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AI for Pharmacy Technicians

Robert MacKelfresh

By Robert MacKelfresh

Founder, Automation Squad

Prepare medications under the direction of a pharmacist. May measure, mix, count out, label, and record amounts and dosages of medications according to prescription orders.

Pharmacy Technicians · O*NET 29-2052.00 · Job Zone 3 · sourced from the U.S. Department of Labor occupation database

Automation coverage

11 of 20tools on this list have an AI solution available today

Counted by matching the tools this occupation is documented as using against a corpus of 226,452 AI products, MCP servers, skills and connectors. Where a tool has no match, we say so rather than inventing one.

AI you can use for this job

17 matched to the tools pharmacy technicians use. Showing 17.

The tools this job actually uses

20 documented for this occupation. Showing 20, hot technologies first. A filled dot means an AI solution exists for it.

  • Apple Safarihot
  • MEDITECH softwarehot
  • Microsoft Edgehot
  • Microsoft Excelhot
  • Microsoft Office softwarehot
  • Microsoft Outlookhot
  • Microsoft PowerPointhot
  • Microsoft Wordhot
  • Mozilla Firefoxhot
  • Billing and reimbursement software
  • Compounder software
  • Database software
  • Drug compatibility software
  • Label-making software
  • Medical condition coding software
  • Patient record maintenance software
  • Pharmaceutical software
  • Pharmacy management software
  • Prescription processing software
  • Pyxis MedStation software

What this job involves

21 documented tasks, most important first. Showing 21.

  1. Receive written prescription or refill requests and verify that information is complete and accurate.
  2. Enter prescription information into computer databases.
  3. Establish or maintain patient profiles, including lists of medications taken by individual patients.
  4. Compute charges for medication or equipment dispensed to hospital patients and enter data in computer.
  5. Maintain proper storage and security conditions for drugs.
  6. Prepare and process medical insurance claim forms and records.
  7. Receive and store incoming supplies, verify quantities against invoices, check for outdated medications in current inventory, and inform supervisors of stock needs and shortages.
  8. Answer telephones, responding to questions or requests.
  9. Assist customers by answering simple questions, locating items, or referring them to the pharmacist for medication information.
  10. Operate cash registers to accept payment from customers.
  11. Transfer medication from vials to the appropriate number of sterile, disposable syringes, using aseptic techniques.
  12. Price and file prescriptions that have been filled.
  13. Mix pharmaceutical preparations, according to written prescriptions.
  14. Restock intravenous (IV) supplies and add measured drugs or nutrients to IV solutions under sterile conditions to prepare IV packs for various uses, such as chemotherapy medication.
  15. Order, label, and count stock of medications, chemicals, or supplies and enter inventory data into computer.
  16. Supply and monitor robotic machines that dispense medicine into containers and label the containers.
  17. Clean and help maintain equipment or work areas and sterilize glassware, according to prescribed methods.
  18. Deliver medications or pharmaceutical supplies to patients, nursing stations, or surgery.
  19. Prepack bulk medicines, fill bottles with prescribed medications, and type and affix labels.
  20. Maintain and merchandise home healthcare products or services.
  21. Price stock and mark items for sale.
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