Full Description
LAW AND ETHICS FOR PHARMACY TECHNICIANS, 2nd Edition explores the legal and ethical landscape surrounding pharmacy technician careers today. Interactive and thought-provoking, the text uses case studies to draw you into real-life legal and ethical dilemmas, which enhances critical thinking and broadens your perspectives. Beginning with an overview of liability as it applies to pharmacy technicians, chapters progress through state and federal regulations, ethics in pharmacy practice, HIPAA, workplace safety, and other key topics recommended by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) and the American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP). Engaging features also include end-of-chapter questions, highlighted state regulations, a glossary, and eight in-depth appendices on important topics ranging from Medication Errors to State Boards. More than a text, LAW AND ETHICS FOR PHARMACY TECHNICIANS, 2nd Edition is an essential reference that helps you thrive in your ever-expanding pharmacy technician role and at any stage of your career.
Contents
General Introduction.1. Introduction to Law.2. Principles of Liability.3. Ethics in the Pharmacy PracticeSECTION B: FEDERAL LAWS.4. Federal Regulation of Drug Products.5. Comprehensive Drug Abuse and Prevention Control Act: A Closer Look.6. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).7. Workplace Safety Laws.SECTION C: STATE LAWS AFFECTING PHARMACY PRACTICE.8. State Laws and Pharmacy Practice.9. State Boards of Pharmacy and The Joint Commission.Appendices.Appendix A. Suggested Responses to What Would You Do?" and "You Be the Judge."Appendix B. Medication Errors (MedWatch).Appendix C. Special Tasks for Pharmacy Technicians in Community Settings.Appendix D. State-by-State Approved Duties of Pharmacy Technicians in Hospital Settings.Appendix E. State Qualifications for Pharmacy Technicians.Appendix F. State Boards of Pharmacy.Appendix G. Professional Organizations.Appendix H. United States Pharmacopeial Foundation (USP) and National Formulary (NF) Drug Monograph Sample.Glossary.Index."
