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SECTION ONE Pharmacy Practice |
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1 History Of Medicine And Pharmacy |
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3 | (16) |
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4 | (6) |
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Advances in Drug Therapy and Vaccinations |
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10 | (1) |
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11 | (8) |
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2 Pharmacy Law, Ethics, And Regulatory Agencies |
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19 | (38) |
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US Food and Drug Administration History |
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21 | (2) |
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23 | (8) |
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31 | (12) |
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43 | (4) |
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47 | (3) |
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Special Prescribing Programs |
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50 | (1) |
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51 | (1) |
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
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51 | (1) |
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52 | (1) |
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52 | (5) |
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3 Competencies, Associations, And Settings For Technicians |
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57 | (26) |
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59 | (1) |
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60 | (1) |
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61 | (9) |
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National Certification for Technicians |
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70 | (8) |
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Professionalism in the Workplace |
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78 | (2) |
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The Future of Pharmacy Technicians is Bright! |
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80 | (3) |
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4 Communication And Role Of The Technician With The Customer/Patient |
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83 | (10) |
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84 | (7) |
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91 | (2) |
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5 Dosage Forms And Routes Of Administration |
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93 | (32) |
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Where Did Pharmacy Abbreviations Originate? |
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95 | (1) |
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95 | (6) |
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101 | (1) |
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Classifications of Medications |
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101 | (1) |
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Classifications of Drug Sales |
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101 | (1) |
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102 | (9) |
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111 | (4) |
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Other Considerations: Form and Function |
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115 | (2) |
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117 | (1) |
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118 | (1) |
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Packaging and Storage Requirements |
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118 | (1) |
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118 | (7) |
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6 Conversions And Calculations |
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125 | (25) |
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History of Pharmacy Calculations |
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127 | (1) |
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127 | (1) |
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International Time (Military Time) |
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128 | (1) |
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Temperature Conversion Between Fahrenheit and Celsius |
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129 | (1) |
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129 | (4) |
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133 | (4) |
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Calculations With Liquid Medication |
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137 | (9) |
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146 | (4) |
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7 Drug Information References |
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150 | (14) |
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151 | (1) |
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References Used in Pharmacy |
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152 | (5) |
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Pocket-Sized Reference Books |
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157 | (1) |
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157 | (1) |
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158 | (1) |
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Journals and Newsmagazines |
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159 | (1) |
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Additional Types of Information |
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160 | (1) |
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Considerations When Choosing a Reference |
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161 | (3) |
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8 Community Pharmacy Practice |
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164 | (27) |
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Role of the Pharmacy Technician |
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166 | (1) |
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167 | (4) |
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171 | (4) |
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175 | (2) |
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Other Pharmacy Technician Duties |
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177 | (1) |
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178 | (4) |
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182 | (1) |
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183 | (3) |
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186 | (5) |
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9 Institutional Pharmacy Practice |
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191 | (23) |
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193 | (2) |
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Hospital Pharmacy Standards and Procedures |
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195 | (1) |
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Pharmacy and Nursing Staff Relationship |
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195 | (2) |
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197 | (3) |
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Institutional Pharmacy Technicians |
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200 | (11) |
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The Future for Institutional Pharmacy Technicians |
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211 | (3) |
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10 Additional Pharmacy Practice Settings And Advanced Roles For Technicians |
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214 | (9) |
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Advanced or Specialized Pharmacy Technician Opportunities |
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215 | (8) |
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11 Bulk Repackaging And Nonsterile Compounding |
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223 | (33) |
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225 | (4) |
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229 | (18) |
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247 | (1) |
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248 | (1) |
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248 | (1) |
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Compounding Professionalism |
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248 | (2) |
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Regulatory and Quality Control |
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250 | (1) |
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251 | (1) |
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251 | (1) |
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252 | (4) |
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12 Aseptic Technique And Sterile Compounding |
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256 | (31) |
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Terminology Used in Pharmacy |
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258 | (1) |
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Standard Precautions for a Health Care Worker |
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258 | (1) |
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259 | (4) |
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263 | (1) |
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Medication Delivery Systems |
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263 | (1) |
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United States Pharmacopeia <797> |
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264 | (8) |
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272 | (11) |
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283 | (4) |
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13 Pharmacy Billing And Inventory Management |
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287 | (28) |
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Formulary and Drug Utilization |
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289 | (1) |
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Generic Versus Trade Name Drugs |
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290 | (1) |
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Types of Private and Group Medical Insurance Plans |
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291 | (1) |
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Government-Managed Insurance Programs |
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292 | (1) |
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Current Use of Medicare and Medicaid Insurance |
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293 | (5) |
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298 | (6) |
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304 | (1) |
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304 | (11) |
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14 Medication Safety And Error Prevention |
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315 | (24) |
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316 | (1) |
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Five Rights of Medication Safety |
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316 | (1) |
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What Constitutes an Error? |
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317 | (1) |
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Types of Medication Errors |
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317 | (2) |
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Responsibility for Errors |
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319 | (1) |
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319 | (1) |
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320 | (1) |
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Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies |
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321 | (1) |
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Drug Interactions as a Source of Error |
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322 | (1) |
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323 | (1) |
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Errors Related to Patient Care |
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324 | (1) |
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324 | (2) |
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Necessity of Reporting Errors |
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326 | (3) |
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Common Pharmacy Technology |
