Pharmacy Technician Resources

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) is the membership organization that works on behalf of pharmacists who practice in hospitals and health systems.Our advocacy efforts, publications, and educational offerings are designed to advance your practice as you improve patient care

Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) is the national agency for the accreditation of professional degree programs in pharmacy and providers of continuing pharmacy education.

The mission of AACP is to lead and partner with our members in advancing pharmacy education, research, scholarship, practice and service to improve societal health.

Quick current career facts for pharmacy technicians

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Find in depth Pharmacy Certification requirements by State.

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Access to online searching of three Merck publications: The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy Seventeenth edition with a chapter on Clinical Pharmacology, plus The Merck Manual of Medical Information Home edition, Merck Manual of Geriatrics Second edition

ClinicalTrials.gov is a registry and results database of federally and privately supported clinical trials conducted in the United States and around the world. ClinicalTrials.gov gives you information about a trial's purpose, who may participate, locations, and phone numbers for more details. This information should be used in conjunction with advice from health care professionals. Try searching on a particular drug to see which clinical trials are including the use of this drug.

Medline's consumer health guide developed by the National Institute of Health (NIH) and the National Library of Medicine (NLM). Contains easy to read explanations of many diseases and disorders, procedures and treatments, symptoms, drugs, hospital and doctor guides, medical references, and much more. Available in English and Spanish. Can search PubMed from here.

NIH's consumer health information site offers information on diseases, proper diet and current health topics, as well as links to clinical trials and popular health databases.