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Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:
1. State all of the technician's primary job responsibilities,
describe the duties falling under each, and explain how they differ
from the primary responsibilities of the pharmacist.
2. Define "decision requiring professional judgment" and
give examples.
3. State the general requirements of any local, state, or federal
regulations which specifically affect the responsibilities of
the pharmacy technician.
4. Interpret the organizational structure of inpatient and
outpatient pharmacies and the general responsibilities and job
status of personnel with whom the pharmacy technician will have
contact.
5. Describe the major hospital departments and service units.
6. State reasons for initiation of a disciplinary action for a
pharmacy.
7. Recite or list from memory and correctly apply
pharmaceutical/medical terminology, abbreviations and symbols
commonly used in the prescribing, dispensing, and charting of
medications in the pharmacy.
8. Differentiate between chemical, generic, Trade and Official names
of drugs.
9. Locate information using drug references.
10. State valid reasons for maintaining confidentiality of
all patient information.
Describe the values, themes, methods, and history of the discipline and
identify realistic career objectives related to a course of study in the
major.
Perform research specific to the discipline and use appropriate citation
style, if different than MLA.
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I. Introduction to the role of Pharmacy Technician
A. Definition of pharmacy, registered pharmacist and pharmacy
technician
B. Duties and education requirements of a registered
pharmacist
C. Duties and education requirements of a pharmacy
technician
D. Other non-licensed pharmacy personnel
E. Qualification for registration of a pharmacy technician
F. Application for registration
G. Training courses specified by the Pharmacy Board
H. Requirements for pharmacies employing pharmacy technicians
I. Areas of employment
J. Relationship between pharmacist and pharmacy technician
II. Pharmaceutical/Pharmacy Technician governing bodies and
organizations
A. Federal (FDA, DEA, OSHA, JCAHO, ASHP, APhA DPS
B. State (BOAD, CPhA, CPhTA)
C. Local (County organizations)
III. Ethical rules for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians
IV. General Conduct and Disciplinary Action
A. Communication
B. Professional attitude
C. Dress
D. Disciplinary action
1. State
2. Institution
V. Terminology and abbreviations
A. Medical terminology
1. Prefixes and suffixes
2. Nomenclature
B. Pharmaceutical terminology
C. Pharmaceutical abbreviations
1. Routes of administration
2. Scheduled times of administration
3. Pharmaceutical dosage forms
4. Miscellaneous pharmaceutical abbreviations
5. Miscellaneous drug abbreviations
6. Common chemical and chemical compound abbreviations
7. Common vitamin abbreviations
8. Application of pharmaceutical abbreviations
D. Medical abbreviations
E. Naming of drugs
1. Chemical name
2. Generic name
3. Trade name
4. Official name
5. Combination drugs
VI. Drug references
VII. Organizational structure
A. Hospital governing structure
B. Inpatient pharmacy organization and personnel
C. Hospital personnel
D. Outpatient pharmacy organization and personnel
Orientation to the values, themes, methods, and history of the discipline
and identification of realistic career objectives related to a course of
study in the major.
Introduction to discipline-specific research tools, including seminal
books, important periodicals, major indexing sources, professional or
trade organizations, standard referencing tools, discipline specific
tocks, and major web sites.
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California Pharmacists Association. Pharmacy Certified Technician
(Training Manual, Calculations Workbook, and California Law Supplement),
Lansing: Michigan Pharmacists Association, 1994.
