They're even starting to take over the responsibility of checking prescriptions. That frees up our time to get to the floors and counsel patients before they go home, to provide them with drug profiles, and information. Some people need more of our time than others. A big part of what we do is a public function, of just being here for patients. We can better monitor the patients in the program which has them taking their meds in the hospital, to ensure they are taking it right here, before they go home.
Techs are just amazing.
Yes, we have pharmacy assistants who have been formally trained by the store. Their work enables me to do counselling. I have more time to do the things a pharmacist should be doing.