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Pharmacy Technician

Career and Technical Education, Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)

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Pharmacy Technician is designed to prepare students for employment as a pharmacy technician. The course covers content related to medication safety, quality assurance, pharmacy law, pharmacology, patient safety, customer service, sterile and non-sterile compounding, medical terminology, medical abbreviations, order processing, and pharmacy calculations. Career and Technical Student Organizations are integral, co-curricular components of each career and technical education course.

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Describe and contrast the roles of pharmacy personnel, including the pharmacist, pharmacy technician, and pharmacy clerkIdentify and describe high-alert medications, high-risk medications, and sound-alike look-alike drugs (SALAD)Summarize federal requirements for handling and disposal of hazardous, non-hazardous, and pharmaceutical substancesDescribe and compare pharmacodynamics, pharmacogenetics, and pharmacokineticsDescribe the information that must be included on every prescriptionCompare and contrast the procedures, equipment, and regulations for sterileInterpret Roman numerals, medical abbreviations, medical terminology, and symbols for days supply, quantity, doseConvert within and between each of the systems of measurements
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