On Tuesday, my license still had not been received and I was limited again to what I could physically do. However, one of the pharmacy technicians showed me around the pharmacy and explained that all drugs were organized by the name of the drug, not the brand name. She also showed me how they mark new inventory and how important it is that nothing goes miscounted for. I was able to see the station where pharmacists or pharm techs can dispense water into a bottle that is only filled with powder for drugs such as amoxicillin. She then showed me the step by step process of what happens when someone brings in their prescription form their doctor: first, a pharm tech takes the prescription from the patient, takes a picture of the piece of paper that scans onto the computer that she is working at, then she types up the patient's name, drug, dosage, doctor, and other information. Once all of the information is typed and the prescription is scanned, the patient is in the system. Then another pharm tech or pharmacists can pull up that patient's information from a separate computer, go grab the drug, dispense the correct dosage, and put it in a bag with the correct labels. The pharmacist will then need to verify that the amount dispensed and what drug was dispensed is correct according to the prescription. This is where the scanned picture of the prescription comes into play so that the pharmacist can see exactly what the doctor prescribed in the doctor's handwriting. So today was filled with more interactiveness for me even without my technician trainee license. I also learned that one of the pharm techs didn't go to school for pharmacy at all but actually received on the job training from CVS and then took the state-required test, the PCAT, that is required to be passed in order for someone to be accepted into pharmacy school. This pharm tech at CVS however, used it to deepen her knowledge in her field of work as she had originally intended to go to school to study elementary school teaching (which she had trouble finding a job for). Today was a little more successful for me even without my license and I was glad that I learned a lot more about the daily processes.