Certification Exam Review for Pharmacy Technicians: Text with CD / Edition 3

by AIKEN, ANDERSON

Overview

This exceptional textbook provides students with the necessary knowledge, skills, and confidence to pass a national certification exam. This third edition is fully aligned with the new PCTB exam domains. Students using the textbook and Study Partner CD will: * Learn about pharmacy laws and regulations * Strengthen pharmacy calculation skills with a new practice test * Understand sterile and nonsterile compounding regulations and procedures * Review and expand knowledge of the commonly prescribed pharmaceuticals * Understand infection control and requirements for handling disposal of pharmaceutical and hazardous wastes * Know up-to-date information on billing, reimbursement, and healthcare reform * Gain essential knowledge of professional standards, electronic medical records, e-prescribing, new technologies, and information management * Learn about pharmacy ordering and receiving, management of outdated and recalled pharmaceuticals, and quality-assurance procedures in pharmacy settings * Review medication errors and gain prevention strategies Each textbook includes a Study Partner CD! The Study Partner CD supports student learning with: * A Pretest that assesses students' strengths and identifies areas for further study * Practice Exams that feature more than 1,000 exam-style questions, enabling students to generate a nearly unlimited number of unique, randomized 90-question exams in Practice and Reported modes * Flashcards that help students memorize the top 200 generic and brand name drugs * A link to the Internet Resource Center that provides in-depth reference information and additional resources Practice Tests Practice tests provide students with an opportunity to gauge their knowledge, identify areas for additional study, and hone their test-taking skills. This edition includes: * A 90-question pretest at the end of Chapter 1 that allows students to assess current knowledge and identify areas for additional study * NEW! A 50-questi

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780763852177
Publisher:	Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company
Publication date:	02/01/2013
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.40(d)

