321301 - Pharmaceutical technician (pharmacist assistant)

Prepares medications in pharmacies, sells ready-made drugs according to prescriptions, prepares reagents necessary for analysis in laboratories, performs drug analyzes: serves customers in pharmacies, drug warehouses, laboratories, drug manufacturing companies and factories. Helps the pharmacist to ensure the quality of drug production, preparation and dispensing processes, provides pharmaceutical consultation to patients.

Main activities

* prepare medicines according to prescriptions and control according to pharmacopoeia requirements;
* control storage and packaging processes, prepare labels;
* perform quality control, analyze drug composition and strength;
* assist pharmacy technologists in developing and improving drug manufacturing technologies;
* manage and complete documents, consult patients on medication use, their side effects and interaction with other drugs.

Characteristic competences

* understand and apply pharmaceutical technology;
* communicate with patients and other health care professionals;
* know the drug manufacturing processes;
* perform drug production, preparation and dispensing processes;
* understand the effect of drugs on the body.