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PHR 1020 - Principles of Dispensing Medications
Course Description This course introduces the student to principles of receiving, storing, and dispensing medications. Topics include: purchasing, packaging, and labeling drugs; pharmacy policies and procedures; documentation; inventory and filing systems; compounding; storage and control; pharmacy equipment; and health care organizational structure. This course provides laboratory and clinical practice.
Competency Areas	Hours
Purchasing, Packaging, and Labeling Drugs	Class	4
Pharmacy Policies and Procedures	D. Lab	4
Documentation	P. Lab/O.B.I.	0
Inventory and Filing Systems	Credit	6
Compounding
Storage and Control
Pharmacy Equipment
Health Care Organizational Structure

Prerequisite:	PHR 1000
Corequisite:	PHR 1050

Course Guide

Competency	After completing this section, the student will be able to:	Hours
		Class	D.Lab	P.Lab/ O.B.I.
PURCHASING, PACKAGING, AND LABELING DRUGS		7	6	0
Purchasing	Prepare a written report of a physical inventory.
	Demonstrate use of a computer terminal for inventory, purchasing, and record keeping.
Packaging	State the precautions and procedures necessary when handling caustic, poisonous, and flammable substances.
	Describe safety considerations regarding pharmacy equipment operation, control of microbiological contamination, cleaning and housekeeping, and control records.
	Repackage and label unit doses from a bulk supply of drugs.
	Complete all necessary control records for unit doses prepared from a bulk supply.
	Select, assemble, and use necessary equipment for packaging medications.
	Select each ingredient.
	Demonstrate the accurate calculation and measurement of each formulation and packaging request.
	Demonstrate the correct procedure for mixing and preparing product.
	Demonstrate the proper selection and preparation of packages/containers and closures.
	Demonstrate the proper packaging techniques.
	List the steps in manufacturing and packaging operations that must be performed by a pharmacist only.
Labeling	Demonstrate the proper completion of worksheet record of weights and volumes, manufacturer’s lot numbers, and other required information.
	Demonstrate the correct selection and preparation of labels.
PHARMACY POLICIES AND PROCEDURES		1	0	0
Policies and procedures	Explain the need to follow policy and the technician’s role in providing safe and effective patient care.
DOCUMENTATION		2	4	0
Record completion	Document the receipt and disposition of drugs through various returns, invoices, etc.
	Complete the records for prepared/compounded products with lot numbers and expiration dates and times.
	Complete the records that apply to the dispensing of controlled, investigational, and non formulary investigational and non formulary drugs.
	Document cart fill/check.
	Interpret and complete inpatient profiles and the necessary records and documents associated with dispensed prescriptions for ambulatory patients.
INVENTORY AND FILING SYSTEMS		2	4	0
Filing systems	Explain the use of computers for filing information.
	Use a filing system for prescriptions including controlled substances.
Inventory management	Determine from existing reorder levels which inventoried items should be ordered and in what quantity. (PAR)
	Check in a drug shipment by using the packing list or invoice and purchase order.
	Complete the receiving report.
	Add the items to the inventory.
	Retrieve designated drug items from the drug storeroom.
	Describe the procedure for returning outdated drugs to the manufacturer.
COMPOUNDING		10	10	0
Safety
Stability and storage	Designate drug names those that are light sensitive and those that must be refrigerated.
	List the titles of at least four reference books where stability information on drug compounds can be located.
Equipment	Demonstrate the correct selection of necessary equipment for formulation and packaging.
	Demonstrate proper assembly and use of the equipment for formulation and packaging.
	Demonstrate proper cleaning and storing of equipment for formulation and packaging.
Product preparation	Demonstrate the correct procedure for mixing and preparing product formulation and packaging.
	Demonstrate accurate calculation and measurement of each ingredient for formulation and packaging.
	List the steps in manufacturing and packaging operation that must be performed by a pharmacist only.
STORAGE AND CONTROL		4	4	0
Packaging and inspection	Select and prepare packages/containers and closures including light resistant containers.
	Describe packaging considerations (e.g., drug containers and closures).
Record keeping and inventory control	Perform control and recordkeeping procedures (e.g., formula master sheets, worksheets and batch records, labeling and label control, quality control measures, and product testing and monitoring). Discuss storage and inventory control.
	Describe lot numbers and expiration dates and times.
	Perform labeling and recordkeeping for bottle labels, fluid orders and profiles, and compounding records.
	Discuss safety considerations regarding control records.
	Retrieve designated drug items from the drug storeroom.
PHARMACY EQUIPMENT		4	4	0
Assembly	Describe the assembly of equipment.
Equipment use	Discuss the use of equipment.
	Maintain equipment and apparatus.
	Discuss compounding techniques (i.e., specific to ointments, suspensions, creams, capsules, and suppositories).
Storage and cleaning	Discuss storage and cleaning of equipment.
HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE		1	0	0
Organizational structure	Interpret the institution’s organizational chart in terms of the name and title of the administrative person to whom the director of pharmacy reports and the administrative and professional relationship of the pharmacy department to any other departments in the institution.
	Describe the organization of various pharmacy settings amd the responsibilities of the technician in different settings.
Pharmacies	Describe various pharmacy setting requirements as they apply to technicians and their responsibilities.

Media Print Audio/Visual Web Other	Note: Please adhere to the APA Formatting and Style Guidelines. Examples: Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Location: Publisher. Duncan, G.J., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (Eds.). (1997). Consequences of growing up poor. New York: Russell Sage Foundation.
Books	Ballington, Don (1999). Pharmacy Practice for Technicians (3^nd ed.). St. Paul, MN: EMC Paradigm. Ballington, Don (2003). Pharmacology for Technicians Workbook (3^nd ed.). St. Paul, MN: Paradigm Publishing. Hopper, Teresa (2007). Pharmacy Technician Principles and Practice (2^nd ed.). Saunders Elsevier. Mohr, Mary (2007). Lab Experiences for the Pharmacy Technician; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Neville, Judy (2008). Pharmacy Technician Lab Manual. Mosby Elsevier. Stoogenke, Marvin (2002). The Pharmacy Technician (3^rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Audio/Visual and Software Resources	CHOICETM (1999). Cardinal Distribution a Cardinal Health Company (CD DAA Enterprises (2008). Pharmacy Management Software. Mosby Elsevier (software) Davis, Karen. (2008) Getting Started in Non Sterile Compounding. ASHP (video) Introducing CHOICE-DISCovery, the multimedia, interactive CD-ROM tutorial for Cardinal). Rx30 Pharmacy System. Ocoee, FL: Transaction Data Systems (software) TeleSCRIPT Video Presentation (1995). Greenville, TX: OmniSYS, Inc (video). DataSMITH (1999, 2000). Spartanburg, SC: Smith Drug Company (software) MedStation System 2000 (1997). San Diego, CA: PYXIS Corporation (video).

Posted: 12/17/09