http://pharmacy-technician-blog.com By, for and about Pharmacy Technicians. Sat, 26 Sep 2009 15:03:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I got my flu shot today. Although I am technically on vacation from work, I stopped by because we were giving out flu shots today. I never really got a flu shot before I started working in a pharmacy. But after seeing so many people coming in with colds and ... http://pharmacy-technician-blog.com/?p=40 I just recently got my notice that it's time to renew my certification. So, I'm going over my CE's to see exactly what I have and what I need. This looks like a good time to share some sites that offer CE's for pharmacy technicians. Make sure you know what requirements ... http://pharmacy-technician-blog.com/?p=39 I always enjoy when customers mangle medication names. I understand, as many of these names don't exactly roll off the tongue and some of them are real tongue-twisters. So I'm not making fun of them (at least not entirely). And let's be honest, even the clerks, techs and pharmacists can ... http://pharmacy-technician-blog.com/?p=38 There was a recent article in the newspaper here in Sarasota Florida about the serious problem of prescription drugs being abused. It noted that the state of Florida is the highest per capita state for overdose deaths, and that Sarasota county was twice the state average. Also noteworthy was that ... http://pharmacy-technician-blog.com/?p=37 Within the past two weeks, I have witnessed pharmacists attempt to get prescriptions for Lovenox through insurance on three different occasions, for three different patients with the same astounding result. In all three cases, the insurance company would not pay for the medication unless it was put in for a ... http://pharmacy-technician-blog.com/?p=34 Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) Now Offers Continuous Testing And Immediate Pass/Fail Results Starting on April 1, 2009 (and it wasn't an April Fools joke!), the PTCB (Pharmacy Technician Certification Board) began a new system of testing. This on-demand testing with immediate results is a logical step forward for the certification ... http://pharmacy-technician-blog.com/?p=36 We're selling tons of masks. Since our supplier can't supply us with masks, one of our intrepid employees, actually the manager of one of our stores, went to Home Depot and bought masks by the box (20 or 50, I don't know for sure) for us to sell. (Is it ironic ... http://pharmacy-technician-blog.com/?p=29 As our afternoon/evening clerk came in, she immediately took a phone call. I could only hear her side of the conversation, of course, but it's one I had been hearing all day. They were asking about Tamiflu and surgical masks. As she got off the phone, I explained to her simply ... http://pharmacy-technician-blog.com/?p=23 Today we were informed by a customer that the shortage of oxycodone is a "big conspiracy" and that we were a part of it. People watch way too much TV, even though he was right - there is a big conspiracy and we are a part of it. The current oxycodone ... http://pharmacy-technician-blog.com/?p=21 Psychodyne Pharmaceuticals has announced the impending release of the long-sought-after Happy Pill. Once called the holy grail of pharmaceuticals, the Happy Pill may herald a new age of civilization. Psychodyne Pharmaceuticals CEO Gerald Stokes has been unavailable for comment, but spokesman Michael (Mikey) Goodtimes says "dude, it's awesome. We're in the ... http://pharmacy-technician-blog.com/?p=32