Pharmacy

Pharmacy technician CV: example and template

This example is for pharmacy technicians at community and hospital pharmacies, pharmaceutical wholesalers and drug manufacturers, and for post-secondary school graduates doing their practice.

The employer wants to know which medicines you dispense, whether you prepare compounded medicines, how you use the pharmacy system and orders, how you advise patients and whether you have completed the required practice. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: pharmacy technician

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Klaudia Michalska

Pharmacy technician

Lublin +48 123 456 789 klaudia.michalska@example.com

Professional profile

Pharmacy technician with 6 years of experience at a community pharmacy, after a 2-year professional practice. I dispense prescription medicines within my privileges and over-the-counter medicines, advise patients, prepare compounded medicines, receive deliveries, place orders and check expiry dates. On a shift I serve around 120 patients and prepare 15 compounded medicines a day on average.

Work experience

Pharmacy technician

09.2021 - present

Community pharmacy, Lublin

  • Dispensing prescription medicines within my privileges and OTC medicines.
  • Around 120 patients a shift and advice on choosing medicines.
  • 15 compounded medicines a day on average.
  • Receiving deliveries, placing orders and checking expiry dates.
  • Using the pharmacy system and e-prescriptions.

Pharmacy technician, professional practice

09.2019 - 08.2021

Community pharmacy, Lublin

  • Work under a pharmacist's supervision.
  • Compounded medicines.
  • Receiving goods.

Education

Pharmacy technician

2017 - 2019

Post-secondary school in Lublin

Skills

  • Dispensing medicines and advising patients
  • Compounded medicines
  • Pharmacy system and e-prescriptions
  • Orders and deliveries
  • Checking expiry dates
  • Selling dermocosmetics and supplements

Qualifications

  • Pharmacy technician diploma
  • Certificate of a 2-year pharmacy practice
  • Dermocosmetics training, 2023

Languages

  • English: B1

Additional information

  • Shift work

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write a pharmacy technician CV

Professional summary

Write which pharmacy you work at, which medicines you dispense and what else you do. Add numbers, for example patients a shift or compounded medicines. The employer is looking for a technician who dispenses accurately, advises well and keeps the pharmacy in order.

Post-secondary school graduate doing a practice at a community pharmacy. I work under a pharmacist's supervision, prepare compounded medicines and receive goods. I am looking for work as a pharmacy technician after finishing my practice.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the pharmacy, dispensing, advice, compounding, orders and the system. Show results in numbers. Add your diploma and practice certificate. Also say whether you run the dermocosmetics section or online pharmacy sales.

Weaker: Serving patients.

Better: Around 120 patients a shift and advice on choosing medicines.

Weaker: Compounding.

Better: 15 compounded medicines a day on average.

Weaker: Orders.

Better: Receiving deliveries, placing orders and checking expiry dates.

Skills worth listing

List dispensing, advice, compounding, the pharmacy system, orders and expiry checks. In your soft skills show accuracy, empathy and responsibility.

Professional skills

  • Dispensing medicines
  • Compounded medicines
  • Pharmacy system
  • E-prescriptions
  • Orders
  • Dermocosmetics

Personal skills

  • Accuracy
  • Empathy
  • Responsibility
  • Communication
  • Resilience to stress

Qualifications

List your pharmacy technician diploma, practice certificate and training. After 2 years of practice in a pharmacy, a technician can dispense most medicines on their own.

First job as a pharmacy technician

After school, describe your placements and the tasks you do in the pharmacy. The first job is usually a 2-year practice under a pharmacist's supervision.

Add customer service if you have it. In a pharmacy, talking to the patient is as important as knowledge of medicines.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A community pharmacy looks for advice and sales, a hospital pharmacy for preparing medicines and ward orders, and a wholesaler for receiving and picking orders. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

The most common mistakes on a pharmacy technician CV

Questions and answers

What should a pharmacy technician put on a CV?

The pharmacy, dispensing, advice, compounding, orders, the system, diploma and practice.

How is a pharmacy technician different from a pharmacist?

A pharmacist has a master's degree and full privileges, while a technician can dispense most medicines after the practice, except for some groups.

How long is the practice?

A pharmacy technician completes a 2-year practice in a pharmacy.

Which results are worth giving?

The number of patients a shift, compounded medicines and no dispensing errors.

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