Pharmacy Practice for Technicians, Fourth Edition

CONTENTS
Unit 1. Principles of Pharmacy Practice.
1. The Profession of Pharmacy.
2. Pharmacy Law, Regulations, and Standards.
3. Pharmacology in Practice.
4. Dosage Forms and Routes of Administration.
5. Pharmaceutical Measurements and Calculations.
Unit 2. Community Pharmacy.
6. Dispensing Medications in the Community Pharmacy.
7. The Business of Community Pharmacy.
8. Nonsterile Pharmaceutical Compounding.
Unit 3. Institutional Pharmacy.
9. Hospital Pharmacy Practice.
10. Infection Control.
11. Preparing and Handling Sterile Products and Hazardous Drugs.
Unit 4. Professionalism in the Pharmacy.
12. Medication Safety.
13. Human Relations and Communications.
14. Your Future in Pharmacy Practice.
Appendix A. Most Commonly Prescribed Drugs.
Appendix B. Look-Alike and Sound-Alike Medications.
Appendix C. Spanish for Pharmacy Technicians.
Glossary.
Index.