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Key points

centuries ago, a health practitioner had several roles, including a medical doctor, pharmacist, and sometimes priest

earlier apothecaries are founders of today's practice pharmacy

legislative changes in the united states resulted in a role change in the roles of the early pharmacist.

advances in technology and changes in healthcare delivery result in the expansion of pharmacist and pharmacist technician roles

a technician is a person with expertise in the practical application of a technology

some of the task pharmacy technicians perform that were previously performed by pharmacist include

filling prescriptions and interacting with medical offices

managing the pharmacy inventory

taking part in the prescription-filling verification

helping resolve insurance issues, including questions regarding deductions

proving patient education

advising on how to improve pharmacy operations

narcotic control

managing/ scheduling other technicians

medication order entry

auditing

ordering supplies