Modern-Day Pharmacy Practice

With the explosion of scientific research and accessibility of information, the pharmacy profession is able to keep pace with medical advances. Compounding has evolved from a trial-and-error process to an exact science. Pharmacists and technicians work together to fill more than 4 billion prescriptions each year. The Pharmacy Workplace of Today Pharmacy technicians are employed in a variety of pharmacy settings such as community pharmacies (drugstores), hospital pharmacies, home healthcare systems, and long-term care facilities. At any time, 24 hours a day, some of the estimated 334,000 technicians in the United States are at work in a pharmacy. There is a gradual increase in chain and mail-order pharmacies. Long-term care and home healthcare pharmacies are expected to increase with the aging population.