3213 Pharmaceutical Technicians and Assistants
Pharmaceutical technicians and assistants perform a variety of tasks associated with dispensing medicinal products under the guidance of a pharmacist or other health professional. Tasks include - (a) preparing medications and other pharmaceutical compounds under the guidance of a pharmacist or other health professional; (b) dispensing medicines and drugs to clients and giving written and oral instructions on their use, as prescribed by medical doctors, veterinarians or other health professionals; (c) receiving prescriptions or refill requests from health professionals and verifying that information is complete and accurate according to medical record-keeping standards; (d) maintaining proper storage and security conditions for drugs; (e) filling and labelling containers with prescribed medications; (f) assisting clients by answering questions, locating items or referring them to a pharmacist for medication information; (g) pricing and filing prescriptions that have been filled and establishing and maintaining patient records, including lists of medications taken by individual patients; (h) ordering, labelling, and counting stocks of medications, chemicals and supplies, and entering inventory data into record-keeping systems; (i) cleaning and preparing equipment and containers used to prepare and dispense medicines and pharmaceutical compounds. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Dispensing technician - Pharmaceutical assistant - Pharmaceutical technician Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Pharmacist - 2262 - Pharmacology technician - 3141 - Pharmacy aide - 5329.
Where 3213 sits in the ISCO-08 hierarchy
- >3 Technicians and Associate Professionals
- >>32 Health Associate Professionals
- >>>321 Medical and Pharmaceutical Technicians
- >>>>3213 Pharmaceutical Technicians and Assistants
- >>>>3213 Pharmaceutical Technicians and Assistants
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ISCO-08 3213?
- ISCO-08 3213 is "Pharmaceutical Technicians and Assistants". Pharmaceutical technicians and assistants perform a variety of tasks associated with dispensing medicinal products under the guidance of a pharmacist or other health professional. Tasks include - (a) preparing medications and other pharmaceutical compounds under the guidance of a pharmacist or other health professional; (b) dispensing medicines and drugs to clients and giving written and oral instructions on their use, as prescribed by medical doctors, veterinarians or other health professionals; (c) receiving prescriptions or refill requests from health professionals and verifying that information is complete and accurate according to medical record-keeping standards; (d) maintaining proper storage and security conditions for drugs; (e) filling and labelling containers with prescribed medications; (f) assisting clients by answering questions, locating items or referring them to a pharmacist for medication information; (g) pricing and filing prescriptions that have been filled and establishing and maintaining patient records, including lists of medications taken by individual patients; (h) ordering, labelling, and counting stocks of medications, chemicals and supplies, and entering inventory data into record-keeping systems; (i) cleaning and preparing equipment and containers used to prepare and dispense medicines and pharmaceutical compounds. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Dispensing technician - Pharmaceutical assistant - Pharmaceutical technician Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Pharmacist - 2262 - Pharmacology technician - 3141 - Pharmacy aide - 5329.
- How does ISCO-08 3213 map to other classification systems?
- 3213 Pharmaceutical Technicians and Assistants has equivalents in ESCO Occupations (82b5c6dc-6a4d-4415-80d8-5cfedfc54de7, c1a86d6d-7785-43e1-994b-958eba58fff7); SOC 2018 (29-2052). These crosswalks let you translate this code between ISCO-08 and 2 other classification systems.
- What is the parent category of 3213?
- 3213 Pharmaceutical Technicians and Assistants sits under 3213 Pharmaceutical Technicians and Assistants in the ISCO-08 hierarchy.
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