Giving power to technicians 'could affect patient safety'

摘要

A row is brewing between pharmacists and pharmacy technicians about the potential tasks technicians can perform unsupervised when the pharmacist is away from the workplace. According to the Pharmacists' Defence Association (PDA), technicians want to be able to make the final accuracy check on dispensed items, hand out dispensed prescriptions and sell pharmacy (P) medicines when the pharmacist is away from the pharmacy.