Lab experiences for the pharmacy technician
By: Mary E. Mohr
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Health
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781605479507
Subjects: Pharmaceutical Preparations; Administration & dosage; Drug Compounding; Pharmacists' Aides; Methods; Pharmacy; Problems and Exercises; Dosage Forms
Table of contents: title: Communicating with patients and healthcare professionals. Communication scenarios. Examining the prescription for completeness.  Gathering information for patient profile; title: Data entry of prescriptions. Drug interactions. Prescription transfer. Refill authorization. Third-party billing; title: Filling and labeling the prescription. Check dosage : pediatric or adult. Check label three times. Check expiration date. Auxiliary labels. Organizing materials for final check; title: Nonprescription drugs. OTC products and categories. Technician initiatives with OTC products. Role-playing scenarios with OTC customers; title: Medication orders. Inpatient reading and evaluating. Manual cart fills. Automated dispensing systems; title: Pharmacy operations directed by pharmacy laws. Pre and post lab questions. Hands on exercises utilizing pharmacy laws; title: Moral and ethical decisions in pharmacy practice. Pre and post lab questions. Hands on exercises involving moral and ethical decision-making; title: Medication errors and pharmacy law. Pre and post lab questions. Hands on exercises demonstrating medication errors and their legal implications; title: Confidentiality issues in pharmacy practice. Pre and post lab questions. Hands on exercises demonstrating confidentiality issues in pharmacy practice; title: Prescription balances : extemporaneous torsion and electronic compounds. Leveling and calibration. Prescription weights. Weighing technique. Weighing exercises; title: Dry powders for external use. Methods for reducing particle size. Blending powders. Dilution methods for combining unequal amounts of powders. Packaging and labeling powders; title: Capsules. Capsule size and capacity. Procedure for filling capsules. Weighing filled capsules for quality assurance; title: Solutions and syrups. Topical solutions. Oral solutions. Syrups; title: Suspensions and lotions. Reconstituting dry powders. Oral suspensions. Topical suspensions. Lotions; title: Ointments and creams. Different properties of ointment and cream bases. Adding a liquid to an ointment. Comminution. Levigation. Trituration; title: Lip balms and topical application sticks. Molded. Other containers; title: Suppositories. Sppository molds. Hand rolled suppositories; title: Lozenges. Hand rolled lozenges. Lozi-base lozenges. Hhard candy mold lozenges; title: Veterinary compounds. Canine topical ointment. Feline oral suspension; title: New 797 regulations for IV admixture. Intravenous update of 797 regulations. Pre and post lab questions. Hands on experiences in admixtures. Proper gowning and new IV techniques; title: Large volume parenterals; title: IV piggybacks and small volume parenterals; title: Total parenteral nutrition. Calculation exercises for TPNs; title: Chemotherapy admixture. Safety measures. PhaSeal utilization to protect mixer. Hands on chemotherapy exercises; title: Technology for IV admixture glove boxes. Intellifill.