NPTA launches new website

The National Pharmacy Technician Association launched their new website earlier this month.

The new design includes easier navigation to current news, and new ways to interact with the organization and even directly with Mike Johnston CPhT (CEO) on various social networking websites.

Click over to www.pharmacytechnician.org and check it out.

Another Example of TelePharmacy in Action

(By Jo Dee Black – Great Falls Tribune. Chester, Montana) — Keri and Justin VanCampen grew up in small Montana communities and wanted to raise their family in the same type of environment.

Thanks to programs designed to promote business in rural communities, the couple are doing just that in the Hi-Line community of Chester, population 871 according to the last Census. They’ve not only created jobs for themselves, but for five other small town Montana residents. Read more

More TV Coverage on Medication Errors, Pharmacy Technicians

Recently, The Oprah Show aired a special on medical mistakes, featuring actor Dennis Quaid and show regular, Dr. Oz.

A giant step to reduce the number of medication errors is to pass legislation that will require the education and certification of Pharmacy Technicians. Read more

NPTA Membership Winner!

Congratulations to Jackie Vance, a Certified Tech from Ohio.  She has won a 1 Year membership in The National Pharmacy Technician Association.

Thank you to everyone who entered and taking the time to check out what this site is all about. I hope everyone enjoys it!

Stay Tuned to CPhTLink.com for future Giveaways!

Pharmacy tech compromise to be sought in S.C. bill

(Gina Smith – TheState.com, South Carolina)  A House bill to require two-thirds of the state’s pharmacy technicians to meet new education and training requirements has stalled.

Bill proponents say more training and education are needed to prevent prescription and medicine errors.

“In two weeks time, I went from working, folding linens in a linen store to making IVs at a pharmacy,” said Natasha Nicols, who has since become a pharmacist. She’s now president-elect of the S.C. Society of Health-System Pharmacists, which backed the bill. Read more

CPhTLink.com NPTA Giveaway now open.

Thanks to Mike Johnston and The National Pharmacy Technician Association, CPhTLink.com will be giving away a prize! 1 Membership in the NPTA for a year, absolutely free. If you are a Technician, and not aware of this organization, please take a look at their website. Member Benefits include subscription to Today Technician Magazine, Tech Trends e-newsletter, Free C.E.s, and many member-only discounts, including RxPo. Read more

CPhTLink.com GIVEAWAY: 1 Year Membership in The NPTA FREE!

Thanks to Mike Johnston and The National Pharmacy Technician Association, CPhTLink.com will be giving away a prize! 1 Membership in the NPTA for a year absolutely free.   If you are a Technician, and not aware of this organization, please take a look at their website.  Member Benefits include subscription to Today Technician Magazine, Tech Trends e-newsletter, Free C.E.s, and many member-only discounts, including RxPo.  Read more

Pharmacy Tech staffed vending machine dispenses medication

(Burlington Free Press, Vermont) The Health Center in Plainfield recently installed an unusual “vending machine,” the first of its kind in the state.

It’s a seven-foot-tall, bullet-proof “automated dispensing unit” that holds 122 prescription medicines. A pharmacy technician accesses the medicines for individual patients using their prescriptions. Read more

South Carolina Bill to Regulate Pharmacy Technicians

A bill has been introduced into the South Carolina General Assembly to further enhance the requirements to practice as a Pharmacy Technician in the state.

CPhTLink will continue to follow this bill.

Click Here to read the actual text of House Bill 3394.

PTCB Exam’s new testing features for 2009

(PTCB Press Release) Starting April 1, 2009, the PTCB Examination will be available in continuous testing format at Pearson Professional Centers nationwide. PTCB also announced that exam candidates will receive an official pass or fail result at the test center after the completion of the exam, effective immediately. Read more

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