Pharmacy classes?
Class A - retail pharmacies/community Class B - nuclear Class C - institutional Class D - clinic Class E - non-resident Class F - freestanding emergency medical center pharmacy
Pharmacy personnel?
owner PIC staff pharmacists interns technicians
Pharmacy owner’s responsibility?
Responsible for all administrative and operational functions of the pharmacy.
(all policies & procedures, providing necessary equipment, hiring a PIC)
By law, each employee must wear a ___ ___ that identifies their ___/___ in the pharmacy.
name badge
role/title
The PIC must be employed ___-time.
How many PICs per pharmacy?
How many pharmacies per PIC?
full
one
one
PIC’s responsibility?
Responsible for the pharmacy’s compliance with all laws and rules even when off the clock.
A pharmacist may be the PIC of more than one Class A if…
the pharmacies are not open for services simultaneously.
A pharmacist may be the PIC of up to 2 Class A pharmacies open simultaneously if…
the PIC works at least 10 hrs/wk in each pharmacy.
Has a 30 day allotment while company finds another PIC.
Staff pharmacists’ responsibilities?
Comply with all laws and regulations while they’re there
Pharmacist licenses are valid for __ years and must be ___ ___ with renewal certificate in primary place of business.
2
publicly displayed
Pharmacists are required to complete __ hours of CEs every renewal period.
How many CE hour(s) a required for: Naplex = \_\_ ( \_\_ CEUs) CPR (Red Cross or AHA) = \_\_ TSBOP meeting attendance = \_\_ >Max of \_\_/renewal
30 30; 3 1 3 6
List the duties of pharmacists and supervised interns
- ___ oral prescription drug orders
- ___ prescription drug orders
- ___ drug product
- ___ final check*
- patient counseling
- ___, ___, and ___ patient medication records
- perform ___ ___ reviews
- verify receipt of ___ substances
receive interpret select perform obtain, record, maintain drug regimen controlled
A pharmacy technician trainee must register with the ___, and may only register __ time, with ___ renewals.
Registration is valid for __ years, no extension
Must take and pass the national certification or other approved exam.
board; 1; no
2
Long-term pharmacy technicians are ___ from examination if employed as a tech for at least __ consecutive years prior to __/__/___. This exemption is ___ ___; one must ___ for it.
Ph.T.R: ___ ___ ___
exempt; 10; 9/1/2001
not automatic; apply
registered pharmacy technician
List the responsibilities of a tech
- may perform ___ ___ duties associated with the preparation and distribution of prescription drugs (supervised/verified by pharmacist)
- receiving patient refill requests*
- electronic transfers or refills from ___ ___ pharmacies
- prescription ___
non-judgmental
system sharing
preparation
List a few non-judgmental tasks a tech may perform.
- ___ and ___ refill authorization requests
- initiating store to store electronic ___
- data ___
- ___ a stock bottle from the shelf
- ___ and ___ meds (counting, pouring, licking, sticking etc.)
- ___ containers
- ___ medications
- loading robots as long as the pharmacist verifies proper loading ___to use
- ___ non-sterile and sterile preps
- bulk compounding
initiating; receiving transfers entry taking preparing; packaging labeling reconstituting prior compounding
Pharmacy tech training must be overseen by the ___ and must have ___ protocol that follows and shows the ___ of the technician
PIC; written; progression
List a few judgmental tasks a tech may not perform.
- ___ drug information to patient or patient representative
- ___ the package of a non-prescription drug and selling a portion of the drug
- ___ prescriptions between pharmacies by fax or phone
- ___ the patient profiles, prescription drug orders and performing DRRs
- take oral prescriptions INCLUDING ___
- ___ drug products, even brand vs generic
- ___ receipt of controlled substances by initiating and dating invoices. (interns can’t do this either)
provide break transfer interpret voicemails select verify
Pharmacy techs must complete __ hours of CEs each renewal period (exempt for CEs for ___ renewal); at least 1 hour must be ___ ___.
Registration ___ must be publicly displayed in the pharmacy.
20; first; pharmacy law
certificate
What is the ratio for a pharmacy that does not dispense more than 20 different types of medications, and does not produce IV or IM dosage forms on site?
1:5
What is the Class A ratio for
pharmacist: tech?
pharmacist: tech trainee?
pharmacist: pharmacist intern?
1: 3
1: 2
1: 1
Class A pharmacies serving the public must display the word “___” or a similar word or symbol (___, ___, or ___).
pharmacy
Hygeia, caduceus, asclepius
Class A pharmacies must have:
- a sink with running ___ and ___ water exclusive of the restroom facilities
- an area for patient ___
- must be ___ (no animals except ___ and ___ animals)
- required equipment must be kept in ___ working order
- must be well ___ and ventilated
hot; cold counseling clean; fish; service good lit
Required equipment:
- ___ processing system including a printer, or comparable equipment
- refrigerator
- child-resistant & light resistant ___
- the patient must ___ a ___ if they don’t want one
- prescription, ___, and other aux. labels
- equipment necessary for the proper ___ of prescriptions
- ___-___ (mg to grains) weight and measure conversion charts
data containers sign; waiver POISON preparation metric-apothecary
