008 ;     335 words ......Institute for the Certification of Pharmacy Technicians (ICPT) asserts that on-demand testing...The Exam for the Certification of Pharmacy Technicians (ExCPT) is a national program designed...test entry-level competencies for pharmacy technicians across all practice settings. ...

Article: Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) Now Offers Continuous Testing And Immediate Pass/Fail Results.
PRWeb;  May 4, 2009 ;     616 words ......credentials necessary for pharmacy technicians to deliver optimal...pharmacy, educators, and pharmacy technicians for greater access...leader in certifying pharmacy technicians. In 2008, PTCB tested over 50,000 pharmacy technicians and has certified...pharmacy are ...