PHM 115 : Pharmacy Technician Lab I

Transcript title

Pharmacy Technician Lab I

Credits

2

Grading mode

Standard letter grades

Total contact hours

40

Other hours

40

Corequisites

PHM 100, PHM 110, PHM 120, PHM 190.

Course Description

Complements lecture with hands-on experience in medication preparation, dispensing, calculations, and business applications.

Course learning outcomes

1. Use United States Pharmacopeia and other pharmacy reference texts for successful pharmacy practice and administration.
2. Determine validity of Drug Enforcement Administration numbers.
3. Review patient profiles, prescription forms, and filled prescriptions accurately.
4. Process patient data, new prescriptions and refills, and third-party claims accurately.
5. Create simlulated tablets, capsules, suspensions, creams, ointments, gels, and pastes.

Content outline

  1. Non-sterile compounding
  2. Retail simulation
  3. Prescription processing
  4. Filling/dispensing prescriptions

Required materials

Textbook required.

Outside of
expected

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