Full Description
Standards of Practice for the Pharmacy Technician discusses standards of practice, scope of practice, and projections for the future practice of an emerging professional in the modern world of pharmacy. The reader will follow the developmental stages of the pharmacist from an unregulated dispenser of herbal remedies to an educated licensed professional, and the development of the technician from a pill counter to an educated technician with the ability to assist the pharmacist in providing pharmaceutical care to patients. The ultimate goal is to instill in the student a feeling of competence, an ability to utilize critical thinking skills for problem solving, and an innate comprehension of the concepts of professionalism and professional judgment.
A bound-in CD-ROM and companion website include a quiz bank, video clips, pharmacy technician dispensing lab simulations, clinical simulations, and blank forms. Additional ancillaries are available for instructors.
Contents
Unit I: EVOLUTION OF THE PHARMACY
Chapter 1: Pharmacy History
Chapter 2: Pharmacy of Today and Tomorrow
Chapter 3: Professional Roles in the Pharmacy
Unit II: PHARMACY LAW, ETHICS, AND CONFIDENTIALITY
Chapter 4: Pharmacy Law
Chapter 5: Differentiating Law and Ethics
Chapter 6: Confidentiality and HIPAA
Unit III: TECHNICIAN'S ROLE IN ASSURING PATIENT RIGHTS
Chapter 7: The Right Medication to the Right Patient at the Right Time: Communicating Clearly
Chapter 8: The Right Dosage Form and the Right Route of Administration: Working With Accuracy
Chapter 9: At the Right Price: Handling Payment
Chapter 10: Medication Error Prevention
Unit IV: MECHANICS OF MEDICATION DISPENSING AND INVENTORY CONTROL
Chapter 11: Over the Counter Medications and Herbal Products
Chapter 12: Outpatient Prescriptions
Chapter 13: Inpatient Hospital and Homecare Prescriptions
Chapter 14: Inventory Control
Unit V: EXTEMPORANEOUS COMPOUNDING
Chapter 15: Compounding Equipment and Use
Chapter 16: Solutions, Syrups, and Suspensions
Chapter 17: Dry Powders, Capsules, and Lozenges
Chapter 18: Ointments, Creams, Lip Balms, and Suppositories
Unit VI: COMPOUNDED STERILE PRODUCTS
Chapter 19: Introduction to Microbiology and Aseptic Technique
Chapter 20: Chapter 797 Guidelines for Compounded Sterile Products
Chapter 21: Large and Small Volume Parenterals
Chapter 22: Total Parenteral Nutrition
Chapter 23: Compounding Sterile Chemotherapeutic Products
Unit VII: PROFESSIONALISM AND CAREER EXPLORATION
Chapter 24: Professional Organizations and Education
Chapter 25: Expanding Horizons for Technicians
Appendix A: Calculation Formulas and Tables
Appendix B: abbreviation Watch List
Appendix C: High-Alert Medications
Glossary
Index
