The Ins and Outs of Becoming a  
            Pharmacy Technician 
        
        
        
        
        
                     
                     
                     
                     
            
                    The Ins and Outs of Becoming a Pharmacy Technician 
                                                
                                      Table of Contents 
           Chapter                                                                   Page 
            1     History of Medicine and Pharmacy                          1 
            2     Pharmacy Law, Ethics, and Regulatory Agencies             5 
            3     Competencies, Associations, and Settings for Technicians  13 
            4     Communication and Role of Technician with                 17 
                  Customer/Patient 
            5     Dosage Forms and Routes of Administration                 21 
            6     Drug Information References                               28 
            7     Community Pharmacy Practice                               32 
            8     Institutional Pharmacy Practice                           40 
            9     Bulk Repackaging and Non-Sterile Compounding              44 
           10     References                                                    48 
                                                
                                       Pharmacy Math 
           Section     
           1     Study Guide/Formulas 
           2     Ratios, Percents, Simple Equations, and Ration-Proportion 
           3     System of Measurement 
           4     Conversions: Metric and Household Systems 
           5     Understanding Drub Labels 
           6     Oral Dosage of Drugs 
           7     Parenteral Dosage of Drugs 
           8     Reconstitution of Solutions 
           9     Pediatric and Adult Dosages Based on Body Weight 
           10    Concentrations and Dilutions 
           11    Alligations