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AHE 135 - Community & Hospital Drug Dispensing/Management
Credits: 4
Variable Credit Course: No
Lecture Hours: 33
Lab Hours: 22
Worksite/Clinical Hours: 0
Other Hours (LIA/Internships): 0
Course Description: Introduction to the role of pharmacy technicians in the community and hospital pharmacy setting. Filling orders under the supervision of a registered pharmacist. Use of hospital based equipment for the processing of sterile and non-sterile dosage forms. Discussion and demonstration of sensitivity when working with a multicultural population.
Prerequisite: AHE 130 and AHE 131 and AHE 132 with a C or higher.
Strongly Recommended:
Special Requirements:
Meets FQE Requirement: No
Integrative Experience Requirement: No
Student Learning Outcomes
- Describe each step of the Rx dispensing process in the community pharmacy setting.
- Demonstrate ability to accurately collect, organize and evaluate information contained in a patient profile/medical record.
- Accurately screen and interpret a medication order, prepare medications for dispensing, and correctly bill insurance and other third party sources of payment for services.
- Describe each step in the process of preparing medications for dispensing, distribution or administration in the hospital setting.
- Demonstrate ability to follow appropriate steps in preparation of sterile products.
- Discuss the importance of being sensitive to a patient’s culture when discussing drugs and home treatments.
Course Contents
- Interpretation of medication orders.
- Utilizing, interpreting and maintaining patient profiles/medical records.
- Processing hospital medication orders.
- Unit dose systems.
- Floor stock.
- Aseptic technique/sterile product preparation/IV admixtures.
- Laboratory practice in processing outpatient prescriptions.
- Preparation of sterile products using aseptic technique in lab simulation.
- Discussion of the importance of awareness of a patients’ culture to encourage patients’ compliance with taking medication as ordered.
Instructional Units: 4.5
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