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Chapter 3
Competencies, Associations, and Settings for Technicians
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) | National agency for the accreditation of professional degree programs in pharmacy and providers of continuing pharmacy education |
| American Association of Pharmacy Technicians (AAPT) | First pharmacy technician association, founded in 1979 |
| American Pharmacists Association (APhA) | Oldest pharmacy association, founded in 1852 |
| American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) | Pharmacy association founded in 1942 |
| American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Model curriculum for pharmacy technician education and training | A program that provides details on how to meet the ASHP goals for pharmacy technician training curricula |
| Board of Pharmacy (BOP) | A state-managed agency that licenses pharmacists and may either register or license pharmacy technicians to work in a pharmacy |
| Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) | A technician who has passed the national certification exam; the tech can use the abbreviation CPhT after their name |
| Closed-door Pharmacy | Not open to the public; A pharmacy in which medications are called in from institutions, such as long term care facilities and are then delivered |
| Communication | The ability to express oneself in such a way that one is readily and clearly understood |
| Community Pharmacy | outpatient or retail pharmacy; serve patients in their community; consumers can walk in and buy OTC or prescription drugs |
| Competency | The capability or proficiency to perform a function |
| Confidentiality | The practice of keeping privileged customer information from being disclosed without the customers consent |
| Continuing Education (CE) | Education beyond the basic technical education, usually required for license or certificate renewal |
| Hyperalimentation | Parenternal (intravenous) nutrition for paitents who are unable to eat solids or liquids. Also known as total parenternal nutrition (TPN) |
| Inpatient pharmacy | Pharmacy in a hospital or institutional setting |
| Licensed Pharmacy Technician | A pharmacy technician who is licensed by the state board, licensing ensures that an individual has at least the min level of competency required by the profession, unlike a registered pharm tech |
| National Association or Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) | National organization for members of state boards of pharmacy |
| National Health Career Association (NHA) | Certification orgonization for a variety of health care carreers, including the Institute for the Certification of Pharmacy Technicians (ICPT) |
| National Pharmacy Technician Association (NPTA) | Pharmacy association primarily for technicians founded 1999 |
| Nondiscretionary Duties | Tasks that do not require professional judgement such as repackaging meds, managing inventory, filing automated dispensing machines, and billing |
| Outpatient pharmacy | A pharmacy that serves patients in community or ambulatory settings |
| Parenteral medications | a term most commonly used to describe medications administered by injection, such as intravenously, intramuscularly, intramuscularly, or subcutaneously |
| Pharmacy Technician Accreditation Commission (PTAC) | Agency-formed partnership between ASHP and ACPE for review and accreditation of pharmacy technician education and training programs |
| Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) | National board for the certification of pharmacy technicians |
| Proffesionalism | Conforming to the right principles of conduct (work ethics) as accepted by others in the profession |
| Registered Pharmacy Technician | A pharmacy technician who is registered through the state board of pharmacy; the registration process helps maintain a list of those working in pharmacies and may require a background check through the legal system; the registration process does not garun |
| The Society for the Education of Pharmacy Technicians (SEPhT) | a national technician organization that offers tools and useful information used in training and education of students and current practicing pharmacy techs |
| Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) | Large-volume intravenous nutrition administered through the central vein (subclavian vein) which allows for a higher concentration of liquids |