'Just a Technician' Doesn't Exist: Adrianna Rodriguez on Non-Sterile Compounding Leadership | Strive Pharmacy, San Antonio, TX Podcast By cover art

'Just a Technician' Doesn't Exist: Adrianna Rodriguez on Non-Sterile Compounding Leadership | Strive Pharmacy, San Antonio, TX

'Just a Technician' Doesn't Exist: Adrianna Rodriguez on Non-Sterile Compounding Leadership | Strive Pharmacy, San Antonio, TX

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Host Erin Michael welcomes Adrianna Rodriguez, CPhT, Non-Sterile Lead Technician at Strive Pharmacy in San Antonio, Texas, for an inspiring conversation about pharmacy technician excellence and the evolution of the profession. In this episode, Adrianna covers:
  • Her journey from high school dropout to certified pharmacy technician and compounding leader
  • Transitioning from retail pharmacy (Walgreens) to specialty compounding
  • Leading non-sterile compounding operations at one of the fastest-growing pharmacies in the country
  • Quality assurance: triple-checking processes, USP 795/800 compliance, and minimum weighable quantities
  • Creating custom formulations including suppositories, capsules, topical compounds, and rapid-dissolve tablets
  • Why "just a technician" doesn't exist—and the expanding scope of pharmacy technician practice
  • Staying current with continuing education through PCCA, APhA, NPTA, and industry newsletters
  • Her memorable patient impact story: creating a custom prednisone tablet troche for a pediatric patient
Additional Links: PATH: PccarxPCCA Tech Summit PCCA Core Compounding training: PccarxPCCA CORE Compounding PCCA Technician Summit/Symposium : AppleLive from the 2025 PCCA Technician Summit with Tiffany Kofroth, CSPT, CPhT-Adv & Mindy Stephens April 29-30 PCCA Compounding Technician Summit: PccarxPCCA Tech Summit Past Episodes: AppleCommon USP 800 Questions and Misconceptions with Matt Martin AppleThe New USP 795 with A.J. Day & Matt Martin AppleTech Talk: Mike Johnston the Accidental Technician
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