Pharmacy technician in French

Préparateur en pharmacie is a regulated health profession: you need the French diploma, or an authorisation to practise for foreign qualifications, to dispense medicines. The training path changed recently: the former brevet professionnel (BP), usually done as an apprenticeship, is being replaced by a DEUST préparateur technicien en pharmacie, also widely done in alternance. Technicians always work under a pharmacist's control. Hospital posts may require additional training or experience in sterile preparations. Search for « préparateur en pharmacie », « préparatrice en pharmacie », « préparateur hospitalier » or « apprenti préparateur ».