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329 | (2) |
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Patient Dose-Specific Orders |
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331 | (1) |
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United States Pharmacopeia <797> Regulations |
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331 | (1) |
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Medication Reconciliation |
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332 | (2) |
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Quality Assurance Practices and Risk Management |
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334 | (1) |
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334 | (1) |
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335 | (1) |
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335 | (4) |
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15 Pharmacy Operations Management And Workflow |
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339 | (14) |
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340 | (1) |
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340 | (5) |
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345 | (2) |
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Improving Efficiency Techniques |
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347 | (1) |
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347 | (6) |
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SECTION TWO Pharmacology and Medications |
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353 | (11) |
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354 | (1) |
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Brand Versus Generic Versus Chemical Names |
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354 | (1) |
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Tall Man Lettering in Brand and Generic Medications Versus the Use of Generic Prefixes, Suffixes, and Infixes |
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354 | (1) |
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Medication Characteristics |
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355 | (1) |
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355 | (1) |
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Four Phases of Drug Testing |
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355 | (1) |
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Anatomy, Physiology, Pharmacology, Pharmacodynamics, and Pharmacokinetics |
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355 | (1) |
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356 | (1) |
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356 | (1) |
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357 | (1) |
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357 | (1) |
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357 | (1) |
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358 | (1) |
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358 | (3) |
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Drug Classifications by Drug Enforcement Administration Schedules I, II, III, IV, and V |
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361 | (3) |
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17 Therapeutic Agents For The Nervous System |
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364 | (33) |
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Nervous System Introduction |
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367 | (3) |
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370 | (2) |
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Peripheral Nervous System |
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372 | (1) |
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Conditions of the Nervous System and Their Treatments |
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373 | (24) |
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18 Therapeutic Agents For The Endocrine System |
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397 | (27) |
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Anatomy of the Endocrine System |
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400 | (1) |
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Description of Hormones and Glands |
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401 | (2) |
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Functions of the Endocrine Glands |
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403 | (5) |
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Conditions of the Endocrine System and Their Treatments |
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408 | (16) |
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19 Therapeutic Agents For The Musculoskeletal System |
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424 | (21) |
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Anatomy and Physiology of the Skeletal System |
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426 | (1) |
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Anatomy and Physiology of Skeletal Muscle |
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426 | (1) |
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Common Conditions Affecting the Musculoskeletal System |
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426 | (15) |
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Other Select Medication Classes That Affect the Musculoskeletal System |
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441 | (4) |
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20 Therapeutic Agents For The Cardiovascular System |
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445 | (30) |
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Anatomy of the Heart and Vasculature System |
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449 | (2) |
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Regulation of the Heart and Vasculature |
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451 | (1) |
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Common Medication Classes Used to Treat Cardiac Conditions |
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452 | (3) |
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Conditions Affecting the Cardiovascular System |
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455 | (20) |
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21 Therapeutic Agents For The Respiratory System |
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475 | (24) |
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Structure and Function of the Respiratory System |
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477 | (5) |
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Disorders and Conditions of the Respiratory System |
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482 | (17) |
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22 Therapeutic Agents For The Gastrointestinal System |
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499 | (21) |
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Form and Role of the Gastrointestinal System |
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501 | (1) |
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Anatomy and Physiology of the Gastrointestinal System |
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501 | (4) |
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Conditions Affecting the Gastrointestinal System |
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505 | (15) |
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23 Therapeutic Agents For The Renal System |
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520 | (19) |
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Anatomy and Physiology of the Renal and Urological Systems |
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522 | (4) |
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Conditions Affecting the Renal and Urological Systems |
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526 | (13) |
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24 Therapeutic Agents For The Reproductive System |
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539 | (28) |
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Female Reproductive System |
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541 | (2) |
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Conditions Affecting the Female Reproductive System |
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543 | (10) |
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553 | (1) |
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Conditions Affecting the Male Reproductive System |
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554 | (7) |
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases |
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561 | (4) |
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565 | (2) |
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25 Therapeutic Agents For The Immune System |
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567 | (22) |
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Anatomy and Physiology of the Immune System |
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569 | (7) |
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576 | (6) |
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582 | (1) |
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583 | (6) |
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26 Therapeutic Agents For Eyes, Ears, Nose, And Throat |
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589 | (24) |
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The Eyes (Ophthalmic System) |
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592 | (1) |
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Conditions That Affect the Eye |
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593 | (10) |
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The Ears (Auditory System) |
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603 | (3) |
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606 | (2) |
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608 | (5) |
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27 Therapeutic Agents For The Dermatological System |
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613 | (19) |
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Anatomy and Physiology of the Dermatological System |
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615 | (1) |
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Common Conditions Affecting the Dermatological System |
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616 | (16) |
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28 Therapeutic Agents For The Hematologic System |
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632 | (18) |
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Anatomy and Physiology of the Hematologic System |
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634 | (1) |
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Conditions Affecting the Hematologic System |
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635 | (15) |
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29 Over-The-Counter Medications |
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650 | (10) |
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US Food and Drug Administration Regulations |
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651 | (1) |
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How a Prescription Drug Becomes an Over-the-Counter Drug |
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651 | (1) |
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Common Routes of Administration for Over-the-Counter Drugs |
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652 | (5) |
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Considerations for Special Populations |
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657 | (1) |
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Restricted Over-the-Counter Products |
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657 | (1) |
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Urinary Incontinence (Overactive Bladder) |
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657 | (3) |
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30 Complementary And Alternative Medicine |
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660 | (12) |
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What is Complementary and Alternative Medicine? |
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661 | (1) |
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Types of Complementary and Alternative Medicine |
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661 | (11) |
| Appendix A Top 200 Prescription Drugs |
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672 | (6) |
| Appendix B Top Herbal Remedies |
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678 | (1) |
| Glossary |
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679 | (14) |
| Index |
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