What were pharmacy support staff doing 10 years ago?

[beth x]

I'm researching how the use of pharmacy support staff has changed the pharmacy profession. Wondering if anyone could tell me exactly what were the roles for example 10 years ago? And how are they likely to change in the future?
Thanks in advance, beth

[dizzyb23]

Hi Beth, I can tell you what support staff did in the 80's....is that any use??

[beth x]

Hi Beth, I can tell you what support staff did in the 80's....is that any use??

Yes! I'm just trying to find out exactly what their roles were previously to see how much they have changed and are developing futher.
Thanks!

[mandy]

ha ha i worked in a co-op then, on the food check out, and every time i sold lemsip and paracetamol it would bleep, i wanted to know why i could not sell lemsip and paracetamol at the same time ( i was never told when buying the products) so i walked in to a chemist and asked why and was given a job lol, thats when i started on minumim wage and still am lol

[Becca]

My mum's a *searches brain for right term* Dispensing Assistant I believe, and ten years ago she was driving around delivering prescriptions, about two years ago the independent pharmacy she worked in was bought by manor and now she's done a buttercups course and her boss wants her to do another so she can be a Technician. I don't know how that compares to other people's experiences though.