No. Pharmacy staff can include pharmacy technicians and/or pharmacy assistants. Pharmacy technicians support pharmacists with daily technical functions so that pharmacists can use their medication expertise to focus on patient care. Pharmacy technicians perform duties that do not require clinical judgement such as counting pills, preparing drugs, entering drug orders, controlling pharmacy inventory, checking other technicians’ work, maintaining the function of complex equipment and obtaining insurance authorizations. Pharmacy technicians are licensed pharmacy professionals who are regulated by the College. They can be employed in every practice setting where there is a pharmacy including community, hospital and long-term care pharmacies.
Pharmacy assistants help in the pharmacy by supporting the work of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, under the supervision of a pharmacist. Pharmacy assistants are not licensed or regulated by the College.