Complete Review for the Pharmacy Technician, 3rd Edition

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 Certification 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

TABLE OF 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 Classifications and Formulations5. 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 Certification Exam

Appendix B: Knowledge Tested in the Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam

Index