i think it is important to remember that when a technician becomes an act they have to realise that the pharmacist is still responsible for not only there errors but the act aswell. I would expect anybody trianing or trained make sure they know the consiquenses as the act can still be struck off or repremanded in the same way as the pharmacist can be.it is not a role to go into or to be taken lightly, i am lucky the pharmacist that trained me was brilliant we also had a lot of trust and faith in each other (very big factors for the role) that trust was built over time, in my case i worked with her for twenty years. the role demands a high level of concentration and proffessionalism i believe i have now checked somewhere in the region of
30000 items and as yet have had no come backs but have found plenty of near misses which i have to log as part of my re-accreditation process(every two years)the main point of action is to go into the role with a level head and committ yourself to not only protecting yourself but also the pharmacist. in my opinion i would reccomend that you should have at least 6 years experience working in a dispensary and probably be over 25 years old i worked it out that if a 16 year old joined our company they could qualify in just 4 years as an act i am still coming accross different learning curves now and always will be but life experience is a big part of the training your not just checking your solving day to day queries aswell just as a technician.
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