If you are wondering how you can prepare to get a pharmacy technician job, you are in luck.  There are many official courses you can take to become a pharmacy technician.  Many retail stores with a pharmacy will hire you faster if you have taken a course.  You can get more of a feel for what you will actually be dealing with if you take a course.  You may be able to find them a community colleges or vocational schools.

Another way you can prepare for a pharmacy technician job is to get the job and get on the job training. Taking a good course will obviously put you ahead of the pack; you can sometimes just apply for jobs in the field and learn from the pharmacist you will be working with.  Some places like to just train you the way they want you to work.

Your main job as a pharmacy technician is to assist the pharmacist in any way possible. You want to just make their jobs easier so they can deal more with the patients who probably have a lot of questions about their medicines.  You can do a lot of the non-technical things that will free up their time.