Pharm Law Lecture 5

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professional service area

Back 1

-no less than 250 sq. feet
-no more than 20% of the space may be used for storage of bulk pharmaceuticals
-vartiances to the 250 sq. ft. prefessional service area requirement may be authorized by the board upon submission of a specific plan describing the manner in which the proposed service area plan varies from the requirement

Front 2

owner

Back 2

person that owns a pharmacy
-any change in pharmacy ownership must be reported to the board office and the pharmacy license of the former owner should be returned

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managing pharmacist

Back 3

pharmacist that manages the pharmacy
-if there is a change in the mangagin pharmacist, the owner must report it to the board within 5 days following the change

Front 4

pharmacist-in-charge

Back 4

the pharmacist that is watching over a pharmacy practice at any given point in time

Front 5

technician

Back 5

a non-pharmacist or non-pharmacist intern who, under the general supervision of a pharmacist who regularly coordinates, directs and inspects the activities of the pharmacy technician, assists the pharmacist in the technical and nonjudgmental functions related to the practice of pharmacy in the precessing of precription orders and inventory management.
-does not include clerks, secretaries, cashiers or delivery persons who may be present in the pharmacy

Front 6

clerk

Back 6

a non-technician employee of a pharmacy that usually is responsible for handling transactions and payments from customers

Front 7

community pharmacy

Back 7

retail pharmacy (chain or independently owned)

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institutional pharmacy

Back 8

usually a hospital or nursing home pharmacy

Front 9

pharmacy and therapeutics committee

Back 9

committee that makes various decisions about how a pharmacy practice is run and what drugs to include in the formulary

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skilled nursing facility

Back 10

a nursing home which is licensed by the department to provide skilled nursing services