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33103 – Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants
Pharmacy technical assistants perform technical tasks related to preparing medications under a pharmacist’s supervision. They also assist in filling prescriptions and managing patient files. Pharmacy assistants perform clerical functions and assists pharmacists and pharmacy technicians with drug dispensing tasks. Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants are employed in retail and hospital pharmacies, long-term care facilities and by pharmaceutical manufacturers.
Profile
Index of titles Example job titles
- Dispensary assistant
- Drugstore dispensing assistant
- Drugstore side room attendant
- Pharmacy aide
- Pharmacy assistant
- Pharmacy helper
- Pharmacy side room attendant
- Pharmacy supply assistant
- Pharmacy technical assistant
- Pharmacy aide
- Pharmacy assistant
- Pharmacy technical assistant
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Assess prescriptions for completeness
- Enter clients’ information and prescription details in databases
- Help pharmacists and other pharmacy staff with preparing, packaging and labelling of pharmaceutical products
- Assist in maintaining inventories of medications and pharmaceutical products
- Compound oral solutions, ointments and creams
- May process medical billing information
- May price and stock items on shelves.
Employment requirements
- Pharmacy technical assistants usually require completion of up to two-years of a Pharmacy Technical Assistance vocational program.
- Pharmacy assistants usually require completion of a Pharmacy Assistant college program, ranging from six to twelve months or completion of secondary school and several months of on-the-job training.
Additional information
Exclusions
- Pharmacy clerk (in 64100 Retail salespersons and visual merchandisers)
- Pharmacy technicians (32124)
Breakdown summary
- Broad occupational category
- 3 – Health occupations
- TEER
- 3 – Occupations usually require a college diploma or apprenticeship training of less than two years; or more than six months of on-the-job training
- Major group
- 33 – Assisting occupations in support of health services
- Sub-major group
- 331 – Assisting occupations in support of health services
- Minor group
- 3310 – Assisting occupations in support of health services
- Version
- NOC 2021 Version 1.0