Technician Product Verification
Technician Product
Verification (TPV) focuses on improving patient care by expanding
technical roles of pharmacy technicians. When technicians take on
advanced roles, pharmacists are able to dedicate more time to activities
requiring clinical judgment to optimize patient care.
TPV uses technicians to carry out technical tasks not requiring a
pharmacist's clinical judgement while pharmacists continue to complete
drug utilization reviews and counsel patients. TPV is also referred to
as Tech-Check-Tech, Final Product Verification, or
Delegate-Check-Delegate. Studies between 1978-2019 support the safety
and effectiveness of TPV. As a result of TPV, trained and validated
pharmacy technicians (TPV Technician) will complete the task of product
verification, assist in decreasing interruptions to the filling
workflow, and advance the role of pharmacy technicians. Additionally,
TPV will reduce the need for pharmacists to perform the product
verification, improve efficiencies in the preparation and delivery of
medications, and allow for redeployment of pharmacists’ time to the
provision of clinical services and participation in direct patient care
activities.
This toolkit, developed by the Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin
(PSW), is intended to assist pharmacies with the implementation of TPV
under Phar 7 of Wisconsin Administrative Code. The toolkit is designed
to provide an overview of the steps and tools for implementing TPV. With
the use of this toolkit, PSW aims to assist pharmacies in successfully
expanding direct patient care and advancing pharmacy technician roles
through the use of TPV.
Information on TPV can be found in Phar 7.21 prior to 1/1/21 and will
be renumbered to Phar 7.14 on 1/1/21. The content will remain the same
when renumbered.