Pharmacist pharmacy technicians

Wholesale distribution State Health Dept. requirements Not required Same as above Pharmacist Pharmacist Pharmacist Pharmacist Pharmacist Pharmacist/ Pharmacy technician... 

The types of investments a company makes depend largely on the type of business it is conducting. In pharmacy settings, funds are invested in acquisition of inventory, computer software and hardware, robotics, buildings, and land. Acquiring the resources necessary to employ the appropriate number of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and other staff also can be viewed as an investment activity. 

Pharmacy (P) medicines may be sold from pharmacies under the supervision of a pharmacist. The pharmacist, pharmacy technician or the pharmacy counter assistant will ask a number of questions prior to making the sale to ensure that the medication is safe for the patient and advice as to the use of the product will be provided. 

APhA hosts one national meeting annually. The meeting provides continuing education for pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, scientists, and numerous affiliated organizations. The Federal pharmacists hold meetings in conjunction with APhA, as do the American Institute on the History of Pharmacy, the American Society of Pharmacy Law, and several professional fraternities and honor societies. Dates for meetings in upcoming years are as follows ... 

Snell M, ed (2008). Medicines, Ethics and Practice a guide for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, 32nd rev edn. London Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. Sweetman SC, ed (2006). Martindale the Complete Drug Reference, 35th edn. London Pharmaceutical Press. 

Medicines, Ethics and Practice a Guide for Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians, 32, July 2008. London Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, 2008. 

Marie is not feeling well, and on examination by her physician, she is admitted to the local hospital. The physician stops by and orders some prescriptions for Marie. He writes an order for the prescriptions on a duplicate form. One is placed in a bin and picked up by a pharmacy technician the other is placed in Marie s chart. Once the order arrives at the pharmacy, a pharmacist enters the order into the computer, and the medication is pulled from inventory to be sent to the floor on the next round of floor deliveries. The next day, this order for Marie s medications, along with all the other medication orders for the patients in the hospital, is printed so that a cart can be filled with that day s medications. A technician fills the bins in the cart, and a pharmacist checks the filled bins. After the bins are checked, the cart is delivered to the floor. That afternoon the clinical pharmacist visits... 

Labor expenses will need to be allocated between the prescription department and the rest of the pharmacy. These expenses typically are allocated based on the percent of time spent in the prescription department. Marcie Hawkins, the pharmacy manager at Good Service Pharmacy, estimates that she spends 75 percent of her time in the prescription department. Assume that the employee pharmacist and the pharmacy technicians spend 95 percent of their time in the prescription department, so 95 percent of their wages is allocated to the cost of dispensing. The other workers spend about 50 percent of their time in the prescription department. Using these percentages and the wage information contained in the notes under the Income Statement, the total amount of labor costs allocated to the prescription department is 423,165. 

Labor costs (wages plus benefits) Pharmacy manager = 125,583 (75 percent in prescription department) employee pharmacist = 115,279 (95 percent in prescription department) pharmacy technicians = 103,890 (95 percent in prescription department) and other staff = 241,534 (50 percent in prescription department). 

People provide most services thus the selection, training, and motivation of employees are critical tasks for service firms. Interactions with employees can have a significant impact on perceptions of service quality. Pharmacy managers need to pay special attention to all members of the pharmacy staff, not just pharmacists and technicians. Clerks, maintenance staff, volunteers, students, and anyone else who has contact with customers need sufficient training. In addition, other patrons may form part of the service experience, and... 

Pharmacists and technicians play a major role in medication safety in modern pharmacy practice. After summarizing several studies performed in hospitals and long-term care facilities, Allan and Barker (1990) estimated that medication errors occur at a rate of about 1 per patient per day. In a more recent study performed in ambulatory pharmacies, they found an overall dispensing accuracy rate for prescription medications of 98.3 percent (Allan, Barker, and Carnahan, 2003). While most of these errors probably have minimal clinical relevance and do not affect patients adversely, many experts believe that medication error rates may be higher in the ambulatory care setting because errors may not always be evident to the health professionals who work there. For example, medication errors can occur when a patient purchases nonprescription medications without speaking with the pharmacist about any potential interactions with his or her prescription medications or if patients fail to verify the appropriate dose of the over-the-counter (OTC) medication. 

When pharmacists and technicians interpret prescriptions and medication orders, newly marketed drugs are a particular problem. Staff members are not as familiar with names of the drugs, and they tend to misinterpret them as older drugs. It is important that up-to-date education on all new medications is provided to the pharmacy staff, including any potential for error that may exist with these new products. In the ambulatory care setting, physicians can write both the generic and trade names legibly on the prescription, and they can add the intended purpose of the medication to further alert pharmacy staff to the correct medication name. 

A direct copy of the order is transported or faxed to the pharmacy, or the prescribers computer entry reaches the pharmacy. The pharmacist or pharmacy technician reads the order and enters it in the pharmacy computer system. If the technician finds a duplicate order, incorrect dose, allergy, or the like, it is documented and called to the attention of the pharmacist during the clinical screening in step 5. 

Organizational structure. It is necessary to develop an internal organization structure that allows pharmacists to focus on the individual patient, exercise clinical judgment, and be supported in a manner consistent with their work. Training and education of pharmacy technicians must be provided to make possible the development of clinical services. Financial resources must be directed toward clinical functions with as much enthusiasm as that shown for distributive functions. 

The practice of pharmacy is continuing to undergo a paradigm shift from a dispensing-focused to a patient-care-focused profession. With the advances in technology and the increased supply of pharmacy technicians, pharmacists have more time to provide clinical services. One area in which pharmacists have seized the opportunity to become involved in patient care is disease management. 

Pharmacy Technician Certification Board established Created a credentialing body for phamiacy technician practices Allowed pharmacists to engage in pharmaceutical care more readily... 

Pharmacy technician An individual who, under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist, assists in pharmacy activities not requiring the professional judgment of the pharmacist. 

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