Louisiana pharmacy technicians are required to certify for $100. The certification has to be renewed annually with 10 hours of CE. Louisiana pharmacy technicians have to pass the PTCB exam, take a board approved course, and possess a GED or high school diploma. The Louisiana state board of pharmacy may deny, revoke, restrict, or suspend a pharmacy technician's certification. Under conditions approved by the Louisiana state board of pharmacy, both the ambulatory and institutional pharmacy technician to pharmacist ratio has a maximum of 3 to 1.

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Louisiana pharmacy technicians with less than 4 years of experience make an average salary of $10.68 to $14.09 per hour. Louisiana pharmacy technicians with 4 or more years of experience make an average salary of $13.07 to $15.68 per hour.