Pocket Guide for Pharmacy Technicians

Dr. Moini is a retired Professor of Health and Science who most recently taught at Eastern Florida State College. He previously served as Director of Allied Health Programs at Everest University, where he initially established the Pharmacy Technician Program before becoming director. Prior to coming to the United States, Dr. Moini served an Assistant Professor at Tehran University Medical and Nursing School. An internationally published author of 38 allied health textbooks, Dr. Moini devotes himself to helping today's students successfully prepare for a variety of health-related careers.

1. The Foundation of Pharmaceutical Care.
2. Drug Regulation and Control.
3. Pharmaceutical Terminology and Abbreviations.
4. Pharmacy Calculations.
5. Prescriptions.
6. Dosage Forms and Routes of Drug Administration.
Part II: COMMUNITY AND INSTITUTIONAL PHARMACY.
7. Community or Retail Pharmacy.
8. Hospital or Institutional Pharmacy.
9. Advanced Pharmacy.
10. Nonsterile Compounding.
11. Sterile Compounding.
12. Medication Errors.
13. Computer Systems in the Pharmacy.
14. Pharmacy Operation.
15. Billing and Health Insurance.
Part III: DRUG CLASSIFICATIONS AND PHARMACOLOGIC ACTIONS.
16. Biopharmaceutics.
17. Human Response to Drug Activity.
18. Drug Effects and Drug Classifications.
Appendix A: Professional Organizations.
Appendix B: Federal Regulatory Agencies.
Appendix C: State Boards of Pharmacy.
Appendix D: Converting Measurements.
Appendix E: Medical Symbols and Abbreviations.
Appendix F: The Most Common Poisonous Substances and Their Antidotes.
Appendix G: The 100 Most Commonly Prescribed Drugs in 2010.
Appendix H: Controlled Substances in the United States and Canada.
Appendix I: Pregnancy Categories: FDA Assigned.
Appendix J: Drug / Food Interactions.
Appendix K: Drugs that Should Not Be Crushed.
Appendix L: Pharmaceutical Companies.
Appendix M: Common Sound-Alike Drug Names.
Appendix N: Nomogram.
Appendix O: Drug Identification Guide.
Appendix P: Professional Journals.
Glossary.
Index.