Lab Experiences for the Pharmacy Technician

Communicating with the Patient Examining the prescription for completeness Gathering information for patient profile Dealing with special needs patients Data Entry of Prescriptions Drug Interactions Duplicate therapy Drug-disease interactions Refill authorization Filling and Labeling the Prescription Check label three times Check expiration date Auxiliary labels Organizing materials for final check Medication Orders-Inpatient Reading and Evaluating Manual Cart Fills Automated Dispensing Systems Non-Prescription Drugs OTC products and categories Technician initiatives with OTC products Role-playing scenarios with OTC customers The Prescription Balance Leveling and Calibration Weighing papers Prescription Weights Weighing technique Weighing exercises Extemporaneous Compounds Dry Powders for external use Methods for reducing particle size Blending powders Dilution methods for combining unequal amounts of powders Packaging and labeling powders Capsules Capsule size and capacity Procedure for filling capsules Weighing filled capsules for quality assurance Lozenges Hand rolled lozenges Molded lozenges Gummy gel lozenges Suppositories Cocoa Butter base-hand rolled Suppository molds Lip Balm Hand rolled Solutions and Syrups Suspensions and Lotions Ointments and Creams Admixture Large Volume Parenterals Piggybanks TPN Chemo admixture Appendix - for instructors Equipment list Chemical list Sources