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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
PHARMACY TECHNICIAN REGULATION
6. He/She is not in a position of an actual or perceived conflict of interest with the
pharmacy technician candidate
29. I have found my preceptor;
how do I apply for the
SPTA/SPSA?
Both the pharmacy technician candidate
and the preceptor must sign and submit
a completed Pharmacy Technician SPTA
Notification Form along with the
applicable fee to Saskatchewan
Polytechnic. Please ensure this arrives no
less than one week prior to starting the
program to allow for processing time
and approvals. Candidates will then
receive approval from Saskatchewan
Polytechnic to begin the program.
The pharmacy technician candidate must
complete the SPSA Application Form,
have it signed by the chosen preceptor,
and submit it with the applicable fee to
Saskatchewan Polytechnic. Please ensure
this arrives no less than one week prior
to starting the program to allow for
processing time. Candidates will then
receive approval from Saskatchewan
Polytechnic to begin the program.
Where are all the training
materials for the
SPTA/SPSA?
Program activities are outlined in the
Saskatchewan Polytechnic Pharmacy
Technician SPTA Logbook (provided by
Saskatchewan Polytechnic). Pharmacy
technician candidates must complete all
activities.
Program activities are outlined in the
Saskatchewan Polytechnic Pharmacy
Technician SPSA Workbook (provided
by Saskatchewan Polytechnic). Pharmacy
technician candidates must complete all
activities.
31. Who assesses me?
The preceptor must complete an
assessment at midpoint and an endpoint
evaluation. The preceptor must also
complete a Pharmacy Technician SPTA
Assessment Form and discuss it with the
pharmacy technician candidate.
For each exercise, the preceptor is
required to confirm the pharmacy
technician candidate has completed the
activities associated with that exercise
and has demonstrated the skill(s) to the
preceptor's satisfaction.
What if I make an error
before I reach 500
accurately filled
prescriptions/orders?
No errors are permitted in the process of filling any of the 500 prescriptions. If you
make an error, you will be informed by your preceptor, who will review and discuss
the error with you. You will then have to restart the process of filling 500
consecutive prescriptions without error again from zero.
What is the passing grade?
At the completion of the practical component, the preceptor will complete a
Declaration of Completion Form and assign a grade of either "successfully
completed" or "not successfully completed." The pharmacy technician candidate
must also sign this form.