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Assisting the Pharmacist in Serving Patients: 66% of Examination  \nIncludes activities related to traditional pharmacy prescription dispensing and medication distribution.  \n1. Receive prescription/medication order from patient/patient’s representative, prescriber, or other healthcare professionals.  \n2. At the direction of the pharmacist, assist in obtaining from the patient/patient’s representative such information as diagnosis or desired therapeutic outcome, medication use, allergies, adverse reactions, medical history, psychosocial history, visual impairment, physical disability, and reimbursement mechanisms.  \n3. Assess prescription/medication order for completeness, correctness, authenticity, and legality.  \n4. At the direction of the pharmacist, assist in obtaining from prescriber and/or other health care professionals important information  \n5. Update the medical record/patient profile with such information as medication history, allergies, medication duplication, and/or drug-disease, drug-drug, drug-laboratory interactions.  \n6. Process the prescription/medication order  \n7. Storing and delivering medication to patient/patient’s representative  \n8. Determine charges and obtain compensation for services.  \n9. Provide supplemental information, as indicated (e.g. patient package inserts, computer information and videos)  \nII. Medication Distribution and Inventory Control Systems: 22% of Examination  \nIncludes activities related to medication and supply purchasing, inventory control, and preparation and distribution of medications according to approved policies and procedures.  \n1. Place orders for pharmaceuticals, durable medical equipment, devices, and supplies  \n2. Receive goods and verify specifications on original purchase orders  \n3. Place pharmaceuticals, durable medical equipment, devices, and supplies in inventory under proper storage conditions  \n4. Remove from inventory expired/discontinued/slow-moving pharmaceuticals, durable medical equipment, devices, and supplies, and document actions taken  \n5. Recalls and document actions taken  \n6. Identify supplies to be ordered (i.e.“want book”)  \n7. Communicate changes in product availability (i.e. formulary changes, recalls)  \n8. Maintain policies and procedures to deter theft and/or drug diversion  \n9. Maintain a record of controlled substances received, stored, and removed from inventory  \n10. Maintain recordkeeping systems for repackaging, recalls, and returns of supplies  \n11. Compound medications in anticipation of prescriptions/medication orders (i.e. bulk compounding)  \n12. Prepackage finished dosage forms for dispensing  \n13. Collect and analyze data on the quality of pharmacy products and services  \nIII. Operations: 12% of Examination  \nIncludes activities related to the administrative processes for the pharmacy practice.  \n1. Coordinate communications throughout the practice center and/or service area  \n2. Participate in meetings to obtain feedback regarding the performance in the practice center  \n3. Monitor for compliance with federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and professional standards  \n4. Implement and monitor policies and procedures for sanitation, hazardous waste handling, and infection control  \n5. Perform and record routine sanitation, maintenance, and calibration of equipment  \n6. Maintain a manual or computer based information system  \nCopyright 2007 V1V2  \nAre You Ready? Checklist   \nTo Do  \n□ Complete registration with PTCB and pick a test date.  \n□ Purchase Study Material  \n□ Study Manual  \n□ Math Workbook  \n□ Advanced Math Problems  \n□ Practice Exams  \n□ What are the differences between a Prescription and a Medication Order  \n□ Why is a Patient Profile important to complete  \n□ When do you know when to refer a patient to a pharmacist  \n□ Latin Abbreviations  \n□ Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Elimination definitions  \n□ Dosage forms  \n□ NDCs  \n□ Expiration","cbCain0u7v8w5HFG","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCain0u7v8w5HFG","pdf",2254136,109,"English","# Content Outline\n## Assisting the Pharmacist in Serving Patients\n## Medication Distribution and Inventory Control Systems\n## Operations\n# Are You Ready? 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