ASSIST IN BASIC DISPENSING AND
GOOD PHARMACY PRACTICE
? In a pharmacy setting, one of the roles of a
pharmacy technician is assisting in basic
dispensing and good pharmacy practice.
This module equips the healthcare support
worker with the skills and knowledge to
undertake the role of a pharmacy technician and
assisting in the dispensing of medication under
supervision.
At the end of module, learners should be able to
read and interpret prescription, pack and label
medication in accordance to prescriptions, be
familiar with different dosage forms, routes of
administration, storage system and conditions,
stability and compatibility issues, classification of
drugs and be able to work within the legal
confinement of pharmacy laws.