The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 277 No 7421 p430
7 October 2006

Society summary

Number of registered technicians reaches 4,000

The number of names on the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's voluntary Register of Pharmacy Technicians has reached 4,000.

The Society’s head of support staff regulation, Janet Flint, says: “Joining the register before it becomes compulsory is the conscientious thing to do and it helps the whole profession of pharmacy move forward at a critical time in its development.”

Pharmacy technicians interested in registration can contact the Support Staff Section, Royal Pharmaceutical Society, 1 Lambeth High Street, London SE1 7JN (tel 020 7572 2610; e-mail pharmacytechnician@rpsgb.org). Registration application packs can be obtained from the same source or from the Society’s website.