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Mar 29, 2024
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2021-2022 College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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PHT 170 - Introduction to Pharmacy Technology 2 Credits, 2 Contact Hours 2 lecture periods 0 lab periods
An overview of the history, structure, operation, and function of the pharmacy, and the roles of the pharmacist and pharmacy support personnel. Includes: medical terminology, emphasizing common medical roots, prefixes, and suffixes; pharmaceutical abbreviations; and dosage forms and routes of administration. Also includes: information and reference resources; an introduction to third-party payment systems, HMO’s, Medicare, and Medicaid; and contemporary issues, including legal and ethical aspects and future concepts in pharmacy.
Prerequisite(s): With a C or better: REA 091 or assessment into REA 112 and WRT 090 or assessment into WRT 101 .
Course Learning Outcomes
- Discuss the history and structure of pharmacy operations.
- Describe pharmacy practice settings.
- Discuss legal and ethical confidentiality aspects of Pharmacy.
- Discuss the role and necessary skills of pharmacy support personnel.
- Demonstrate understanding of pharmaceutical payment mechanisms and the third party role.
- Locate relevant pharmacy websites and reference materials.
- Knowledge of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) accreditation standards and requirements.
Performance Objectives:
- Discuss the history and structure of pharmacy operations.
- Describe pharmacy practice settings.
- Discuss legal and ethical confidentiality aspects of Pharmacy.
- Discuss the role of pharmacy support personnel.
- Describe the job description and necessary skills of pharmacy support personnel.
- Describe direct patient care delivery systems within the pharmacy environment.
- Demonstrate understanding of the role of measurements and pharmacy calculations.
- Identify routes of administration and dosage forms.
- Identify pharmaceutical-medical terms, abbreviations and symbols commonly used in the prescribing, dispensing and documenting of medications in both institutional and community pharmacies.
- Demonstrate understanding of pharmaceutical payment mechanisms and the third party role.
- Demonstrate understanding of wellness promotion and disease prevention concepts, such as, use of health screenings, health practices and environmental factors that impact health; and adverse effects of alcohol, tobacco and legal and illegal drugs.
- Locate relevant pharmacy websites and reference materials.
- Express the importance of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) accreditation standards and requirements.
- Make an informed decision concerning Pharmacy Technology as a career.
Outline:
- History and Structure of Pharmacy
- Pharmacy Practice Settings
- Legal, Ethical, and Confidentiality Issues in Pharmacy
- Role of Pharmacy Support Personnel
- Job Description and Skills of Pharmacy Support Personnel
- Direct Patient Care Delivery Systems for Pharmacy
- Basic Pharmaceutical Operations
- Compounding
- Measuring
- Calculations
- Dosage Forms and Routes of Administration
- Medical Terminology and Abbreviations in Pharmacy
- Common medical roots, prefixes and suffixes
- Common symbols
- Abbreviations
- Third Party Payment System
- Wellness Promotion and Disease Prevention
- Health Fairs, Brochures, and Education
- Drug and Alcohol Effects
- Importance of Proper Drinking Levels
- Body System Effects
- Sources of Pharmacy Information: Reference Books, Handbooks, Websites
- American Society of Health-System Pharmacist (ASHP) Accreditation Standards and Requirements
Effective Term: Fall 2016
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