Two HIPPA Questions: Including, Can Pharmacy Techs counsel patients?
by Emma Gerg
(Riverside)
Can Techs give medical advice to pharmacy customers about their Rx's?
under the hippa law can a pharmacist and a pharmacy tech speak about a clients medical record amongs each other and cam pharmacy techs counsel the patients
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