PHAR 210 - Pharmacy Technician Concepts Techniques & Applications

1. Describe the scope of practice, role, general duties, and interactions of the pharmacy technician as a team member in various contemporary pharmacy practice settings and organizational frameworks. (ExCPT Domain 1:A.1)
2. Differentiate between tasks that may be performed by a pharmacy technician and those that must be performed by a pharmacist in pharmacy operations and process flow. (ExCPT Domain 1:A.1, 1:A.3, 1:A.4, 1:A.9, )
3. Explain the important role of the pharmacy technician as a member of the customer service team by discussing the concepts of professionalism and teamwork in the pharmacy. (ExCPT Domain 1:A.8)
4. Demonstrate communication methods and strategies to tailor communications in a professional manner to different audiences, including patients, caregivers, staff, and healthcare professionals. (ExCPT Domain 1:A.7)
5. Describe pharmacy security measures, authorized access to pharmacy areas, identification requirements, and levels of supervision within pharmacy access. (ExCPTDomain 1:A.2)
6. Explain HIPAA compliance while communicating and disclosing information with patients, caregivers, healthcare professionals, and others as well as for collection, storage, and disposal of patient information. (ExCPT Domain 1:B.2, 1:B.3)
7. Interpret medical terms, abbreviations, and symbols essential to prescribing, dispensing, administering, and documenting medications correctly and precisely. (ExCPT Domain 1:A.6)
8. Demonstrate the appropriate use of various commonly used pharmaceutical reference texts and electronic product suites. (ExCPT Domain 1:A.15
9. Identify procedures for inventory management, including purchasing, receiving, rotating, stocking, storage, and removal of expired prescription medications, including controlled substances. (ExCPT Domain 1:A.10, 1:A.11, 1:A.12)
10. Identify classes of recalls and required actions. (ExCPT Domain 1:A.13)
11. Describe process for disposal of medications based on product-specific and HIPAA requirements. (ExCPT Domain 1:A.14)
12. Summarize laws, regulations and the role of various regulatory agencies with regard to pharmacy practice. (ExCPT Domain 1:B, 1:C)
13. Differentiate the roles of federal and state laws in the regulation of pharmacy practice. (ExCPT Domain 1:B, 1:C)
14. Discuss the processes and roles of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the approval of new and investigational pharmaceutical products, generic drugs, over-the counter (OTC) drugs, homeopathic drugs, and dietary supplements. (ExCPT Domain 1:B.1)
15. Differentiate among the controlled substances schedules and the drugs within them. (ExCPT Domain 1:C.1)
16. Identify elements needed to verify the validity of DEA number. (ExCPT Domain 1:C.2)
17. Identify procedures for inventory management, including purchasing, receiving, and storage of prescription medications, including controlled substances. (ExCPT Domain 1:C.7)
18. Differentiate among therapeutic classes of drugs. (ExCPT Domain 2:A.1)
19. Differentiate among various dosage forms. (ExCPT Domain 2:A.2)
20. Differentiate among various routes of administration.(ExCPT Domain 2:A.3)
21. List and explain a variety of drug classifications, drugs and their indications, including prescription/legend, over-the-counter (OTC), and behind-the-counter (BTC) products. (ExCPT Domain 2:A.5, 2:A.6)
22. Match brand and generic names of commonly used prescription medications. (ExCPT Domain 2:B.1)
23. Define side effect, adverse reaction, contraindication, drug interaction, and incompatibility (ExCPT Domain 2:B.2, 2:B.3, 2:B.4)
24. Recognize common vaccines and immunization schedules. (ExCPT Domain 2:B.5)
25. Describe the prescription fill process, including each step involved from receipt of the prescription from the prescriber to patient pick-up or delivery in institutional setting. (ExCPT Domain 3:A, 3:B)
26. Demonstrate conversion within and between each of the systems of measurement. (ExCPT Domain 3:C.1)
27. Calculate the quantities of prescriptions or medication orders to be dispensed. (ExCPT Domain 3:C.2, 3:C.3, 3:C.4, 3:C.5, 3:C.6, 3:C.7, 3:C.8)
28. Demonstrate adherence to the principles of infection control including handwashing, personal protective equipment (PPE), universal precautions, and sterile aseptic techniques. (ExCPT Domain 3:D.1 - 3:D.5)
29. Demonstrate proper technique for preparation of parenteral solutions and IV line priming. (ExCPT Domain 3:D.1 - 3:D.5)
30. Demonstrate proper technique for performing the compounding process for non-sterile products. (ExCPT Domain 3:D.1, 3:D.2, 3:D.6 - 3:D.13)
31. Describe best practices for quality assurance and medication safety. (ExCPT Domain 4:A-H)

• Role of the pharmacy technician
• Sources of drug information
• Drug regulation and approval
• OTC and legend medications
• Controlled substances
• Prescription safety
• Medication errors
• Terminology, abbreviations and symbols
• Preparing and dispensing prescriptions
• Drug routes and forms
• Sterile Compounding
• Non-sterile compounding
• Systems of measurement
• Conversion between systems
• Adverse drug reactions
• Drug interactions
• Inventory management
• Third party program and claims
• Drug labels and package inserts
• Drug Recalls
• Patient profiles
• Community, institutional and other pharmacy environments
• Drug classifications and use
• Commonly prescribed medications
• HIPAA and confidentiality
• Pharmacy law and ethics
• Ratios and proportions
• Significant figures
• Percentages
• DAW codes and Uses
• Durable Medical Equipment (DME)
• Drug Dose Calculations
• Automated dispensing systems
• Sterile equipment choice and preparation
• Medication reconciliation
• Medical safety and quality assurance
• Compliance aids and device
• Customer Service and Care Anabolic Steroid Act
• USP <795>, <797>, <800>) Pharmacokinetics
• Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA)/Track and Trace
• Vaccine and Immunization Schedules

 
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