The Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK is a professional association for pharmacy technicians in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It is based in Birmingham and has 10 local branches. It is constituted as a company limited by guarantee and was formed in January 1952.

Background

Technicians in the UK have been registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council since 2011 and in 2017 the association and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society produced a joint statement of intent for partnership working, and revealed they are looking to “align the two professional leadership bodies.[1] The association has been consulted on proposals for a new single qualification for pharmacy technicians.[2]

The association supports plans to allow technicians to oversee the supply of medicines which have been criticised by the National Pharmacy Association.[3][4] Tess Fenn had been the president of the association since 2014 and stood down in 2018.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "How are pharmacy technicians adapting to a changing world?". Chemist and Druggist. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "Pharmacy technician 'Worrying gaps' in new pharmacy technician qualification". Pharmaceutical Journal. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "NPA: GOVERNMENT MUST SCRAP PLANS ALLOWING TECHNICIANS TO OVERSEE MEDICINES SUPPLY". Pharmacy Business. 26 February 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Vitamins, Supplements and Drugs Pharmacy". Polska Apteka. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
  5. ↑ "Tess Fenn to step down as president of APTUK". 19 June 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
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