Enhance your learning with the online Workbook for the Manual for Pharmacy Technicians.
Conveniently now online, our latest companion workbook contains additional exercises and assessment activities for every chapter for the Manual for Pharmacy Technicians, 5th Edition. For each chapter in the Manual, the corresponding chapter in the Workbook will consist of a variety of different online exercises and activities designed to reinforce learning. These exercises may consist of the following types of questions:
- Multiple Choice
- True/False
- Short Answer
- Defining Abbreviations
- Essay Questions
- Research or Lab Questions (ex. using computer or in the pharmacy/pharmacy lab)
The expanded workbook complements the Accreditation Standards for Pharmacy Technician Education and Training Programs and reflects the content of the revised Pharmacy Technicians Certification Exam (PTCE), providing you with more insight into how to structure studying to be successful in the classroom, on the PTCE, and in your new careers as a pharmacy technician.
Chapters include:
Part One: Setting Your Goals and Objectives
- Chapter 1: How to be a Great Student
Part Two: Introduction to Pharmacy Practice
- Chapter 2: The World of Pharmacy and Pharmacy Technicians
- Chapter 3: Pharmacy Law, Regulations, and Standards
- Chapter 4: Community, Ambulatory, and Home Care Pharmacy Practice
- Chapter 5: Hospital and Specialty Pharmacy Practice
Part Three: Science Knowledge and Skills
- Chapter 6: The Human Body: Structure and Function
- Chapter 7: Drug Classifications and Pharmacologic Actions
- Chapter 8: Drugs and the Body: Basic Biopharmaceutics, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics
- Chapter 9: Medication Dosage Forms and Routes of Administration
Part Four: Practice Basics
- Chapter 10: Communication, Professionalism, and Teamwork
- Chapter 11: Processing Medication Orders and Prescriptions
- Chapter 12: Pharmacy Calculations
- Chapter 13: Nonsterile Compounding and Repackaging
- Chapter 14: Aseptic Technique, Sterile Compounding, and IV Admixture Programs
- Chapter 15: Medication Safety
Part Five: Business Applications
- Chapter 16: Pharmacy Information Systems and their Uses
- Chapter 17: Purchasing and Inventory Control
- Chapter 18: Billing and Reimbursement
Part Six: In the Real World
- Chapter 19: Getting Started