Pharmacy Technician

Unit Summary

The Pharmacy Department at the Juravinski Cancer Centre effectively manages drug therapy for positive patient outcomes and is committed to oncology pharmaceutical care. Patient focused health care empowers pharmacist participation in both retail and general oncology settings. Working toward integration with the primary care teams, this allows for maximization of the pharmacists clinical role and provides enhanced pharmacy technician roles in drug distribution.

The Pharmacy Technician processes prescriptions for the pharmacist to check before dispensing to the patient, assists the pharmacist by conducting technical functions in the pharmacy (including inventory control; drug purchasing for the retail pharmacy and other related functions), communicates with patients regarding their prescription needs and refers them to the pharmacist when necessary. In this role, the primary function of the pharmacy tec...