http://www.pharmacytechs.net Pharmacy Technician Schools, Programs, Certification & Careers Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:00:05 -0700 en-us http://www.pharmacytechs.net/blog/a-timeline-history-of-medical-marijuana Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:09:29 -0700 http://www.pharmacytechs.net/blog/a-timeline-history-of-medical-marijuana#post256 http://www.pharmacytechs.net/blog/pharmacist-jokes-and-pharmacy-humor A man goes into a drugstore and asks the pharmacist if he can give him something for the hiccups. The pharmacist promptly reaches out and slaps the man's face. "What did you do that for?" the man yells. "Well, you don't have the hiccups anymore, do you?" "No," the man replies, "but my wife out in the car still does!" Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:44:22 -0700 http://www.pharmacytechs.net/blog/pharmacist-jokes-and-pharmacy-humor#post181 http://www.pharmacytechs.net/blog/8-pharmaceuticals-with-worse-side-effects These prescription drugs have potential side effects that are even worse than the ailments being treated. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:44:03 -0700 http://www.pharmacytechs.net/blog/8-pharmaceuticals-with-worse-side-effects#post197 http://www.pharmacytechs.net/blog/18-celebrities-who-died-from-prescription-drugs Just because they're legal doesn't mean that pharmaceutical drugs are any less dangerous than illicit drugs. They are potentially deadly when taken in large doses or when combined with alcohol or other drugs. Sometimes it takes high-profile cases to remind us of the dangers. Here are 18 such cases. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:43:44 -0700 http://www.pharmacytechs.net/blog/18-celebrities-who-died-from-prescription-drugs#post218 http://www.pharmacytechs.net/blog/15-fictional-movie-pharmaceutical-drugs-and-their-real-life-alternatives A list of fictional pharmaceutical drugs featured in movies and the real-life drugs that might achieve the same effect. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:43:05 -0700 http://www.pharmacytechs.net/blog/15-fictional-movie-pharmaceutical-drugs-and-their-real-life-alternatives#post225 http://www.pharmacytechs.net/blog/top-10-performance-enhancing-drugs The most popular performance-enhancing drugs and steroids that athletes take. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:42:43 -0700 http://www.pharmacytechs.net/blog/top-10-performance-enhancing-drugs#post228 http://www.pharmacytechs.net/blog/old-school-medicine-ads Granted, hindsight is 20/20, but some awfully strange substances have been used for pharmaceutical purposes in the past -- and some might argue, continue to be used today. Here are some vintage advertisements touting items that we might balk at using today... Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:42:24 -0700 http://www.pharmacytechs.net/blog/old-school-medicine-ads#post232 http://www.pharmacytechs.net/blog/what-is-a-pharmacy-technician-training-program-like Discover what it takes to get through a pharmacy tech training program. Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:04:40 -0700 http://www.pharmacytechs.net/blog/what-is-a-pharmacy-technician-training-program-like#post136 http://www.pharmacytechs.net/blog/robot-pharmacy-technicians Read About Robot Pharmacy Technicians and the Future of Pharmacies Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:59:02 -0700 http://www.pharmacytechs.net/blog/robot-pharmacy-technicians#post137 http://www.pharmacytechs.net/blog/job-options-for-pharmacy-technicians What are the latest job choices for pharmacy technicians? Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:52:42 -0700 http://www.pharmacytechs.net/blog/job-options-for-pharmacy-technicians#post138 http://www.pharmacytechs.net/blog/do-pharmacy-technicians-need-certification Is It Necessary For a Pharmacy Tech Certification? Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:47:28 -0700 http://www.pharmacytechs.net/blog/do-pharmacy-technicians-need-certification#post134 http://www.pharmacytechs.net/blog/dennis-quaid-case-brings-heightened-scrutiny-on-pharmacy-technicians Rarely have pharmacy technicians been in the spotlight as critically as they have been in recent years, with several high-profile instances of technician error making national headlines... Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:26:02 -0700 http://www.pharmacytechs.net/blog/dennis-quaid-case-brings-heightened-scrutiny-on-pharmacy-technicians#post133