1 Idaho State Board of Pharmacy, Meridian, ID, USA.
2 Touro University College of Pharmacy, Vallejo, CA, USA.
Ann Pharmacother. 2019 May;53(5):545-547. doi: 10.1177/1060028018810316. Epub 2018 Nov 19.
Studies have found that expanded pharmacy technician roles can help "free up" pharmacist time, leading to role optimization. However, these studies and the positions taken by many are quite pharmacist-centric. We seem to have underestimated the importance of support staff in pharmacy operations. If research demonstrates that technicians can perform a function safely and effectively, that alone should compel the function's allowance in practice. Freeing up pharmacist time for higher-order care is a positive corollary to technician advancement, but it need not be a precondition for it.
研究发现，扩大药剂师技术员的角色可以帮助“解放”药剂师的时间，从而实现角色优化。然而，这些研究以及许多人的立场都非常以药剂师为中心。我们似乎低估了支持人员在药房运营中的重要性。如果研究表明技术员可以安全有效地执行某项任务，那么仅这一点就应该促使在实践中允许该任务的执行。为高级护理腾出药剂师的时间是技术员发展的一个积极结果，但它不必是其前提条件。
