Pharmacy Technician Resources

If you are interested in becoming a Pharmacy Technician and would like to learn about how to become certified or are already a Pharmacy Technician and are needing to obtain continuing education credits, you have come to the right place!


Several schools in Kansas offer Pharmacy Technician programs, but a degree is not necessary to become a pharmacy technician.

For more information on becoming a pharmacy technician, visit the National Pharmacy Technician Association website.

REGISTER WITH THE KANSAS BOARD OF PHARMACY

REQUIREMENTS

Kansas Pharmacy Technicians must be registered with the Kansas Board of Pharmacy and must renew their registration every two years. There are several steps needed for renewal and those steps can be found on the Board’s website.


Pharmacy technicians in Kansas are required to complete 20 hours of continuing education (CE) every two years to renew their registration.


The CE completed must be:

  • ACPE approved and appear in your CPE Monitor, or
  • Be submitted to and approved by a state Board of Pharmacy prior to completion. Once completed, the certificate must be submitted to the Kansas Board within 30 days of completion for any state approved courses.


CE earned for a national certification can be applied to your Kansas renewal. CE does not need to be technician-specific.


continuing education

KPhA continues to provide readily available CE credit opportunities for technicians via live programs as well as live webinars and on-demand seminars to complete at your own pace.


Medication Therapy Management Technician Certification Program

Using this program, a Pharmacy Technician can earn 2 hours of ACPE credit over 11 modules and become MTM certified. View the list of modules. The program costs $24.95. Click here to register! Use code MP10KS-2495 to receive the KPhA discount!


other resources

On Script, a pharmacy technician podcast, is provided by National Healthcareer Association.

Study materials

  • Order Training Manuals

Please email Caitlin Thompson for more information on the cost of the training manuals or if you have any questions regarding KPhA membership.

how to get certified

There are two exams available to become certified:


About PTCB

This is a great place to learn about how to become certified and what to do to keep your certification. NOTE: PTCB requires CPhTs to manually enter continuing education (CE) hours into an online PTCB account in order to recertify. In addition, PTCB encourages all CPhTs to register for the CPE Monitor and obtain an NABP e-Profile ID. The CPE Monitor is a national, collaborative effort by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) and the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) that allows pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to track their completed pharmacy continuing education (CPE) credits in a central system. ACPE requires all CPE credits to be processed and claimed no later than 60 days from the date of the live or on-demand activity.


About National Healthcareer Association

Pharmacy Technician Vaccine administration

Sub-SB131 was signed in May 2023 and became law in July 2023. The bill amended a provision in the Pharmacy Act of the State of Kansas to add pharmacy technicians, at least 18 years of age, and under the direct supervision and control of a pharmacist, to the list of those authorized to administer vaccines after successfully completing a course of study and training in vaccination storage, protocols, injection technique, emergency procedures, record keeping, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

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