Nevada News: Pharmacy Technician Advisory Committee

April 1, 2009 11:22 AM Topics: Pharmacy technicians

Reprinted from the April 2009 Nevada State Board of Pharmacy Newsletter.

At the request of Board staff, the Board of Pharmacy has created a “Pharmaceutical Technician Advisory Committee” made up of pharmacy technicians from various practice arenas and parts of the state. Recognizing the paramount importance of the role provided by pharmacy technicians in the delivery of pharmaceutical care, the purpose of the committee is to establish a conduit both to and from pharmacy technicians to the Board.

Technicians appointed to the committee are Denise Beck of Las Vegas; Lisa Bingaman of Dayton; Mark Brunton of Las Vegas; Dani Dooley of Fernley; Ron Krakowiak of Reno; Kim Pinson of Reno; and Adrienne Santiago of Reno.

The committee met for the first time in December and will meet quarterly for the time being. The primary areas of discussion revolved around the Board’s concerns with technician drug diversion and technician initiated prescription errors. The committee is putting forth some suggestions that will be presented to the Board at its next scheduled meeting.

Board staff would like to thank the members of the committee for their willingness to sacrifice their valuable time and energy to participate. Technicians wishing to offer discussion items may contact any of the committee members or the Board office.