Chapter 2: The Professional Pharmacy Technician Review |
Practice Questions & Study Guide
technicians
individuals who are given a basic level of training designed to help them
perform specific tasks
What do pharmacy technicians perform
filling prescriptions, packaging doses, performing inventory control,
keeping records
Scope of Practice
what individuals may or may not do in their jobs
PHI
Protected Health information
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ASHP
American Society of Health System Pharmacists;
publishes a model curriculum for technician training
-maintains a directory of over 280 schools and training institutions that
offer technician training programs
Certification must be renewed every
2 years
must take 20 contact hours of continuing education
at least one hour must be in patient safety and one hour is pharmacy law
PTCE exam
lasts 2 hours
90 questions, 10 pre test
questions to pass must have a
1400/1600
discharge pharmacy technician
A technician specializing in pharmacy services that may be offered to
patients upon discharge
licensed technician
A technician that has met the state requirements for licensure and then
issued a license by the state
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