Pharmacy Management Software for Pharmacy Technicians: A Worktext

Introduction

1. Installing and Navigating Visual SuperScript

2. Reinforcing Skills (American Society of Health-System Pharmacists sequential learning)

3. Sig Abbreviation Shortcuts

Section I: Community Pharmacy Practice
Introduction to the Workflow of Community Pharmacy Practice
Lab 1: Adding a Physician or Prescriber to the Database
Lab 2: Adding a New Patient to the Database in the Community Setting
Lab 3: Making a Change to the Patient Profile or Prescriber Information
Lab 4: Adding Third-Party Payment Information to the Database and Reviewing Patient Plan Information
Lab 5: Adding a Drug to the Database and Other Inventory Tasks
Lab 6: Entering and Preparing New Prescriptions in a Community Setting
Lab 7: Processing a New Prescription for a Patient with a Third-Party Payment Type
Lab 8: Drug Utilization Review Using Electronic Patient Profiles
Lab 9: Obtaining a Refill Authorization
Lab 10: Processing a Prior Authorization
Lab 11: Refilling, Transferring, Filling, and Prescription Reversal
Lab 12: ePrescribing Using the eRX Feature
Lab 13: Narcotic inventory and management
Lab 14: Durable and Nondurable Medication Equipment and Supplies
Lab 15 Prescription Verification Using Bar Coding Technology
Lab 16: Emergency and Disaster Planning
Lab 17: Medication Therapy Management
Lab 18: Special Medications—Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (iPledge) Program
Lab 19: Investigational Drugs and Tobacco Products
Lab 20: Reconstitution and Flavoring Pediatric Medications
Lab 21: Entering Immunization Syringes (Batch Preparation)

NonSterile Compounding
Lab 22: Extemporaneous Compounding
Lab 23: Preparing and Processing Ointments
Lab 24: Preparing and Processing Creams
Lab 25: Preparing and Processing Medicated Troches (Lozenges)
Lab 26: Preparing and Processing Compounded Oral Liquids
Lab 27: Preparing and Processing Medicated Lollipops
Lab 28: Preparing and Processing Capsules
Lab 29: Preparing and Processing Gels

Pulling the Pieces Together (Community Pharmacy Practice)
Community Pharmacy Practice (Comprehensive Exercises)

Section II: Institutional Pharmacy Practice
Introduction to the Workflow of Institutional Pharmacy Practice
Lab 30: Medication Recalls, Inventory Returns, and Disposal Considerations
Lab 31: Repackaging Medications for an Automated Dispensing Cabinet Using Bar Coding Technology
Lab 32: Medication Reconciliation

Sterile Processing
Lab 33: Entering New Intravenous Orders
Lab 34: Entering Total Parenteral Nutrition Orders
Lab 35: Entering New Chemotherapy Intravenous Orders
Lab 36: Preparing Prefilled Syringes
Lab 37: Validation of Aseptic Technique (Using Media Fill)
Lab 38: Validation of Hazardous Preparation Technique (Using a Chemo Preparation Training Kit)

Pulling the Pieces Together (Institutional Pharmacy Practice)
Institutional Pharmacy Practice (Comprehensive Exercises)

Section III: Additional Practice Settings
Introduction to the workflow of Long-Term Care, Mail Order, Telepharmacy, and Prescription Benefits Managers
Lab 39: Long-Term Care (30-Day Cards): Batch Filling for a Nursing Home
Lab 40: Automated Strip Packaging: Batch Filling for a Nursing Home
Lab 41: Emergency Medications (Stocking an Emergency Box or Cart)

Section IV: Documentation
Lab 42: HIPAA Verification Form
Lab 43: Prior Authorization
Lab 44: Inventory Documentation
Lab 45: Control Substance Report
Lab 46: Daily Prescription Log Report
Lab 47: Customer History Report
Lab 48: United States Drug Enforcement Administration Form
Lab 49: Medication Therapy Management Report
Lab 50: Medication Reconciliation Form