Introduction
There are multiple things a pharmacist technician needs to know, pharmacy and prescription law, ethical procedures, dosage forms, compounding and aseptic technique, as well as the hundreds of brand drugs and their generic forms. Hopefully this paper will put into perspective the importance of knowledge a pharmacist technician needs to know.
Pharmacy law
Over the past forty years several laws have been implemented which have affected and shaped the pharmacy industry as we see it today. Some of these laws regard the ability of a client to receive prescription medications such as the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003. This law created Medicare Part D which had the government subsidize prescriptions …show more content…
It is important to remember that upon receiving a new client, pharmacies must collect the patient’s address, date of birth, phone number, gender, allergies and insurance if applicable. If a patient were to drop off a prescription for a schedule II drug such as Kadian, as described by prescription law, a government issued photo id would be required of the patient. A pharmacy would also have to verify the patient’s date of birth and get the patient’s signature. Should the patient drop off a schedule III-V prescription such as Androgel a schedule III drug that contains testosterone, the pharmacy only requires a government issued phot …show more content…
Certain medications may be indicated in different forms based on the patient’s needs and abilities. The most common dosage form is a tablet, which is a ‘pill’ typically taken orally as directed, but some patients such as children, the elderly and those who are recently recovering from oral surgery may find a tablet difficult to swallow, literally. For those who do have difficulty swallowing, a liquid form of the medication called a solution, may be a more suitable way to take the medication although, some medications are not available in a liquid form. Some medications require a coat of gelatin to surround the actual medication, so the medication will not innterphere with or be lost through the digestive process. These medications are referred to as capsules, and while they are not as easy to swallow as solutions they are easier to swallow than a tablet and may be beneficial to the patient.
Compounding
Compounding is a very fun, and practical method of pharmacy. As previously described different patients require different forms of medications. A tablet may be triturated and combined with a suspension agent in order to form a solution. Another form of compounding would be dilution or making a certain strength of medication greater or lesser by adding more of the solvent or solute.
Drugs covered in medical review in pass
There are multiple things a pharmacist technician needs to know, pharmacy and prescription law, ethical procedures, dosage forms, compounding and aseptic technique, as well as the hundreds of brand drugs and their generic forms. Hopefully this paper will put into perspective the importance of knowledge a pharmacist technician needs to know.
Pharmacy law
Over the past forty years several laws have been implemented which have affected and shaped the pharmacy industry as we see it today. Some of these laws regard the ability of a client to receive prescription medications such as the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003. This law created Medicare Part D which had the government subsidize prescriptions …show more content…
It is important to remember that upon receiving a new client, pharmacies must collect the patient’s address, date of birth, phone number, gender, allergies and insurance if applicable. If a patient were to drop off a prescription for a schedule II drug such as Kadian, as described by prescription law, a government issued photo id would be required of the patient. A pharmacy would also have to verify the patient’s date of birth and get the patient’s signature. Should the patient drop off a schedule III-V prescription such as Androgel a schedule III drug that contains testosterone, the pharmacy only requires a government issued phot …show more content…
Certain medications may be indicated in different forms based on the patient’s needs and abilities. The most common dosage form is a tablet, which is a ‘pill’ typically taken orally as directed, but some patients such as children, the elderly and those who are recently recovering from oral surgery may find a tablet difficult to swallow, literally. For those who do have difficulty swallowing, a liquid form of the medication called a solution, may be a more suitable way to take the medication although, some medications are not available in a liquid form. Some medications require a coat of gelatin to surround the actual medication, so the medication will not innterphere with or be lost through the digestive process. These medications are referred to as capsules, and while they are not as easy to swallow as solutions they are easier to swallow than a tablet and may be beneficial to the patient.
Compounding
Compounding is a very fun, and practical method of pharmacy. As previously described different patients require different forms of medications. A tablet may be triturated and combined with a suspension agent in order to form a solution. Another form of compounding would be dilution or making a certain strength of medication greater or lesser by adding more of the solvent or solute.
Drugs covered in medical review in pass