CH2- the foundation of pharmaceutical care Flashcards
BOP
Board of Pharmacy
HMO
health maintenance organization
PTCE
Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam
NABP
National Association of Boards of Pharmacy
ACCP
American College of Clinical Pharmacy
APhA
American Pharmacists Association
USP
united states pharmacopeia
Of the number of required continuing education hours for the CPhT, how many hours must be related to pharmacy law?
1hour
Many clerical tasks in pharmacies are now performed by
pharmacy technicians
The profession of pharmacy involves
both interpretation and patient monitoring
When pharmacies are involved in manufacturing, repackaging, and relabeling they fall under the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
The pharmacy technician ceritification must be renewed every
2years
The percentage of women enrolled in pharmacy schools in the U.S colleges of pharmacy in 1993 was
63 percent
Specialties in the profession of pharmacy include
drug information
Good sources for continuing education in the field of pharmacy include
workshops and seminars offered by pharmacy organizations
The quality and control unit responsible for auditing the control system and evaluating product quality is sometimes referred to as
Assay and control
The largest national pharmacy organization is the
American Pharmacists Association (APhA)
The role of the pharmacy technician in recent years has been
increasing
Some basic principals that should make up a code of ethics include
continuously improving levels of professional knowledge and skills
The amount of medical knowledge gained is said to double every
5 yrs
A certified pharmacy technician (CPhT) may
both monitor inventory and repackage medication
The core requirement for a 2 year associate degree for pharmacy technicians include
terminology
Which organization sets the standards for the identity, strength, quality, purity, packaging, and labeling of drug products?
United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
The largest of all the pharmacy organizations
American Pharmacists Association (APhA)
Represents pharmaceutical scientists
American Associations of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS)
Represents all 87 pharmacy schools in the United States
American Association of college of pharmacy (AACP)
Provides resources for clinical pharmacists
American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP)
National accrediting agency for pharmacy education program
American Council on Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE)
promotes certification of pharmacy technicians
American Association of Pharmacy Technicians (AAPT)
represents pharmacists working in hospitals
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)
Most hospitals utilize pharmacy technicians to assist with
preparation of intravenous admixtures
Specialized pharmacy compounding within the pharmacy is no longer required as often as a result of
the increased availability of prepackaged medications
