Pharmacy Technician program prepares students to assist pharmacists in processing prescriptions and maintaining the pharmacy department. A pharmacy technician possesses abilities to identify, measure, and supply pharmaceutical products that have been ordered by a prescriber. Duties for the pharmacy technician may vary but common duties (performed under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist) include:

·         Processing prescription orders.

·         Receiving written, faxed, and electronic prescriptions and verifying that information required on a prescription is accurate and complete

·         Adjudication and handling third-party rejected claims

·         Updating patient profile information in a computerized database

·         Filing written prescription orders after prescriptions are dispensed

·         Understanding legal limitations on the work they perform in the pharmacy setting

·         Face-to-face customer service and answering the phone

·         Maintaining, stocking and repackaging medications

·         Triaging medication

·         Assisting with MTM duties

·         Sterile and non-sterile compounding

·         Maintaining clean, safe working environment compliant with state board pharmacy regulations

Credentialing as a pharmacy technician is encouraged for graduates of Austin Medical Assistant Training programs. Programs prepare students in necessary aspects of the curriculum included in the national credentialing examinations that are available.