Role Of The Pharmacy Technician Flashcards
According to most state laws, which duty can pharmacy technicians perform?
•Counsel patients
•Perform medication reviews
•Prescribe patient medications
•Manage pharmacy inventory
Manage pharmacy inventory
What is the primary role of a pharmacy technician?
•perform final check on prescriptions
•develops an individualized patient-care plan
•assists the pharmacist with dispensing prescriptions
•counsels patients on medications and medical conditions
assists the pharmacist with dispensing prescriptions
Nikki, a long term care pharmacy technician, avoids illegal behavior. Which code of ethics is she following?
•maintaining competency
•respecting patient confidentiality
•ensuring health and safety of patients
•being honest and maintaining integrity
being honest and maintaining integrity
Who sets regulations and requirements to practice as a pharmacy technician?
•state board of pharmacy
•FDA
•regional pharmacy association
•national accrediting organizations
State board of pharmacy
What does scope of practice provide pharmacy technicians?
•requirements on how to become a pharmacy technician
•rules about passing a background screening and drug test
•boundaries for duties pharmacy techs can and cannot perform
•code of ethics to adhere to while working as a pharmacy technician
boundaries for duties pharmacy techs can and cannot perform
What are the five key components of the patient care process?
Collect, assess, plan, implement, follow up
In which setting is a technician most likely to compound sterile products?
Hospital pharmacy
What is the role of a physician when working with the pharmacy team?
•resolves medication therapy issues
•works under the pharmacists supervision
•updates patient records with new insurance
•compounds medications using nonsterile processes
resolves medication therapy issues
Kelly, a mail-order pharmacy technician, makes sure that patient information is protected and safe. Which code of ethics is this an example of?
•respecting colleagues
•maintaining competency
•distributing quality medications
•supporting patient respect and confidentiality
supporting patient respect and confidentiality
Completing continuing education courses is a way to:
•maintain patient confidentiality
•show you’re better than your colleagues
•expand knowledge and grow professionally
•learn about outdated pharmacy information
expand knowledge and grow professionally
Depending on state law, who can perform the same tasks as pharmacists?
Intern
A pharmacy technician who has listed with their state Board of Pharmacy for the sole purpose of keeping their information on file is considered…?
Registered
In what type of pharmacy will a pharmacy technician typically package medications to ship to patients via postal service?
Mail-order pharmacy
