Pharmacy Practice for Technicians (US$-208.95)

Preface (Sister Jane M. Durgin and Zachary I. Hanan). Introduction (Lisa S. Lifshin). Acknowledgements (Sister Jane M. Durgin and Zachary I. Hanan). PART I: OVERVIEW OF HEALTH CARE. 1. Historical Developments in Pharmacy and Health Care (Sr. Jane M. Durgin). 2. Organizational Structure and Function of the Hospital/ Health System and the Department of Pharmacy (Douglas E. Miller). 3. Home Health Care (Barbara Limburg Mancini). 4. Long-Term Care (Richard J. Lohne, Jonathan Shataal). 5. Community Pharmacy Practice (Maria Marzella Mantione, Carmella Avena-Woods). 6. Pharmacy Practice in the Armed Forces (Christopher G. Lynch, John D. Catoe, Darryl A. McGuire, Jr.). 7. Mail Order Pharmacy Practice (Sam Medure). 8. Durable and Non-Durable Medical Equipment and Supplies (Ronald A. DeBellis). 9. Nuclear Pharmacy Practice (Dan Palmquist, Richard P. Medeiros). PART II: THE PROFESSION OF PHARMACY. 10. Regulatory Standards in Pharmacy Practice (James Ruger). 11. Drug-Use Control: The Foundation of Pharmaceutical Care (Norberto Alberto, Shu Jing). 12. Ethical Considerations for the Pharmacy Technician (Martha L. Mackey). 13. Organizations in Pharmacy (Debra Feinberg). PART III: PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS OF PHARMACY TECHNOLOGY. 14. The Prescription (Robert A. Hamilton). 15. Medical Terminology and Abbreviations (M. Elyse Wheeler, Danielle R. Janiak). 16. Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms (P.L. Madan). 17. Pharmaceutical Calculations (Melinda Reed and Lee Anna Obos). 18. Extemporaneous Compounding (Steve Laddy, Thomas Mastanduono, Lin Leung). 19. Sterile Preparation Compounding (Laura Thoma, Karen Wong). 20. Administration of Medications (Sabra Boughton). 21. Drug Information (Laura Gianni Augusto). 22. Drug Distribution Systems (Gary Collins). 23. Infection Control and Prevention in the Pharmacy (Catherine Shannon). PART IV: CLINICAL ASPECTS OF PHARMACY TECHNOLOGY. 24. Introduction to Biopharmaceutics (Robert S. Kidd, Regina F. Peacock). 25. The Actions and Uses of Drugs (Robert S. Kidd, L. Michael Marcum). 26- Non-Prescription Medication (Nicole M. Maisch). 27. Natural Products (Dudley G. Moon, Elaine Liu). PART V: ADMINISTRATIVE ASPECTS OF PHARMACY TECHNOLOGY. 28. The Policy and Procedure Manual (Zachary I. Hanan and Sister Jane Durgin). 29. Pharmaceutical Supple Chain (Gary C. Collins). 30. The Pharmacy Formulary System (Mark N. Brueckl). 31. Pharmacy Informatics (Edmund Hayes). 32. Preventing and Managing Medication Errors: The Technician's Role (Matthew Grissinger and Susan M. Proulx). 33. Communication Skills (Michael DeCoske). 34. Reimbursement for Pharmacy Services (Angela Dominelli). 35. Accreditation of Pharmacy Technician Programs (Lisa S. Lifshin). 36. Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (Melissa Murer Corrigan, Megan E. Sheahan).

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