| Credit Hours: |
3 |
| Contact Hours: |
6
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| Laboratory Fee: |
$50
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| Prerequisites: |
PTN1001 Introduction To Pharmacy
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| Corequisites: |
PTN1131 Applied Pharmacy Practice
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| Comments: |
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| Catalog Description: |
This course provides practical hands-on instruction of the technical
procedures required for preparing and dispensing drugs in the
hospital and retail settings in a laboratory environment. Students
will practice and perform skills such as drug packaging and
labeling, non-sterile compounding, IV admixture using aseptic
technique, maintaining patient profiles, and typing and filling drug
orders. Upon completion, students will be able to perform basic
supervised dispensing techniques in a variety of pharmacy
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| Required Materials: |
Books:
- Sparks, Jason and McCartney, Lisa. Pharmacy Labs for Technicians: Building Skills in Pharmacy Practice, 1st ed., Paradigm, 2010. ISBN: 9780763834869
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| Supplemental Materials: |
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| Special Requirements: |
Acceptance into the Pharmacy Technician Program; background check and
drug screen.
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| Program Learning Outcomes: |
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to perform
basic supervised dispensing techniques in a variety of pharmacy
settings.
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| Course Learning Outcomes: |
1. The student will understand researching and cross-referencing
information in the most common reference sources used by pharmacy
technicians.
2. The student will experience reviewing and verifying information in
patient profiles, submitted prescription forms, and filled
prescription forms.
3. The student will learn pharmacy software management skills such as
creating and maintaining patient records, and managing
prescriptions.
4. The student will learn pharmacy software management skills such as
managing prescription refills.
5. The student will learn pharmacy software management skills such as
processing daily reports and insurance claims.
6. The student will practice the skills needed to work within an
institutional pharmacy setting such as completing a cart-fill
request and checking and filling floor stock.
7. The student will practice the skills needed to work within an
institutional pharmacy setting such as preparing oral syringes,
processing a crash cart, and filling an automated drug storage and
dispensing system.
8. The student will practice the skills needed to prepare non-sterile
compounding products such as reconstituting powders and filling
capsules.
9. The student will practice the skills needed to prepare non-sterile
compounding products such as creating suspensions from tablets and
capsules.
10. The student will practice the skills needed to prepare non-
sterile compounding products such as preparing creams, ointments,
gels, and pastes and making lozenges.
11. The student will practice the skills needed to conform to USP 797
standards of aseptic technique such as aseptic hand washing and
garbing.
12. The student will practice the skills needed to conform to USP 797
standards of aseptic technique when performing operations such as
flow hood cleaning and preparing large-volume parenteral
solutions.
13. The student will practice the skills needed to conform to USP 797
standards of aseptic technique when preparing sterile products
such as small-volume parenteral solutions and sterile powder drug
vials.
14. The student will practice the skills needed to conform to USP 797
standards of aseptic technique when performing operations such as
using ampules.
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| Methods of Evaluation: |
Evaluation of student progress towards achieving the stated learning
outcomes and performance objectives is the responsibility of the
instructor, within the policies of the college and the department.
Detailed explanations are included in the expanded Syllabus developed
by the instructor for each section being taught.
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| Flexibility: |
It is the intention of the instructor to accomplish the objectives specified in the course syllabus. However, circumstances may arise which prohibit the fulfilling of this endeavor. Therefore, this syllabus is subject to change. When possible, students will be notified of any change in advance of its occurrence.
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| Student Email Accounts: |
Pensacola State College provides an institutional email account to all credit students. Pirate Mail is the official method of communication, and students must use Pirate Mail when communicating with the College. In cases where companion software is used for a particular class, emails may be exchanged between instructor and student using the companion software.
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| Note: |
For students with a disability that falls under the Americans with Disability Act or Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, it is the responsibility of the student to notify Student Resource Center for ADA Services to discuss any special needs or equipment necessary to accomplish the requirements for this course. Upon completion of registration with the Student Resource Center for ADA Services office, specific arrangements can be discussed with the instructor.
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| Equity Statement: |
Pensacola State College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or genetic information in its programs, activities and employment. For inquiries regarding the College's non-discrimination policies, contact: The Executive Director of Institutional Equity and Student Conduct 1000 College Boulevard. Building 5, Pensacola, Florida 32504 (850) 484-1759
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