Pharmacy Practice for Technicians

Jane M. Durgin, CIJ, R.Ph., R.N., M.S., Ed. D. was a Professor of Pharmacy Administration at the St. John's University College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences, Jamaica, NY. Zachary I. Hanan, RPh, M.S., FASCP, FASHP was the Director of Pharmaceutical Services at Mercy Medical Center for over 30 years and an Associate Adjunct Professor at St. John's University College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences.

PART I: OVERVIEW OF HEALTH CARE
Chapter 1 A History of Pharmacy
Chapter 2 Organizational Structure and Function of the Hospital
and Pharmacy Department
Chapter 3 Home Health Care
Chapter 4 Long-Term Care
Chapter 5 Community Pharmacy
PART II: THE PROFESSION OF PHARMACY
Chapter 6 Regulatory Standards in Pharmacy Practice
Chapter 7 Drug-Use Control: The Foundation of Pharmaceutical Care
Chapter 8 Ethical Considerations for the Pharmacy Technician
Chapter 9 Pharmacy Associations
PART III: PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS OF PHARMACY TECHNOLOGY
Chapter 10 The Prescription
Chapter 11 Medical Terminology
Chapter 12 Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms
Chapter 13 Pharmaceutical Calculations
Chapter 14 Extemporaneous Compounding
Chapter 15 Sterile Preparation Compounding
Chapter 16 Administration of Medications
Chapter 17 Drug Information Centers
Chapter 18 Drug Distribution Systems
Chapter 19 Infection Control and Prevention in the Pharmacy
PART IV: CLINICAL ASPECTS OF PHARMACY TECHNOLOGY
Chapter 20 Introduction to Biopharmaceutics
Chapter 21 The Actions and Uses of Drugs
Chapter 22 Nonprescription Medications
Chapter 23 Natural Products
PART V: ADMINISTRATIVE ASPECTS OF PHARMACY TECHNOLOGY
Chapter 24 The Policy and Procedure Manual
Chapter 25 Materials Management of Pharmaceuticals
Chapter 26 The Pharmacy Formulary System
Chapter 27 Computer Applications in Drug-Use Control
Chapter 28 Preventing and Managing Medication Errors:
The Technicians Role
Chapter 29 Reimbursement for Pharmacy Services
Chapter 30 Accreditation of Technician Training Programs
Chapter 31 Pharmacy Technician Certification Board
APPENDIXES
Appendix A: Long-Term Care
A-1 Examples of Guidelines for Automatic Stop-Order Policy in a Skilled
Nursing Facility (Unless Otherwise Specified by Physician)
A-2 Medication Order Entry Flow Chart
Appendix B: The Hospital Formulary System
B-1 The Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee
B-2 Definitions and Categories of Drugs to Be Stocked in the Pharmacy
B-3 Additions to the Formulary
B-4 Deletions from the Formulary
Appendix C: Common Sound-Alike Drug Names