Pharmacy environments are hectic. Pharmacy technicians assist pharmacists with critical responsibilities, including medication counting, patient data entry, customer service, and drug and medical device explanations. They are indispensable to the operation of pharmacies and merit a day of recognition for their ceaseless efforts! Therefore, we honor the men and women who work behind the counter on October 17. Indeed, we require their assistance.
The background of National Pharmacy Technician Day
In 745 AD, the world’s first drug stores appeared in Baghdad. By the ninth century the government regulated them. In 1884, the first pre-measured medication tablets, made possible by industrial technology, appeared on shelves.
National Pharmacy Technician Day Activities
Purchase a gift
We wished we could reward pharmacy technicians. If that fails to occur, a teddy bear, balloon, box of chocolates, or a beautiful flower placed in their workplace (artificial, to maintain cleanliness) will certainly enliven their day.
Obtain a flu vaccine
National Pharmacy Technicians Day falls precisely in the midst of the influenza season, when the majority of pharmacies provide flu vaccinations. Obtaining a flu shot from your pharmacy technician now is an excellent method to prevent the need to see them again under less-than-ideal conditions in the future.
Simply state “thanks”!
On any given day, pharmacies may see hundreds of consumers enter and exit, the vast majority of whom are not there to socialize. Taking the time to express gratitude to a pharmacy technician can truly brighten their day.
Three Interesting Facts Regarding Pharmacies
The abbreviation “Rx” was utilized in medieval medical texts, predominantly composed in Latin, to refer to “recipe” or the imperative form of the verb “recipere,” which signified “to take.”” Its literal translation is “Take this!”
Agatha Christie, the preeminent author of all time, was a pharmacy technician for a hospital during World War I, where she dispensed medication to wounded soldiers.
Coca-Cola, Dr. Pepper, and tonic water are a few of the numerous contemporary soft beverages that were initially formulated by pharmacists and persist in pharmacies.
NATIONAL PHARMACY TECHNICIAN DAY DATES
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | October 19 | Tuesday |
| 2022 | October 18 | Tuesday |
| 2023 | October 17 | Tuesday |
| 2024 | October 15 | Tuesday |
| 2025 | October 21 | Tuesday |
