1.

TITLE OF COURSE:

Orientation to Pharmacy

PREFIX/NUMBER:

PHT 105

CREDIT HOURS:

4

2.

PREREQUISITE:

None

3.

RESOURCES NEEDED:

TEXT:

Reifman, Noah, Certification Review for Pharmacy Technicians

SUPPLIES:

4.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Focuses on a general overview of pharmaceutical care in the scheme of health care and the role of the pharmacist and the pharmacy technician in its delivery.  Introduces pharmacy practice, standards of practice, certification, pharmacy associations and opportunities available to the pharmacy technician.  Includes surveying laws, regulations and standards at the Federal and State level as they govern the practice of pharmacy.  Discussion includes legal and ethical responsibilities of the pharmacy technician.  Emphasizes pharmacy terminology, symbols and abbreviations.  Professionalism and communication skills stressing interactions with patients and health care professionals are discussed.

5.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

Competencies View:

A.

Understand the role of the pharmacist and the pharmacy technician in health care. II, III

B.

Recognize the importance of certification for the pharmacy technician. III

C.

 Describe occupational choices and the role of professional organizations. III

D.

Understand the laws, regulations, and standards that govern the practice of pharmacy. IV, V

E.

Recognize duties that a pharmacy technician can legally perform. III, IV, V

F.

Demonstrate understanding of the legal and ethical responsibilities of the technician. III, IV, V, VI, VII

G.

Recognize the need for professionalism in dress, conduct, communications, and interactions. III

H.

Carry out professional communications with patients and other health care professionals. III

I.

Interpret basic terms, symbols, and abbreviations used in pharmacy and medicine. I, IV

6.

Outline View:

A.

 Terminology

B.

Health Care       

1.

Structure

2.

Insurance Companies

3.

 Federal Programs

4.

 Impact on the patient

C.

Pharmacy Practice

1.

Pharmacist’s Role

2.

Pharmacy Technician’s Role

3.

Patient

4.

Professionalism

5.

Communications

6.

Customer Service

7.

Pharmaceutical Industry

8.

Pharmaceutical Associations

9.

Current Issues & Developments

D.

Pharmacy Law

1.

Law     

2.

Liability

3.

Legal Responsibility

4.

Federal Regulations

5.

Controlled Substance Act

6.

State Statutes and Regulations

7.

Prescription Requirements

8.

Label Requirements

E.

Standards of Practice

F.

Public Safety

1.

Product Liability

2.

Prescription & Medication Errors

F.

Ethics

1.

Medical Ethics

2.

Ethical Responsibilities

6.

EVALUATION PROCEDURES:

POINTS

Test 1

100

Test 2

100

Test 3

100

Total                             300

270

-

300

A

90%

240

-

269

B

80%

210

-

239

C

70%

180

-

209

D

60%

0

-

179

F

7.

METHODS OF INSTRUCTION:

To be successful in this course, students are expected to participate in discussions, readings, in-class writing, and peer review activities. The instructor may assign point values to such activities.

8.

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:

The very nature of higher education requires that students adhere to accepted standards of academic integrity. Therefore, Pueblo Community College has adopted a policy of academic conduct as described in the Student Handbook. Violation of academic integrity may be defined to include the following: cheating, plagiarism, falsification and fabrication, abuse of academic materials, complicity in academic dishonesty, and personal misrepresentation. It is the student’s responsibility to be aware of the behaviors that constitute academic dishonesty. Sanctions for violating the standards of academic integrity may include warning, probation, suspension, and/or failure of the course or assignment at the discretion of the instructor.

9.

ADA NOTICE:

Students who have a documented disability may be eligible to receive accommodations for this class. Please contact the Disability Resources Center at 549-3446 for further information.