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Board begins review of hospital pharmacy technician roles and considers revising inpatient technician ratio
Summary
The licensing committee presented hospital pharmacy leaders' presentations and the board agreed to continue evaluating technician roles and whether to update the pharmacist‑to‑pharmacy‑technician ratio for inpatient settings, noting large variation in duties and non‑medication tasks.
The California State Board of Pharmacy’s Licensing Committee reported the board will continue a multi‑meeting review of hospital pharmacy technician roles and whether the pharmacist‑to‑technician ratio for inpatient settings should be revised.
Committee members heard four presentations from hospital pharmacy leaders, including staff from Stanford, Cedars‑Sinai, UC San Diego and Kaiser Permanente, that illustrated a broad array of technician responsibilities in…
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