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Ch 3 vocab
competencies,associations,and settings for technicians
Term | Definition |
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Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) | national agency, accreditation of professional degree programs pharmacy and providers of ce for pharmacy. |
American Association of Pharmacy Technician (AAPT) | First pharmacy technician association, 1979. |
American Pharmacists Association (APhT) | oldest pharmacy association , 1852. |
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) | pharmacy association, 1942 |
ASHP Model Curriculum for Pharmacy Technician Education and Training | program providing detail on how to meet ASHP goals for pharmacy techs training |
Board of Pharmacy (BOP) | State managed agency that licenses pharmacists and may register or license pharmacy technicians to work in pharmacy. |
Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) | technician who passed the national certification exam. |
Closed Door Pharmacy | not open to the public, deliver to institutions such as hospitals, prisons, and long-term care facilities. |
hyperalimentation | parenteral (intravenous) nutrition for patients who cannot eat solids or liquids, total parenteral nutrition (TPN). |
Licensed Pharmacy technician | pharmacy tech licensed by the state board, ensures individual has at least the minimum level of competency required. |
National Pharmacy Technician of Boards of Pharmacy | national organization for members of state boards of pharmacy. |
National Health career Association (NHA) | certification organization for a variety of health care careers, including Institute for the certification of pharmacy technicians (ICPT). |
National Pharmacy Technician Association (NAPT) | primarily pharmacy technician association, 1999 |
nondiscretionary duties | tasks that do not require professional judgement. EX: repackaging medication, managing inventory, fill automated dispensing machines, and billing. |
parenteral medication | medication administered by injection intravenously, intramuscular, or subcutaneously. |
Pharmacy Technician Accreditation Commission (PTAC) | formed between ASHP & ACPE for review and accreditation of pharmacy technician education and training. |
Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) | national certification board for pharmacy technician certification. |
Registered Pharmacy technician | pharmacy technician who is registered through the state board of pharmacy |
The Society for Education of Pharmacy Technicians (SEPhT) | national technician organization offers tools and useful information used in training and education of students and current practicing pharmacy technicians. |
Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) | large volume intravenous nutrition administered through the central vein |