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Board of Pharmacy
Pharmacy
Technician Information
Registration Reminder
All pharmacy
technicians working in New Hampshire pharmacies must
be registered with the Board of Pharmacy. A pharmacy
technician is defined as a person employed by a
pharmacy who may assist in performing (under the
supervision of a licensed pharmacist) manipulative,
nondiscretionary functions associated with the
practice of pharmacy and other such duties and subject
to such restrictions as the Board has specified.
A supply of
registration applications has been mailed to all NH
pharmacies. A registration certificate will be issued,
by the Board, to each registered technician.
Certificates should be posted/kept on file in the area
of the prescription department. For additional
applications, please see the link below or call the
Board office at (603) 271-2350.
Rules Regarding Pharmacy Technicians In NH
Pharmacy Tech Application (Adobe
Acrobat
)
Pharmacy
Technician Address/Employer/Name Changes
Click here to report
name, address, or employment changes, as required by
Ph 804.01, to the Board.
Pharmacy Technician
Certification Prep Courses
For information
on training courses to help prepare for the National
Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam, go to the NH
Pharmacists Association's website:
http://www.nhpharmacists.org
Pharmacy Technician
Certification Board
The Pharmacy
Technician Certification Board was established in
January 1995 through a year-long effort by the
founding organizations - the American Pharmaceutical
Association (APhA), the American Society of
Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), the Illinois Council
of Health-System Pharmacists (ICHP), and the Michigan
Pharmacists Association (MPA) - to create one
consolidated voluntary national certification program
for pharmacy technicians.
Tel. #: (202) 429-7576
Web Site:
http://www.ptcb.org
Institute for the
Certification of Pharmacy Technicians
The
Institute for the Certification of Pharmacy
Technicians was established in 2005 with the mission
of promoting high standards of practice for pharmacy
technicians and recognizing pharmacy technicians who
are proficient in the knowledge and the skills needed
to assist pharmacists in safely, accurately and
efficiently preparing and dispensing prescriptions.
This exam, ExCPT, is nationally recognized by the
National Association of Chain Drug Stores and the
National Community Pharmacists Association as a
psychometrically sound pharmacy technician
certification exam.
Tel. #: (314)
442-6775
Web Site:
http://www.nationaltechexam.org
TechLectures.Com
Click
here to go
to www.techlectures.com, a website offering continuing
education programs specifically for the pharmacy
technician and review workbooks/courses for the
national pharmacy technician certification exam.
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