Pharmacy Technology: Grades 9, 10, 11, 12

The History of Pharmacy

The Profession of Pharmacy

Pharmacy Terminology

Pharmacy Law and Safety

Dosage Forms and Routes of Administration

Retail/Community Pharmacy

Hospital Pharmacy

Compounding

Pharmacy Math

Pharmacology

Pharmacy Operations

Career and Technical Student Organizations (SkillsUSA / HOSA)

Define terminology

Understand the profession of pharmacy through 4 historical perspectives

Identify historical figures in pharmacy

Define terminology

Identify professional organizations associated with pharmacy

Identify professional organizations associated with pharmacy

Understand code of ethics related to pharmacy

Define terminology

Identify common abbreviations and symbols used in pharmacy

Distinguish between brand/trade name and generic drug names

Identify pharmacy terminology

Identify professional jargon in pharmacy

Define terminology

Discuss various laws related to pharmacy

Examine infection control techniques: disenfecting, handwashing, Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS), safe operation of equipment, Personal Protection Equipment (PPE), sterilization, universal precautions

Define terminology

Define and differentiate dosage form and route of administration

Define terminology

Identify how prescriptions are received, processed, and checked

Describe how prescriptions are dated, numbered, and labeled

Analyze parts of a prescription stock label

Understand the importance of the NDC numbers

Understand organizational structure in retail pharmacy

Define terminology

Identify how medication orders are received, processed, and checked in a hospital

Describe how medication orders are dated, numbered, and labeled in a hospital

Analyze parts of medication containers

Understand organizational structure in a hospital pharmacy

Define terminology

Analyze the components of equipment used in compounding

Explain the various techniques used in compounding

Define terminology

Examine four units of measurement: apothecary, avoirdupois, household, and metric systems

Identify use of military time

Examine Clark's rules and Young's rules

Examine body surface area

Define terminology

Examine medications and drug classes

Define terminology

Discuss the 3 main types of purchasing

Explains cost analysis and cost control

Describe the products reviewing process

Discuss the main components involved in a modern record keeping system

Describe various examples of medical insurance coverage

Define terminology

Outline a self-assessment and identify individual learning styles

Describe self-motivation techniques and establish short-term goals

Give examples of individual time-management skills

Predict future occupations

Identify the customer

Identify the benefits of doing a community service project

Describe effective communication with others

Give locations for a shadowing activity

Identify the components of an employment portfolio

List proficiency in program competencies

Describe how to measure/modify short-term goals

Identify stress sources

Identify characteristics of a positive image

Describe how team skills can be applied to a group project

List business meeting skills

Outline a survey for employment opportunities

Select a professional journal for review and develop a three to five minute

Identify customer expectations

List parts of a job application

Outline your employment portfolio

Identify supervisory and management roles in an organization

Outline safety issues

Prepare a list of terms with definitions

List/describe 4 historical periods: Traditional/Ancient Era; Scientific/Empiric Era; Clinical/Industrialization Era; Pharmaceutical Care/Patient Care Era

Identify historical figures and their contributions to pharmacy: Hippocrates, Galen, Aristotle, Mithridates

Prepare a list of terms with definitions

List the education requirements to be a pharmacist and a pharmacy technician

List the career opportunities for a pharmacist and a pharmacy technician

Describe the work environment of a pharmacist and a pharmacy technician

Apply professional conduct and communication in a pharmacy environment

Identify the most common pharmacy organizations: American Association of Pharmacy Technicians; National Pharmacy Technician Association; American Pharmacists Association; American Society of Health System Pharmacists; The Pharmacy Technician Certification Board

Demonstrate code of ethics for pharmacy technicians

Prepare a list of terms with definitions

Interpret abbreviations and symbols used in pharmacy

Identify and pronounce brand/trade names and generic drug names correctly

Identify and explain pharmaceutical terms such as prefixes, suffixes, and root words in their proper context

