Any Pharmacy Techs out there?
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I enjoy pharmceuticals!  Heh!  Use the link below to find out about different careers.  You can also view government statistics on various careers at the Bureau of Labor Statistics' website at www.bls.gov.\n\nGood luck!
593823
The techs do a lot of the labor in terms of filling the scripts, pulling the meds, entering scripts in the computer, etc. but the pharmacist takes all the responsibility.  if you mess up a script (put the wrong medicine in the bottle, fill a prescription that shouldn't be filled due to an interaction or unusual SIG, etc.) and the script gets handed to somebody, the pharmacist will take the fall, not the tech, not even the MD who wrote it.  also, the pharmacist is supposed to counsel the patients on any new Rx, explaining how the med works, why the patient should take the med, how it should be taken, the side effects, etc.  it may seem like you're doing a lot of the work, but all you need to do to be a tech is graduate high school and take a test.  the pharmacist went to college for 4 years then graduate school for 4 years to become a licensed pharmacist.  if you're unhappy about technician pay (which I agree is way too low in most places) then think about going to pharmacy school, you're in good position to do so if you're already a technician.
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Yeah, lots of people work at Walgreens or whatever as interns while going to Pharmacy school.  I think that you can starting at the end of your 2nd year.  They make pretty good money doing that.  There are alot of people that work at Walgreens as techs before that, too.  It doesn't seem like they think it's that hard to do both, but it depends on how good you are at school.
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According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, pharmacy assistants earned an average hourly wage of $9.74 in 2004. Pharmacy technicians earned $12.09 an hour.
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Hi!! let me help you somehow; If you get into the LPN program, there are programs that may help you accelerate into the RN program since you have the groundwork; Pharmacy Tech is usually a certificate program; that is a growing field; Medical Billing is very good; however, check out what each entails; where I live, the local college in my town bought most of the tech colleges and combined it into one and the LPN program merged with the RN program and they started a mobility track where if you have your LPN you can only take like seven classes and finish; but hey check out each and I wish you the best; also most of these fields, there is a need for them; Nursing is critical right now; Pharmacy Techs as well.
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They don't get paid much.  A new, uncertified pharm tech will get paid between $8-$9 per hour.
849469
This is coming from experience. Working for a retail pharmacy will not give you as good of pay as if you were working at a hospital pharmacy. The best way is to actually go into the Hospitals themselves and request an application and inquire to see if they are hiring. When you go in the pharmacy who is looking for help be more willing to interview a person who took the inititive to stop in. However, some good retail pharmacies are Synders, Sam's Club, Cubs, in my opinion Walgreens has a terrible cap on pay and they are way to busy for comfort. Well good luck looking for a job. Here's a real example for you... Got a job at Childrens Hospital and started at $15.00 after 2 years making $30. Well good luck on the exam if you haven't taken it yet. and Never set your standards low. There are jobs for Pharmacy Technicians everywhere. You gotta just try hard. Ask for the best and work hard. Take Care.
968745
Please call  the nearest drug store that is still open and speak with the pharmacist.  Follow his or her instructions! ! !
1003479
probably a rad tech. much better pay and a more stable job. you have to go to school for a year or two though to be a rad tech and its just onsite training for pharm techs (all you need is a HS diploma) in most states
631255
well you could start buy getting a list of the companies and applying for a job there.\nI tend to think that since you have very little background in pharmacy that your odds are fairly slim.\nI would think they want people who have contacts with doctors or others in the industry, but who knows, give it a shot.
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http://www.frysfood.com/pharmacy.htm
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try monster.com thats how i got my current job i work in a pharmacy
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pharmacist==in kentucky at kroger, 80,000.00 to sign on, on a 3 year contract making an additional 115,000.00 per year. thats pretty dang good. i know someone who just did this this week so its accurate. ty
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pharmacy is a great future, there are so many oppurtunities involved in it.  thats where im headed right now.  the program is tough but it is so worth it.  right now they say that in 10 years there will a shortage of about 50,000 pharmacists nationwide, which is a great number.  there is always a need for pharmacists, as long as there are medications and patients, the world will always need you, there isnt  a way for computers to replace you.  plus the money aspect is also a plus, the average graduate starts off at between 75-90,000 a year, all  depending on where you work, retail is more yet, but probably not worth it.  i work in pharmacy right now and am a student and i totally love it.  if your not sure try and get some experience in one to help you decide, but its definitely a good future.
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Go to your local pharmacy and ask to do a job shadow.  That is where you watch what they do for a day.  A lot of places will let you do this.  I am a Certified and licensed Pharmacy Technician.  I went to school for 18 months, and did an internship at a hospital and retail pharmacy setting.  They are so desparate for pharmacists some even help pay for college.  Or 'grow their own' to keep up with the demand for skilled pharmacists.  If you do decide to go into pharmacy, look for a pharmacy that does compounding.  It is very interesting to watch them make ointments, capsules, suppositories ect.  To be honest I dont really like pharmacy that much because it's too chaotic.  I would have liked it better if I could be in the compounding room actually making the drugs.  Remember...COMPOUNDING PHARMACY!  Also, retail pharmacy is more chaoctic than a hospital setting.
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Call the pharmacy to get the right answer and that is the fastest too!  Only  a phone call away.  I would say that it is probably o.k.,but not for sure on that.
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call and ask your pharmacist they can tell you ever thing