Full Description
Complete Review for the Pharmacy Technician is the ideal manual for students entering formal technician training programs, for community and hospital pharmacy technicians beginning in-house training, and for candidates preparing for the Pharmacy Technician Certifi cation Exam. The 3rd edition of this bestseller has been reorganized and enhanced to address new exam requirements released by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board in 2013. It will also prepare pharmacy technicians for today's expanded role in pharmacies. The book is the flagship of the APhA Pharmacy Technician Training Series. Key Features:
14 chapters cover key knowledge for pharmacy technician certification
Calculation exercises reinforce learning
Color tables, photographs, and illustrations make information easy to grasp
Appendixes present knowledge domains for the Pharmacy Technician
Certification Exam and list corresponding chapters
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Role of the Pharmacy Technician in Pharmacy Practice
2. Pharmacy Calculations, Abbreviations, and Terminology
3. Pharmacy Law and Regulation
4. Drug Classifi cations and Formulations
5. Processing Prescriptions and Medication Orders
6. Role of the Pharmacy Technician in Patient-Care Services
7. Pharmacy Computer and Information Systems
8. Interacting with Patients
9. Nonsterile and Bulk Compounding
10. Sterile Compounding
11. Pharmacy Billing and Reimbursement
12. Pharmacy Quality Assurance
13. Inventory Control and Management
14. Special Considerations: Drug Formularies, Storage, Recalls,
Shortages, and Diversion
Appendix A: Percentage Distribution of the Pharmacy Technician
Certifi cation Exam
Appendix B: Knowledge Tested in the Pharmacy Technician
Certifi cation Exam
Index
