Chapter 2: Vocabulary Flashcards
Continuing Education
additional topics of study that must be earned in order to maintain certifications, including certified pharmacy technician status.
Drug Control
a method used to eliminate or reduce the potential harm of the drug distributed.
Assay and control unit
a group with the responsibility for auditing the control system and evaluating product quality; similar to a quality control unit
Certified
For a pharmacy technician, this means being granted recognition by a nongovernmental agency or association because of meeting predetermined qualifications they have specified as necessary. A certified pharmacy technician is credentialed as a “CPhT.”
Competencies
Unique skill sets and abilities in a particular field. complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) — A large, diverse set of systems of diagnosis, treatment, and prevention based on philosophies and techniques outside those of conventional Western medicine.
Confidentiality
the nondisclosure of a customers privileged information unless the customer has given his or her consent
Continuing Education
additional topics of study that must be earned in order to maintain certifications, including certified pharmacy technician status.
Drug Control
A method used to eliminate or reduce the potential harm of the drug distributed.
Ethics
A set of standards of behavior; in a profession, a guide to correct actions that should be followed.
Externships
Also called acting internships, in which individuals work in actual pharmacies in order to gain practical, hands-on experience.
Inpatient
Refers to inside a hospital or other health care institution. In relation to pharmacy, this means that the pharmacy is located in a hospital or institution in which patients stay overnight or for longer periods of time.
Internships
Internships, periods of work experiencem usually at the beginning of a persons career, located within orginizations for a limited time period, to game skills and experience
Externships
Also called acting internships, in which individuals work in actual pharmacies in order to gain practical, hands-on experience
Inpatient
refers to inside a hospital or other health care institution. In relation to pharmacy, this means that the pharmacy is located in a hospital or institution in which patients stay overnight or for longer periods of time.
Internships
periods of work experience, usually at the beginning of a persons career, located within organizations for a limited time period, to gain skills and experience
licensed
being granted permission by a government agency to engage in an occupation. Most states do not require pharmacy technicians to be licensed
nondiscretionary
not subject or left to an individuals own discretion. For pharmacy technicians, non-discretionary duties include typing, computer usage, reports and other documentation and ordering of supplies.
Outpatient
In relation to pharmacy, this means community pharmacy settings
Pharmacy
The art and science of dispensing and preparing medication and providing drug-related information to the public
preceptor
a person who guides, tutors, and provides direction aimed at a specific performance.
Profession
an occupation or career that requires specialized education, ongoing training, and knowledge
quality control
in the pharmaceutical field, an organized effort of all individuals directly or indirectly involved in the production, packaging, and distribution of quality medications which are safe, effective, and acceptable
quality control unit
a group with the responsibility for auditing the control system and evaluating product quality; sometimes called an assay and control unit.
registered
being placed on a list of similar practicing individuals by the state board of pharmacy
United States Pharmacopoeia (USP)
a nonprofit organization that sets standards for the identity, strength, quality, purity, packaging, and labeling of drug products; www.usp.org.
