The Pharmacy Technician Skills-Building Manual

Many pharmacy technician training program instructors must resort to writing their own lab exercises. This manual includes nine training modules that can be utilized over a six month training program. It is suitable for technician training programs; pharmacy technicians; and pharmacy technicians taking the certification exam.

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Instructors need well-crafted, easy-to-use teaching tools to meet the needs of pharmacy technicians readying themselves for responsibilities in community pharmacies, hospitals, and other settings. The Pharmacy Technician Skills-Building Manual is a practical, hands-on workbook designed to help technicians understand the basics of pharmacy operations, equipment, and tasks. Each chapter includes exercises and assessment questions to reinforce key points. Photos and illustrations supplement the text so readers can visualize important tools and concepts. This book, part of the APhA Pharmacy Technician Training Series, provides the foundation technicians need to be effective, efficient contributors to the pharmacy workforce.

KEY FEATURES:

Designed as a workbook for use in technician training programs; includes readable background information accompanied by exercises and activities.
12 chapters with key information on duties, operations, computer skills, equipment, drugs, preparing prescriptions, storage, compounding, researching drug information, and understanding professional issues such as certification, boards of pharmacy, and HIPAA.
More than 100 photos and illustrations showing equipment, techniques, and materials.
Examples of common compounding recipes.
A list of abbreviations that technicians must know to work effectively in pharmacies, with follow-up exercises.
Exercises that test technicians’ knowledge of trade and generic drug names.
Separate answer key available to instructors.