A professional who performs any combination of following duties to assist pharmacist in hospital pharmacy or retail establishment. Responsibilities include:

• Mixes pharmaceutical preparations, fills bottles with prescribed tablets and capsules, and types labels for bottles.
• Assists pharmacist to prepare and dispense medication.
• Receives and stores incoming supplies.
• Counts stock and enters data in computer to maintain inventory records.
• Processes records of medication and equipment dispensed to hospital patient, computes charges, and enters data in computer.
• Prepares intravenous (IV) packs, using sterile technique, under supervision of hospital pharmacist.
• Cleans equipment and sterilizes glassware according to prescribed methods.