Pharmacy Technician Mock Interview

Practice 40 Pharmacy Technician interview questions covering medication safety, prescription processing, and inventory control.

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What is the difference between prescription medicine and over-the-counter drugs?

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Heather Douglass

Heather Douglass has over 20 years of experience as a Career Coach, Recruiter, and HR Specialist. Much of her experience is as a Technical Recruiter in the healthcare industry.

Prescription medication requires a doctor's prescription, while over-the-counter medication does not. As a Pharmacy Technician, your job is to interpret and fill prescriptions written by various doctors. The interviewer wants to ensure you understand the differences between the two.

Heather Douglass

Heather Douglass has over 20 years of experience as a Career Coach, Recruiter, and HR Specialist. Much of her experience is as a Technical Recruiter in the healthcare industry.

"Prescription medication requires a physician to write a prescription and is something you cannot purchase over the counter. Sometimes there is a version of the medication over the counter, but it is generally a lower strength."

Heather Douglass

Heather Douglass has over 20 years of experience as a Career Coach, Recruiter, and HR Specialist. Much of her experience is as a Technical Recruiter in the healthcare industry.

"The obvious difference is that prescription medication requires a physician's prescription and is intended for just one person. For a retail position like this, it is still important for a technician to be able to answer questions on over-the-counter drugs as customers will ask many questions about them."

Ryan Brunner

Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.

"Over-the-counter medications are typically available in any grocery or retail store and do not require a prescription from a physician. Having worked retail for many years, I'm familiar with helping patients pick out the best over-the-counter medication for their symptoms with the pharmacist's assistance."

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Anonymous Answer

Over the counter or OTC, prescriptions do not need a Dr's prescription, for example, Motrin and Tylenol. Prescription medicine, you need a Dr's prescription to get it specifying quantity, name, milligrams, dosage, and sig.

Rachelle's Feedback

Good! You make a clear distinction between the two.

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40Pharmacy Technician Interview Questions & Answers

Competency

1.What is the difference between prescription medicine and over-the-counter drugs?

Education

2.When you reflect on your education, is there anything you would do differently?

Compatibility

3.How do you fill your downtime at work?

Discovery

4.What do you feel are the most important qualities in being a good technician?

Direct

5.What do you enjoy most about being a Pharmacy Technician?

Adaptability

6.What do you dislike the most about being a Pharmacy Technician?

Diversity

7.How do you feel about working with customers of diverse backgrounds?

Compatibility

8.How would your co-workers describe you?

Stress

9.Tell me about a stressful time in your work life. How did you handle it?

Performance Based

10.Give me an example of how you are dependable.

Discovery

11.What influenced you to pursue a career in the pharmaceutical field?

Operational

12.What hours are you available?

Discovery

13.Who is your greatest role model?

Discovery

14.What do you do in your free time?

Diligence

15.What do you know about our pharmacy?

Leadership

16.Give me an example of your leadership ability.

Career Goals

17.Where do you see yourself in five years?

Compatibility

18.What do you enjoy most about working in the pharmaceutical field?

Conflict

19.Have you ever worked with a Pharmacist you did not like? What didn't you like about them?

Diligence

20.Give me an example of one of your past jobs that required great attention to detail.

Teamwork

21.How do you work as part of a greater team? What role do you find yourself taking on in a team environment?

Customer Service

22.How do you handle times when customer wait times are longer than normal, and customers become uneasy or even mad?

Diligence

23.How do you keep yourself organized to be able to meet deadlines?

Tough

24.What would you do if you suspect a customer is a drug seeker?

Technical

25.What pharmacy software do you have experience working on?

Diligence

26.How do you keep yourself up to date on new medications and practices in the field?

Diligence

27.How do you verify that a prescription is valid in this line of work?

Direct

28.What makes you the best candidate for this position?

Compatibility

29.How would your references describe you?

Discovery

30.How did you hear about this position?

Direct

31.We require all candidates to submit to a pre-employment drug screen. Will there be an issue passing the drug screen?

Compatibility

32.Name three of your greatest strengths related to your profession.

Communication

33.How would you describe your communication skills?

Discovery

34.Why did you leave your last job?

Compatibility

35.After reading the job description, what do you like most about this position?

Stress

36.Our pharmacy is fast-paced without much downtime. How well do you work under pressure?

Customer Service

37.How well do you handle customer complaints?

Compatibility

38.How do you expect to make a difference at our pharmacy?

Tough

39.Describe a time when you had your ethics tested.

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Pharmacy Technician Mock Interview

What is the difference between prescription medicine and over-the-counter drugs?

40Pharmacy Technician Interview Questions & Answers

1.What is the difference between prescription medicine and over-the-counter drugs?

2.When you reflect on your education, is there anything you would do differently?

3.How do you fill your downtime at work?

4.What do you feel are the most important qualities in being a good technician?

5.What do you enjoy most about being a Pharmacy Technician?

6.What do you dislike the most about being a Pharmacy Technician?

7.How do you feel about working with customers of diverse backgrounds?

8.How would your co-workers describe you?

9.Tell me about a stressful time in your work life. How did you handle it?

10.Give me an example of how you are dependable.

11.What influenced you to pursue a career in the pharmaceutical field?

12.What hours are you available?

13.Who is your greatest role model?

14.What do you do in your free time?

15.What do you know about our pharmacy?

16.Give me an example of your leadership ability.

17.Where do you see yourself in five years?

18.What do you enjoy most about working in the pharmaceutical field?

19.Have you ever worked with a Pharmacist you did not like? What didn't you like about them?

20.Give me an example of one of your past jobs that required great attention to detail.

21.How do you work as part of a greater team? What role do you find yourself taking on in a team environment?

22.How do you handle times when customer wait times are longer than normal, and customers become uneasy or even mad?

23.How do you keep yourself organized to be able to meet deadlines?

24.What would you do if you suspect a customer is a drug seeker?

25.What pharmacy software do you have experience working on?

26.How do you keep yourself up to date on new medications and practices in the field?

27.How do you verify that a prescription is valid in this line of work?

28.What makes you the best candidate for this position?

29.How would your references describe you?

30.How did you hear about this position?

31.We require all candidates to submit to a pre-employment drug screen. Will there be an issue passing the drug screen?

32.Name three of your greatest strengths related to your profession.

33.How would you describe your communication skills?

34.Why did you leave your last job?

35.After reading the job description, what do you like most about this position?

36.Our pharmacy is fast-paced without much downtime. How well do you work under pressure?

37.How well do you handle customer complaints?

38.How do you expect to make a difference at our pharmacy?

39.Describe a time when you had your ethics tested.

40.This concludes our interview. Do you have any questions for me?