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Terminology week 6
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| American Association of Pharmacy Technicians | First pharmacy technician association; founded in 1979 |
| American Pharmacists Association | Oldest pharmacy association; founded in 1852 |
| American Society of Health-System Pharmacists | Pharmacy association founded in 1942 |
| Board of Pharmacy | State-managed agnecy that licenses pharmacists and may either register or license pharmacy technicians to work in pharmacy |
| Certified Pharmacy Technician | Technician who has passed the national certification examination; the technician may use the abbreviation CPhT after his or her name |
| Closed pharmacy | Pharmacy where medications are called in from institutions |
| Communication | Ability to express oneself in a way that one is clearly understood |
| Competency | Capability or proficiency to perform a function |
| Confidentiality | Practice of keeping privileged customer information from being disclosed |
| Continuing Education | Education beyond the basic technical education, usually required for license or certification renewal |
| Ethics | Values and morals that are used within a profession |
| Hyperlimentation | Parenteral nutrition for patients who are unable to solids or ingest liquids |
| Inpatient Pharmacy | Hospital or institutional setting |
| Institute for the Certification of Pharmacy Technicians | National board for the certification of pharmacy technicians |
| Licensed pharmacy technician | Pharmacy technician who is licensed by a state board of pharmacy |
| Morals | Ethics; honorable beliefs |
| National Association of Boards of Pharmacy | National organization for members of state boards of pharmacy |
| National Pharmacy Technician Association | Pharmacy association primarily for technicians; founded in 1999 |
| Outpatient pharmacy | Serve patients in their communities |
| Parental Medications | Medications administered by injection |
| Pharmacy Technician Certification Board | National board for the certification of pharmacy technicians |
| Professionalism | Conforming to the right principles of conduct as accepted by others in the profession |
| Protocol | Standard that is to be met by all employees |
| Registered Pharmacy Technician | Pharmacy technician who is registered through the state board of pharmacy; does not guarantee degree of knowledge or skills |
| Non-discretionary duties | Repetitive tasks that do not require any advanced pharmacy knowledge |