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Pharmacy Technician Program / 400 hours

Program Outline

  1. Orientation to Pharmacy
    1. History
    2. Standards
      1. Education Requirements
      2. Professional Organizations
      3. Code of Ethics
    3. References
      1. Text
      2. Journals
      3. Internet
    4. Community Pharmacy
      1. Processing and Dispensing Prescriptions
        1. Prescription Requirements
          1. New
          2. Refill
      2. Labeling Requirements
    5. Required Equipment
    6. Counter and Consulting Areas
    7. Storage
    8. Controlled Substances
    9. Inventory
      1. Ordering
      2. Restocking
    10. Ethics and Standards
      1. Privacy
      2. Confidentiality
    11. Accountability
    12. Computer Applications
      1. Components
      2. Order Entry
      3. Systems
      4. Confidentiality
    13. Institutional Pharmacy
      1. Pharmacy Organization
      2. Medication Orders
        1. Physician Order Requirements
        2. Patient Labeling Requirements
      3. Dispensing Systems
      4. Sterile Products
      5. Inventory Control
        1. Ordering
        2. Restocking
      6. Roles and Duties
      7. Record Keeping
      8. Policy and Procedure Manual
      9. Regulatory Agencies
      10. OSHA
        1. Fire Safety
        2. Hazardous Plan
        3. Exposure Control
        4. Injury
      11. PPE
      12. Antiseptic Technique
        1. Medical Asepsis
        2. Surgical Asepsis
      13. Laminar Flow Hoods
  2. Pharmacy Law and Ethics
    1. Federal and State Laws
      1. Reference
      2. Governing Bodies
      3. Types of Law
      4. Violations
      5. Federal Laws
      6. State Laws—Links
      7. Agencies
        1. FDA
        2. CDC
        3. DEA
      8. Recalls
      9. HIPAA
    2. Schedule of Drugs
    3. Ethics
      1. Pharmacist Code
      2. Technician Code
      Medical and Pharmaceutical Terminology
      1. Introduction to Terminology
        1. Word Parts
          1. Root
          2. Prefix
          3. Suffix
        2. Rules
      2. Abbreviations and Calculations
      3. Organs: Cardio, Endocrine, GI, Integumentary
      4. Organs: Lymphatic, Muscular, Nervous, Skeletal, Reproductive
      5. Organs: Respiratory, Urinary, Hearing, Sight
    4. Pharmaceutical Calculations
      1. Basic Math Skills
        1. Fractions and Decimals
        2. Ratio, Proportions, and Percents
        3. Conversions
      2. Community Pharmacy Math
        1. Prescriptions
        2. Billing and Inventory
      3. Institutional Pharmacy Math
        1. IV Room Calculations (Ration and Percentage)
        2. Dosage Calculations
        3. Dilutions and Alligations
    5. Pharmacology
      1. Unit 1: The Science of Pharmacology
        1. Evolution of Drugs
        2. Pharmacology
        3. Administration of Pharmacological Agents
      2. Unit 2: Anti-Infectives and Drugs for Colds
        1. Antibiotics
        2. Antivirals, Antiretrovirals, and Antifungals
        3. Antihistamines, Antitussives, Decongestants, and Expectorants
      3. Unit 3: Narcotic Pain Relievers and Nervous System Drugs
        1. Anesthetics, Analgesics, and Narcotics
        2. Antidepressants, Antipsychotics, and Antianxiety Agents
        3. Anticonvulsants, CNS Disorder Drugs
      4. Unit 4: Respiratory, GI, Renal, and Cardiac Drugs
        1. Respiratory Drugs
        2. Gastrointestinal Drugs
        3. Urinary System Drugs
        4. Cardiovascular Drugs
      5. Unit 5: Nonnarcotic Analgesics, Muscle Relaxants, Hormones, and Topicals
        1. Muscle Relaxants, Nonnarcotic Analgesics, and Arthritis Drugs
        2. Hormones
        3. Topicals, Ophthalmics, and Otics
      6. Unit 6: Chemotherapy, Herbs, and Miscellaneous Drugs
        1. Recombinant Drugs and Chemotherapy
        2. Vitamins, Nutritional Supplements and Natural Supplements, Antidotes, and CODE Emergency Agents
    6. Communication Skills
      1. Process
      2. Verbal and Non-Verbal
      3. Methods
        1. Fax
        2. Telephone
        3. Internet
        4. Pagers
        5. Written
      4. Barriers
        1. Conflict
        2. HIPAA
    7. Insurance and Inventory Procedures
      1. Cost Analysis
      2. Purchasing Procedures
      3. Receiving
      4. Record Keeping
      5. Inventory Control
        1. Computers
        2. Perpetual Inventory
        3. Expired
        4. Formulary
        5. Storage
      6. Repackaging
      7. Types of Insurance
      8. Claim Forms
      9. Billing
    8. Lab Module
      1. Unit 1: Retail Lab
        1. Interpreting Prescriptions
        2. Counting, Measuring and Filling Containers
        3. Filling Prescriptions
      2. Unit 2: Hospital Lab
        1. Interpreting Physician Order Sheets
        2. Aseptic Technique
          1. Hand Washing
          2. Hood Cleaning
        3. Vials and Ampoules
        4. IV Bags
    9. Clinical Rotations
      1. Hospital
        1. Research Paper
        2. On-Site Rotation
      2. Retail
        1. Research Paper
        2. On-Site Rotation (Walgreen's or other pharmacy)
    10. Final Comprehensive Exam
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