Pharmacy Technician: Practice and Procedures provides a comprehensive approach to the training of a Pharmacy Technician. Written for students in career and community colleges, vocational schools, and pharmacy chain training programs, the text focuses on customer service and communication, critical thinking and problem solving, and emphasizes hands-on lab work. Pharmacy Technician: Practice and Procedures enlists technology, comprehensive educational methodologies and a range of resources to help students succeed.

Unit 1: The Pharmacy Technician
Chapter 1: Overview, Practice Settings and Organizations
Chapter 2: Basic Safety and Standards
Chapter 3: Communications and Customer Service
Chapter 4: Law and Ethics
Unit 2: Pharmacology and Medications
Chapter 5: Measurements and Calculations
Chapter 6: Introduction to Pharmacology
Chapter 7: Classifications of Drugs
Chapter 8: Over the Counter Agents
Chapter 9: Complementary and Alternative Modalities
Unit 3: Medication Management and Preparation
Chapter 10: Dosage Forms, Abbreviations, and Routes of Administration
Chapter 11: Extemporaneous Compounding and IV Admixtures
Chapter 12: Medication Errors
Chapter 13: Referencing
Unit 4: Practice Settings
Chapter 14: Retail Setting
Chapter 15: Hospital Setting
Chapter 16: Other Environments
Chapter 17: Inventory Management
Unit 5: Transition From Student to Technician
Chapter 18: Preparing for Your Career as a Pharmacy Technician
Chapter 19: Career Development