Pharmacy tech regos
April 26, 2016
THE US state of Ohio is
considering new legislation
which would require pharmacy
technicians to be registered.
The proposed bill is in part a
response to the US epidemic of
addiction to prescription drugs,
with the Ohio Pharmacy Board
saying pharmacy technicians were
responsible for about a third of
drug thefts from pharmacies over
the last three years.
Ohio is one of just eight US
jurisdictions that does not license
pharmacy technicians, of whom
there are estimated to be more
than 40,000 working in pharmacies
across the state.
“With the current system, if a
pharmacy technician engages in
theft from a pharmacy and their
employer chooses to fire them
or allows them to resign, nothing
keeps them from going down the
street and getting another job,” said
Ohio Pharmacy Board executive
director Steven Schierholt.
Ohio also plans to cap painkiller
scripts to a maximum 90 days supply.
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