Interpret prescription orders using pharmacy terminology

Identify professional jargon in pharmacy and its use within the proper context

Prepare a list of terms with definitions

Identify and distinguish between state and federal regulations: Controlled Substance Act and their five schedules, Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, Drug Listing Act, Durham-Humphrey Amendment, HIPAA, Kefauver-Harris Amendment, Poison Prevention Packaging Act

Identify the federal agencies that regulate pharmacy: DEA, FDA, OSHA,

Identify pharmacy related legal terms

Identify violations and penalties of pharmacy law

Identify and demonstrate infection control techniques and safety guidelines

Use safety guidelines for pharmacy technicians

Prepare a list of terms with definitions

Identify various dosage forms used in pharmacy

Identify various routes of administration

Examine techniques for routes of administration and their advantages and disadvantages

Prepare a list of terms with definitions

Demonstrate how prescriptions are prepared and dispensed

Demonstrate how prescriptions are packaged and delivered

Demonstrate process for dating, numbering and labeling prescriptions

Identify requirements for refilling prescriptions

Identify parts of a stock label: storage/handling requirements, expiration date and lot number, package size, NDC number, brand name, generic name, dosage form, strength per unit dose, legend label, and manufacturer

Identify parts of an NDC number: Manufacturer, product, pack size

Understand the role of the NDC number in preventing medication errors

Identify organizational structure in retail pharmacy

Prepare a list of terms with definitions

Demonstrate how medication orders are prepared and dispensed

Demonstrate how medication orders are packaged and delivered

Demonstrate process for dating, numbering and labeling prescriptions

Identify parts of a medication container: Unit dose, IV bags, syringe, floor stock, cart fill

Identify organizational structure in a hospital pharmacy

Prepare a list of terms with definitions

Identify the equipment and procedures used for compounding

Demonstrate the proper techniques for measuring, weighing, and compounding medications

Prepare a list of terms with definitions

Identify and convert four units of measurement in: temperature, time, volume, and weight

Identify use of percentages, ratios, and proportions in pharmacy

Apply use of fractions and decimals in pharmacy

Convert standard time to military time

Identify Clark's rules and Young's rules and their uses in pediatric doses

Identify body surface area in calculating doses

Prepare a list of terms with definitions

Identify medications

Identify the most common drug classes as they relate to medical conditions and body systems

Prepare a list of terms with definitions

Identify independent, group, and time purchasing

Identify cost analysis and cost control

Identify the steps invovled when medications and products are received in hospital or retail pharmacies

Identify the 3 main components of a modern record keeping system

List and describe the 3 main types of insurances: private, managed care programs, government plans

Prepare a list of terms with definitions

Show individual strengths

Show areas in need of improvement

Prepare a list of short-term goals

Discuss ways to change or improve lifestyle appearance and behavior

Prepare and maintain a time journal

Outline ways to improve time management skills

Research the Internet to explore for career opportunities within specified fields of

Prepare a presentation on a specified career area

Differentiate between external and internal customers

Identify factors which contribute to poor customer relationships

Outline ways to become involved in the community

Develop a community service project

Note personal barriers to listening

Relate a personal plan to overcome barriers to listening

Summarize and relate an experience of job shadowing activity

Present parts of a portfolio

Compile a personal employment portfolio for an interview

Construct an interpersonal competency assessment

Discuss how to pursue short-term goal(s)

Prepare a list of personal sources of stress

Outline techniques to cope with individual sources of stress

List behaviors and traits that lead to a positive image

Note behaviors and traits that lead to a negative image

Form a team to develop a class project

Prepare a critique of the meeting attended

Relate the basic rules required to ensure an orderly and business-like meeting

Demonstrate with role-playing to illustrate appropriate meeting skills

Compile information on a particular employment opportunity of interest

Perform an internet search of a specific career area

Prepare a presentation on the content, purpose, and distribution of a particular professional journal

List customer expectations

Discover the consequences of unmet customer expectations

Prepare a job application from various businesses in the community

Demonstrate a mock job interview

Construct a personal employment portfolio

Prepare an organizational chart

Outline the responsibilities of managers and supervisors

Research safety issues within a given career area