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College Catalog 2017-2018 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PHAR 108 - Inpatient & Home Healthcare Pharmacy Preparation and Record Keeping


Credits 4
This course provides instruction and experience in IV preparation, unit dose drug distribution, compounding, packaging, labeling, floor and pharmacy stocking and ordering. Students learn and demonstrate aseptic technique for compounding sterile products as well as safety standards for cytotoxic drugs. Students learn required record keeping as it applies to inpatient pharmacy settings, emergency medications, and the use of home infusion administration devices.
Course Outcomes

  1. Apply advanced admixture techniques in mixing (placebo) chemotherapy agents.
  2. Utilize Total Parenteral Nutrition solutions and other additional advanced mixtures.
  3. Articulate the risks and precautions associated with Chemotherapy agents.
  4. Demonstrate TPN Admixtures using knowledge learned from Inpatient and Home Healthcare Pharmacy Preparations.