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Chapter 3
compentencies associations and settings for technincains
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| American Council for Pharmacy Education | national agency for the accreditation of professional degree programs in pharmacy and providers 0f counting pharmacy |
| American Association of pharmacy Technicians founded in 1979 | First pharmacy technician association founded in 1979 |
| American Pharmacists Association (APhA) | Oldest pharmacy association founded in 1852 |
| American Society of health-syestem pharmacists(ASHP) | founded in 1942 |
| American society of health system pharmacists (ASHP) model curriculum for pharmacy technician | program that provides details on how to meet the ashp goals for for pharmacy technician training curricula |
| Board of pharmacy (BOP) | State managed agency that licenses pharmacists and may either register or license pharmacy technicians to work in pharmacy |
| Certified Pharmacy Technician | a tech who passed the national certification examination |
| Closed door Pharmacy | Pharmacy in which medication are called in from intitutions such as long term care facilities and then delivered |
| communication | To express oneself in such a way that one is readily and clearly understood |
| community pharmacy | known as an outpatient or retail pharmacy |
| compentency | capability or prof |
| Confidentiality | Practice of keeping privileged customer information private |
| Continuing Education | Education beyond the basic technical education |
| Hyperalimentation | intravenous nutrition for patient who are unable to eat soilds or liquids known as Total parenteral nutrition |
| Inpatient pharmacy | in a hospital setting or institutional setting, |
| Licensed pharmacy technician | pharmacy tech who is licensed by the state board |
| National Association of Boards of pharmacy (NABP) | national organization for members of state boards of pharmacy |
| National health career association (NHA) | certification organization for a variety of health care careers |
| National pharmacy Technician association (NPTA) | pharmacy association primarily for technicians founded din 1999 |
| Nondiscretionary duties | don't require professional judgement such as repackaging meds managing inventory filling automated dispensing machines and billing |
| Outpatient pharmacy | pharmacies that serve patients in community or ambulatory settings |
| Parenteral medications | most commonly used to describe medications administered by injection |
| Pharmacy Technician certification Board (PTCB) | National board for the certification of pharmacy technician |
| Professionalism | conforming to the right principles of conduct as accepted bu others |
| Registered pharmacy Technicians | pharmacy technicians is registered through the state board of pharmacy |
| Total parental nutrition (TPN) | large volume intravenous nutrition administered through the central vein allows for higher concentration of solutions |