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Pharmacy Technology Program Careers

As a registered pharmacy technician in California you can, under the supervision of a registered pharmacist, perform routine tasks related to receiving, dispensing, distribution, control, maintenance, compounding, manufacturing, packaging, and labeling of pharmaceutical products.

Typical tasks include:

  • Transcribing physicians orders/prescriptions
  • Preliminary review of new orders/prescriptions
  • Filling prescriptions and medications orders
  • Preparing unit dose and multi-dose forms
  • Preparing and labeling sterile solutions using aseptic technique
  • Data entry and label generation
  • Maintenance of inventory and stock
  • Maintenance of pharmacy work areas


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Contact Information

If you have questions regarding course requirements, you may call
  • Charlie McKellar,Program Coordinator (650) 949-6955
  • Andy Lee, career counselor for the program (650) 949-6959
  • BH Division office, (650) 949-7249
  • Pharmacy Technology Job Posting Board
  • Foothill College
  • Mailing address:
    Pharmacy Technology Program Foothill College 4000 Middlefield Road, Suite I, Palo Alto, CA 94303
Click here if you have not read the Program Curriculum Requirement Sheet!


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