Over the years, the pharmacy technician role has expanded from purely clerical tasks to including complex medication management. In this article, Bailey Klingaman walks through how and why pharmacy tech responsibilities have changed, their impacts on medication safety, and the
The Emily Jerry Foundation was founded almost two decades ago following a tragic and preventable medication error that resulted in the death of two-year-old Emily Jerry. Her father and founder of EJF, Chris Jerry, shares the Foundation’s journey and the
The following post was written by Chris Jerry of the Emily Jerry Foundation. Chris tragically lost his daughter as a result of a preventable medical error made by a pharmacy technician. We are grateful to Chris for his courage in
“Health care has safety and quality problems because it relies on outmoded systems of work. Poor designs set the workforce up to fail, regardless of how hard they try. If we want safer, higher-quality care, we will need to have
Christina Martin, Section Chief – IVAU at the National Institutes of Health, discusses the lack of regulation of pharmacy technicians in most states. As a former PhT, she emphasizes the importance of certification and licensure for pharmacy technicians. I began
