Pharmacy Technician
- Exam
- Third-party exam
- Education
- Degree
- Experience
- None
- Background check
- Specific type of conviction prohibited
Pharmacy technicians are responsible for providing technical services that do not require professional judgment regarding preparing and distributing drugs and work under the direct supervision of and is responsible to a pharmacist. Pharmacy technicians enter prescription data into a data processing system, take a stock bottle from the shelf for a prescription, prepare and package prescription drug orders, reconstitute medications, and compound non-sterile prescription drug orders, among other duties.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Exam
- Third-party exam required
- Education
- Degree required
- Continuing education
- Continuing education required
- Experience
- No experience
- Background check
- Specific type of conviction prohibited
- Physical requirement
- No physical requirements
Issuing body
- Board
- Texas State Board of Pharmacy
- Address
- 1801 Congress Ave Ste 13.100 Austin, TX 78701
- Phone
- (512) 305-8000
- Agency website
- https://www.pharmacy.texas.gov/infocist/Licenselink.asp
- Last updated
- August 10, 2023
Occupations (O*NET)
- Pharmacy Technician 29-2052.00
Source and verification
This record is Texas's report to the Analyst Resource Center, published by CareerOneStop (October 2024 export). Everything shown comes only from that report.
Before you apply, confirm every detail with Texas State Board of Pharmacy — see the issuing body section above.
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