Table of Contents

Preface vii

Chapter 1 The Importance of Certification and Taking a High-Stakes Test 1

The Purpose of Certification 1

Certification, Registration, and Licensure 2

Certification 2

Registration 2

Licensure 2

Why Become Certified? 3

The Exam 3

Eligibility Requirements 4

Taking a High-Stakes Exam 5

Test Preparation Strategies 5

How and When to Study 5

Budget Time to Study 5

Talk with Professionals in the Field 5

Develop Relaxation Techniques 6

Prepare in Advance for Test Day 6

Follow Good Sleeping and Eating Habits 6

Arrive Early 7

The High-Stakes Test Environment 7

Tips for Taking Multiple-Choice Tests 7

After the Exam 9

Skills Quiz 10

Thinking Beyond the Exam 11

Pretest 11

Chapter 2 Pharmacy Calculations 19

Test-taking Tips for Calculation Questions 19

Common Measures and Conversions 20

Concentrations and Dilutions 21

Fractions Representing Concentration 22

Weight-Volume Percent as an Expression of Concentration 24

Ratio as an Expression of Concentration 25

Dilutions 27

Alligation 30

Oral and TV Dosages 32

IV Flow Rates 35

Business Math in the Pharmacy 41

Markup 41

Markup Rate 41

Discount 42

Discount Rate 43

Days' Supply 43

Body Weight and Surface Area Dose Calculations 46

Body Surface Area 47

Temperature Calculations 47

DEA Number Checksum Formula 48

Skills Quiz 49

Thinking Beyond the Exam 50

Calculation Practice Exam 50

Chapter 3 Pharmacology for Technicians 57

Classification of Drugs 58

Central Nervous System Agents 58

Analgesic and Anti-inflammatory Agents 58

Antianxiety and Hypnotic Agents 60

Antidepressant Agents 60

Miscellaneous CNS Agents 61

Cardiovascular Agents 63

Antihypertensive Agents 63

Antihyperlipidemic Agents 64

Miscellaneous Cardiovascular Agents 65

Systemic Anti-infective Agents 66

Endocrine and Metabolic Agents 68

Estrogens and Birth Control Agents 68

Antidiabetic Agents 68

Miscellaneous Endocrine Agents 69

Respiratory Agents 70

Gastrointestinal Agents 71

Renal and Genitourinary Agents 72

Hematologic Agents 73

Miscellaneous Drugs 74

Over-the-Counter Drugs and Dietary Supplements 75

Skills Quiz 78

Thinking Beyond the Exam 79

Pharmacology Practice Exam 79

Chapter 4 Pharmacy Law and Regulation 83

Law and the Pharmacy Technician 83

Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Regulations 85

Drug Classifications 86

Schedule II 87

Schedule III-IV 90

Schedule V 91

Controlled Drug Inventory 91

State Laws 92

Professional Standards 93

Skills Quiz 94

Thinking Beyond the Exam 95

Chapter 5 Sterile and Nonsterile Compounding 97

Infection Control 97

Hand Hygiene and Hand Washing 98

Aseptic Hand Washing 99

Personal Protective Equipment 100

Universal Precaution 100

Needle Safety 101

Protecting Healthcare Workers 102

Hazardous Substances 102

Radioactive Material 103

Waste Handling and Disposal 104

Hazardous Waste 105

Nonsterile Compounding 106

Documentation 106

Nonsterile Compounding Equipment and Supplies 108

Basic Nonsterile Compounding Steps 109

Sterile Compounding 110

CSP Documentation and Regulation 110

CSP Stability 110

Incompatibility in CSP 111

Equipment and Supplies for CSP 111

Skills Quiz 114

Thinking Beyond the Exam 115

Chapter 6 Medication Safety 117

Medical and Medication Errors 117

Protecting the Public 118

Generic vs. Brand Name Drugs 119

NDC Number 119

Patient Education 121

High-Risk/Alert Medications 122

Safe Use of Drugs during Pregnancy 122

Safe Use of Drugs in Women of Child-bearing Age 122

Drug Registry Programs 123

Utilization Review and Pharmacist Intervention 124

Techniques to Reduce Errors 125

Innovations 126

Reporting Medication Errors and Adverse Reactions 127

Consumer Product Safety Commission 127

Skills Quiz 130

Thinking Beyond the Exam 132

Chapter 7 Pharmacy Quality Assurance 133

Employee Quality 133

Medication Selection 134

FDA Approval 134

Infection Control 134

Risk Management 136

Continuous Quality Improvement 136

Communicating Recalls, Shortages, and Changes 137

Measuring Job, Pharmacy, and Patient Satisfaction 137

Accreditation 138

Patient Satisfaction 138

Skills Quiz 139

Thinking Beyond the Exam 141

Chapter 8 Medication Order and Entry Process 143

The Prescription 143

The Medication Order 144

Common Abbreviations 146

Completeness 148

Accuracy 150

Authenticity 152

Legality 153

Patient Profile 153

Filling a Prescription or Medication Order 154

Packaging 156

Patient Medication Information 157

Final Check by the Pharmacist 158

Skills Quiz 159

Thinking Beyond the Exam 161

Chapter 9 Pharmacy Inventory Management 163

Inventory Considerations 163

Ordering and Purchasing 164

Discount Purchasing Value 166

ABC Classification System 167

Profit and Markup 169

Closed or Open Formulary 169

Receiving 170

Storage 171

Pharmaceutical Removal, and Disposal 173

Skills Quiz 175

Thinking Beyond the Exam 177

Chapter 10 Pharmacy Billing and Reimbursement 179

Insurance Billing and Problem Solving 179

Insurance Reimbursement Eligibility 180

Skills Quiz 183

Thinking Beyond the Exam 184

Chapter 11 Pharmacy Information System Usage and Application 185

Computer Basics 185

Institutional Pharmacy 187

Community Practice 187

Pharmacy Robots 188

Skills Quiz 189

Thinking Beyond the Exam 190

Appendix A Most Commonly Prescribed Drugs 191

Appendix B Practice Exams 199

Practice Exam 1 199

Practice Exam 2 207

Appendix C Answer Keys 215

Pretest 215

Calculations Practice Exam 216

Pharmacology Practice Exam 220

Practice Exam 1 221

Practice Exam 2 232

Index 245