ICHP Position Statement - Technician Product Verification (formerly Technicians Checking Technicians)

The Illinois Council of Health-System Pharmacists (ICHP) supports the use of pharmacy technicians in a variety of drug distribution and quality control activities in institutions that provide established distributive and clinical pharmacy services.  Certified technicians completing pre-determined advanced training and demonstrating competency, as determined by the institution, may be allowed to participate in Technician Product Verification programs in conjunction with technology assistance such as robotics, other automated dispensing technology, bar coding, and computer technology. A regular program of continuous quality assessment monitoring and medication safety reporting must be built into the system. Two examples of functions which can be completed by a technician and checked by a second technician are unit dose cart filling and restocking of automated dispensing cabinets.  


Revised 3/2022