Knowledge Area

  1. Orientation to Pharmacy
       1. History
       2. Standards
           1. Education Requirements
           2. Professional Organizations
           3. Code of Ethics
  2.  References
           1. Text
           2. Journals
           3. Internet
  3. Community Pharmacy
           1. Processing and Dispensing Prescriptions
                   1. Prescription Requirements
                      1. New
                      2. Refill
                      3. Labeling Requirements
                      4. Required Equipment
           2. Counter and Consulting Areas
           3. Storage
           4. Controlled Substances
           5. Inventory
                   1. Ordering
                   2. Restocking
  4. Ethics and Standards
           1. Privacy
           2. Confidentiality
           3. Accountability
  5. Computer Applications
           1. Components
           2. Order Entry
           3. Systems
           4. Confidentiality
           5. Institutional Pharmacy
                    1. Pharmacy Organization
                    2. Medication Orders
                          1. Physician Order Requirements
                          2. Patient Labeling Requirements
                          3. Dispensing Systems
                          4. Sterile Products
                          5. Inventory Control
                                1. Ordering
                                2. Restocking
            6. Roles and Duties
            7. Record Keeping
            8. Policy and Procedure Manual
            9. Regulatory Agencies
            10. OSHA
                    1. Fire Safety
                    2. Hazardous Plan
                    3. Exposure Control
                    4. Injury
            11. PPE
            12. Antiseptic Technique
                    1. Medical Asepsis
                    2. Surgical Asepsis
            13. Laminar Flow Hoods

    6. Pharmacy Law and Ethics
            1. Federal and State Laws
                    1. Reference
                    2. Governing Bodies
                    3. Types of Law
                    4. Violations
                    5. Federal Laws
                    6. State Laws—Links
                    7. Agencies
                            1. FDA
                            2. CDC
                            3. DEA
                    8. Recalls
                    9. HIPAA
                2. Schedule of Drugs
                3. Ethics
                            1. Pharmacist Code
                            2. Technician Code
                            3. Medical and Pharmaceutical Terminology
                                    1. Introduction to Terminology
                                        1. Word Parts
                                                1. Root
                                                2. Prefix
                                                3. Suffix
                                     2. Rules
                                        1. Abbreviations and Calculations
    7. Organs: Cardio, Endocrine, GI, Muscular, Nervous, Skeletal,
        Reproductive Organs, Respiratory, Urinary, Hearing, Sight.

    8. Pharmaceutical Calculations
                1. Basic Math Skills
                    1. Fractions and Decimals
                    2. Ratio, Proportions, and Percents
                    3. Conversions
                2. Community Pharmacy Math
                    1. Prescriptions
                    2. Billing and Inventory
                3. Institutional Pharmacy Math
                     1. IV Room Calculations (Ration and Percentage)
                     2. Dosage Calculations
                     3. Dilutions and Alligations

    9. Pharmacology
                1: The Science of Pharmacology
                       1. Evolution of Drugs
                       2. Pharmacology
                       3. Administration of Pharmacological Agents
                2: Anti-Infectives and Drugs for Colds
                        1. Antibiotics
                        2. Antivirals, Antiretrovirals, and Antifungals
                        3. Antihistamines, Antitussives, Decongestants, and
                           Expectorants
                3. Narcotic Pain Relievers and Nervous System Drugs
                        1. Anesthetics, Analgesics, and Narcotics
                        2. Antidepressants, Antipsychotics, and Antianxiety
                            Agents
                        3. Anticonvulsants, CNS Disorder Drugs
                 4. Respiratory, GI, Renal, and Cardiac Drugs
                        1. Respiratory Drugs
                        2. Gastrointestinal Drugs
                        3. Urinary System Drugs
                        4. Cardiovascular Drugs
                5. Nonnarcotic Analgesics, Muscle Relaxants, Hormones, and
                    Topicals
                        1. Muscle Relaxants, Nonnarcotic Analgesics, and
                            Arthritis Drugs
                        2. Hormones
                        3. Topicals, Ophthalmics, and Otics
                6. Chemotherapy, Herbs, and Miscellaneous Drugs
                        1. Recombinant Drugs and Chemotherapy
                        2. Vitamins, Nutritional Supplements and Natural
                            Supplements, Antidotes, and CODE Emergency
                            Agents

    10. Communication Skills
                1. Process
                2. Verbal and Non-Verbal
                3. Methods
                        1. Fax
                        2. Telephone
                        3. Internet
                        4. Pagers
            4. Barriers
                        1. Conflict , writing skills
                        2. HIPAA
    11. Insurance and Inventory Procedures
            1. Cost Analysis
            2. Purchasing Procedures
            3. Receiving
            4. Record Keeping
            5. Inventory Control
                        1. Computers
                        2. Perpetual Inventory
                        3. Expired
                        4. Formulary
                        5. Storage
                        6. Repackaging
                        7. Types of Insurance
                        8. Claim Forms
                        9. Billing
    12. Lab Module
            1. Retail Lab
                        1. Interpreting Prescriptions
                        2. Counting, Measuring and Filling Containers
                        3. Filling Prescriptions
            2. Hospital Lab
                        1. Interpreting Physician Order Sheets
                        2. Aseptic Technique
                                1. Hand Washing
                                2. Hood Cleaning
                                3. Vials and Ampoules
                                4. IV Bags