Technicians also calculate the price for the prescription. Pharmacists check prescriptions and medications before they go to patients. In addition to working with medication, technicians may do paperwork. For example, they may prepare insurance claim forms. They may also have other tasks such as taking inventory.
Some pharmacy technicians work in hospitals.
They have additional duties. For example, they read patients charts and deliver the medicine to patients. Technicians may add information about the medication to the patients' charts. They may also package a days worth of medication for each patient. These packages of medication must be clearly labeled.