Pharmacy Technician Title Petition
Hospital Technicians should be exempt from having to go through the regulation process since they are already practicing the proposed standard of practice set up by OCP. We should also be able to keep our professional title of Pharmacy technician. We have earned the technician title, therefore why should our title be stripped?
Please pass it on to any hospital technicians you know.
Hopefully something will be done regarding this issue.
We the undersigned, are voicing our concern regarding the new bill that will make the pharmacy technician name a protected title.
The retraction of Pharmacy Technician title from a big group of health care professionals and hence nullifying their job aspirations and contributions to the practice of Pharmacy in Ontario is not acceptable.
The majority of the Pharmacy Technicians have a valid College diploma from recognized institutions in Ontario. The new requirements do not add anything else to the job description or responsabilities as a hospital pharmacy technician.
There are questions raised as to the real purpose of the new registration program, which once completed will require all to pay OCP a hefty fee, with no added benefits to the pharmacy technician practice. The college has not distinguished the vast difference in practice and knowlege between community pharmacy and hospital pharmacy.
We entreat all concerned to give a thorough investigation into these concerns.
Thank you for taking the time to read our letter.
