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The 21st Century Pharmacy Technician

Author(s): Brinda Shah, PharmD, President, Advanced Knowledge Concepts, Inc.
Jennifer L Gibson, PharmD, President, Excalibur Scientific, LLC
Nick L Tex, DM, MBA, RPh, Professor, Carrington College
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  • ISBN-13: 9781449632267
  • Hardcover    690 pages      © 2013
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The 21st Century Pharmacy Technician covers the foundations and principles that a student needs to know in order to practice as a pharmacy technician and sit for the certification exam. Students are given an introduction to the profession from the perspective of both community and institutional pharmacy settings. With accessible language and an easy-to-read format, this text helps students grasp concepts easily. It provides a comprehensive introduction to the pharmacy profession, pharmacy laws, pharmacology, drug dosages, drug safety, and more, in preparation for a future as a pharmacy technician.

Topics covered include:

  • Law Regulations, and Standards
  • Pharmacy Math
  • Diseases and the Drugs Used in Treatment
  • Dosage, Administration, and Dispensing of Medications
  • Medication Safety
  • Sterile and Non-Sterile Compounding
  • Communication
  • Business of the Community Pharmacy
  • Managing the Patient Profile
  • Processing Prescriptions

Instructor Resources: PowerPoint Presentations, Assignments, Test Bank, Answer Key

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Chapter  1  Pharmacy Profession, Law, Regulations & Standards
Chapter  2  Basic Concepts of Pharmacology
Chapter  3  Basic Math Review
Chapter  4  Dosage Forms & Routes of Administration, Dispensing Medications
Chapter  5  Pharmaceutical Measurements & Calculations
Chapter  6  Medication Safety
Chapter  7  Labs for Drug Reference Practice
Chapter  8  Communication
Chapter  9  Community Pharmacy
Chapter  10  Labs for the Community Pharmacy
Chapter  11  Business of the Community Pharmacy
Chapter  12  Labs for Business of the Community Pharmacy
Chapter  13  Non-Sterile Compounding
Chapter  14  Labs for Non-Sterile Compounding
Chapter  15  Institutional Pharmacy
Chapter  16  Labs for Institutional Pharmacy
Chapter  17  Infection Control
Chapter  18  Sterile Compounding
Chapter  19  Labs for Sterile Compounding
Chapter  20  Your Future As A Pharmacy Technician
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Brinda Shah, PharmD-President, Advanced Knowledge Concepts, Inc.

Brinda Shah, PharmD, is a Registered Pharmacist working in the field of medical education, currently as President of the consulting firm, Advanced Knowledge Concepts, Inc. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy in 1992, where she received a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy with a minor in Biochemistry. She has extensive experience in pharmacy consulting, long term care, and home infusion therapy.

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Jennifer L Gibson, PharmD-President, Excalibur Scientific, LLC

Nick L Tex, DM, MBA, RPh-Professor, Carrington College

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Introductory Pharmacy Technician Program courses

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