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 The Pharmacy Technician, 4th Edition © 2010
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The Pharmacy Technician, 4th Edition © 2010


The Pharmacy Technician, 3rd Edition

A practical text to understanding the principles, career concepts, and pharmacy skills needed to be a successful pharmacy technician, The Pharmacy Technician, Fourth Edition has been specially designed to make learning easier for your students. It offers clear, concise information to help them learn the material and pass the national certification examinations. This best-selling text is officially endorsed by the American Pharmacists Association (APhA).


New to this edition:
  • Chapter-opening page for each chapter with learning objectives and chapter outline.
  • The Match-the-Terms exercise at the end of each chapter expanded to include all ABCD glossary terms for the chapter.
  • Approximately 25% new/revised multiple choice questions for each chapter.
  • Ch 4 (Terminology) now includes within each organ system discussion a table highlighting common conditions and corresponding brand and generic drug therapies.
  • New Chapter 18: Common Drugs and Their Uses. Revised Appendix on Drug Classifications including common drugs for each classification.
  • RxSafety "You Should Know" notes throughout.
  • New Illustrations where appropriate.
Chapter Contents:
  1. Pharmacy and Health Care
  2. The Pharmacy Technician
  3. Drug Regulation and Control
  4. Terminology
  5. Prescriptions
  6. Calculations
  7. Routes and Formulations
  8. Parenterals: Sterile Formulations
  9. Compounding
  10. Basic Biopharmaceutics
  11. Factors Affecting Drug Activity
  12. Information
  13. Inventory Management
  14. Financial Issues
  15. Community Pharmacy
  16. Hospital Pharmacy
  17. Other Environments
  18. Common Drugs & Their Uses




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