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College Catalog 2019-2020 
    
College Catalog 2019-2020 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PHAR 105 - Outpatient Pharmacy Preparations & Record Keeping I


Credits 2
This course provides instruction and practical application prescription order entry, counting, packaging, stocking, and labeling of pharmaceutical preparations using proper equipment and techniques. Students are provided with instruction and practical methods in patient profile applications, and filing requirements including special requirements for scheduled drugs.

Course Outcomes

  1. Demonstrate the legal parameters of a Pharmacy Technician. 
  2. Interpret a written pharmacy prescription. 
  3. Locate and interpret information on medication package insert. 
  4. Enter a prescription to include creating the patient profile with the appropriate computer software to 100% accuracy as part of total 25 minute prescription filing time. 
  5. Demonstrate pill counting to 100% accuracy.
  6. Demonstrate suspension reconstitution to 100% accuracy. 
  7. Practice legal requirements for filing prescriptions. 
  8. Demonstrate proper use of ancillary labels. 
  9. Compound medications.
  10. Describe various forms of inventory management and recordkeeping.
  11. Interpret the laws and requirements governing retail pharmacies and prescriptions. 
  12. Navigate through the VisusalScript software and HIT/EMR while entering prescription orders, adding patient profiles, drugs ordered, prescriber information and insurance plans.