r/PharmacyTechnician is a subreddit with 70k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses pharmacy, job, tech, pharmacy tech, and pharmacy technician, and they frequently recommend/review work shoes, shoes, and pen.
**THIS IS NOT AN APPROPRIATE SUB FOR PATIENT QUESTIONS. PLEASE VISIT YOUR LOCAL PHARMACY OR DIRECT YOUR QUESTIONS TO r/AskDocs**
A subreddit for Pharmacy Technicians of all stripes to talk about their work, answer questions for each other, and share information about working in the pharmacy.
Popular Themes in r/PharmacyTechnician
#1
Advice Requests
: "I made a severe mistake. Now my hours are cut to five a week. Is this fair?"
24 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "I feel miserable and like a failure"
5 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Struggling in sterile IV training—any Daptomycin and Fetroja recon/extraction advice?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/PharmacyTechnician
#1
Pharmacy
: "working in a Pharmacy makes you realize how much a lot of people lack self accountability when it comes to their health"
98 posts
#2
Job
: "This Job is a hell hole"
80 posts
#3
Tech
: "Seasoned Techs don’t know everything"
56 posts
#4
Pharmacy Tech
: "Wanting to get into Pharmacy Tech"
41 posts
#5
Pharmacy Technician
: "NHA Pharmacy Technician exam"
35 posts
#6
Exam
: "I passed my PTCE Exam yesterday"
29 posts
#7
Struggling
15 posts
#8
Hospital
: "How much does Hospital pays their Pharmacy Technician?"
15 posts
#9
Study
: "Ptcb Study tips"
13 posts
#10
Ptcb
: "Ptcb"
12 posts
Products Discussed in r/PharmacyTechnician
Work Shoes
51 reviews
#1
Hoka
4.9★ from 13 reviews
#2
Brooks
4.8★ from 8 reviews
#3
ASICS
4.0★ from 4 reviews
Shoes
8 reviews
#1
Brooks
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
New Balance
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#3
On Cloud
4.0★ from 1 review
Pen
4 reviews
#1
Zebra
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#2
BIC
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Bic
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/PharmacyTechnician
#1
Question
: "OML.... is.. is this what I think it means?!?!"
76 posts
#2
Discussion
: "if i can do it, you can DEFINITELY do it!"
35 posts
#3
Rant
: "WHY WOULD I ASK YOU TO FORGE SOMEONE’S SIGNATURE"
33 posts
#4
Help
: "I made a severe mistake. Now my hours are cut to five a week. Is this fair?"
28 posts
#5
Tips & Tricks
: "Finally breaking free."
18 posts
#6
Meme
: "Huh?"
4 posts
#7
Patient Compliment
: "Thank you Gen-Z-ers"
2 posts
#8
Question of the Day
: "QOTD: what’s the worst experience you’ve had with a pharmacist or lead tech?"
2 posts
#9
Non-US Based
: "Brasil pharmacy"
1 post
#10
Announcement
: "NO OTHER ACCOUNTS"
1 post
Member Growth in r/PharmacyTechnician
Yearly
+9k members(14.7%)
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Last updated: June 30, 2026