Community pharmacy technicians work within the healthcare team in community pharmacies most often located on the high street, within shopping centres and supermarkets.

They undertake a wide range of tasks which include:

• Reading prescriptions, labelling and dispensing prescribed medicines.
• Calculating quantities and doses of medicines
• Providing information and advice to patients on how to use their medication.
• Advising members of the public about over the counter medicines and management of minor ailments.
• Selling over-the-counter medicines and other items stocked by the chemist.
• Manufacturing basic ointments and mixtures by making simple dilutions
• Stock procurement and control.
• Maintaining individual records of patient’s prescriptions, usually using the pharmacy computer system
• Training, supervising and assessing junior staff and trainees