Question

which of the following tasks is typically performed by a pharmacy technician? administering medications to patients compounding medications according to prescriptions performing surgical procedures diagnosing and treating diseases

Explanation:

• Administering medications to patients is typically done by nurses or other healthcare providers, not pharmacy technicians.
• Pharmacy technicians are responsible for tasks like compounding medications as per prescriptions, which involves preparing medications according to the given prescriptions.
• Performing surgical procedures is done by surgeons.
• Diagnosing and treating diseases is done by physicians (doctors).

Answer:

B. Compounding medications according to prescriptions