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Chapter 2
The Pharm Tech
Term | Definition |
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professional | individuals who receive extensive and advanced levels of education before being allowed to practice, such as physicians and pharmacists |
scope of practice | what individuals may and may not do in their jobs |
technician | individuals who are given a basic level of training designed to help them perform specific tasks |
Pharm Tech Scope of Practice | receiving prescriptions, taking patient information, filling prescriptions, compounding, working with a team of health care professionals, ordering, inventory control, using computers |
person inventory | an assessment of one's characteristics, skills, qualities, etc |
confidentiality | the requirement of health care providers to keep all patient information private among the patient, the patient's insurer, and the providers directly involved in the patient's care |
ASHP | American Society of Health-System Pharmaacists |
competent | being qualified and capable |
certification | a legal document certifying that an individual meets certain objective standards, usually provided by a neutral professional organization. Must be renewed every two years |
PTCE, PTCB | Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam offered by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board |
ExCPT, NHA | Exam for the Certification of Pharmacy Technicians given by the National Healthcareer Association. |
CPhT | Certified Pharmacy Technician |