Pharmaceutical Techniques

This three-year specialty aims to train highly qualified pharmacy technicians capable of participating in the design, manufacture, administration and storage of medicines under the direction of a pharmacist and providing high-quality holistic pharmaceutical care in various clinical, industrial and academic settings at local, national or international level.

• Be responsible and reflective
• Possess interpersonal skills
• Demonstrate proven confidence and self-assurance
• Have critical thinking and questioning ability
• Develop professional ethics and standards
• Make considered decisions
• Maintain a good profile (attire and appearance)
• Be proactive and able to take initiative
• Possess critical thinking
• Be able to maintain professional moral standards
• Possess organisational skills
• Compromise and be attentive
• Carry out pharmaceutical procurement and deliveries
• Read and accurately interpret prescriptions
• Establish the validity of prescriptions
• Demonstrate systematic dispensing procedures
• Assess the appropriateness of prescribed medicines
• Maintain records in a practical and efficient manner
• Appropriately repackage and relabel dispensed medicines
• Assess signs, symptoms and history to distinguish conditions manageable within the scope of pharmacy practice
• Select and advise on the use of pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment strategies and options, including no treatment
• Apply first aid measures if necessary
• Accurately calculate quantities of ingredients needed for preparing pharmaceutical products
• Select and identify ingredients for pharmaceutical product preparation
• Apply formulation principles and techniques to the preparation of pharmaceutical products
• Ensure that all medicines and chemicals are packaged, labelled and stored to maximise stability and safety
• Review and assess the consumer's medication history in relation to the prescription
• Ensure compliance with local workplace policy and professional conventions for product preparation
• Prepare and maintain appropriate product documentation
• Apply sterilisation and asepsis principles and techniques related to pharmaceutical product preparation