Mosby's pharmacy technician : principles and practice /
Pharmacy technician
Teresa Hopper.
- St. Louis, Mo. : Elsevier Saunders, c2004
- xix, 666 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Section. 1. General Pharmacy 1. History of Medicine and Pharmacy 2. Law and Ethics of Pharmacy 3. Pharmacy Settings for Technicians 4. Conversions and Calculations Used by Pharmacy Technicians 5. Dosage Forms, Abbreviations, and Routes of Administration 6. Referencing 7. Competency, Communication, and Ethics 8. Prescription Processing 9. Over-the-Counter Medications and Skin Care Products 10. Complementary Alternative Medicine 11. Hospital Pharmacy 12. Repackaging and Compounding 13. Aseptic Technique 14. Pharmacy Stock and Billing 15. Psychopharmacology
Section. 2. Body Systems 16. Endocrine System 17. Nervous System 18. Respiratory System 19. Visual and Auditory Systems 20. Gastrointestinal System 21. Urinary System 22. Cardiovascular System 23. Reproductive System / Eugenia M. Fulcher and Robert M. Fulcher
Section. 3. Classifications of Drugs 24. Antiinfectives 25. Antiinflammatories and Antihistamines 26. Vitamins and Minerals 27. Vaccines 28. Oncology Agents
Section. 4. Basic Sciences for the Pharmacy Technician 29. Microbiology 30. Chemistry
Section. 5. Starting Your Career as a Pharmacy Technician 31. Pharmacy Organizations and the Future of Technicians A. Abbreviations / Karen Snipe B. Top-Selling Drugs for 2002 / Karen Snipe C. Top 30 Herbal Remedies / Karen Snipe D. Math Review for Pharmacy Technicians / James J. Mizner, Jr. E. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) / Eugenia M. Fulcher and Robert M. Fulcher -- F. Proper Hand Care for Medical Asepsis in Pharmacy / Eugenia M. Fulcher and Robert M. Fulcher.