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The Pharmacy Technician: A Comprehensive Approach, 5th Edition

Jahangir Moini, Jennifer G. Schnellmann, Mandana Naderi, Lawrence York

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The Pharmacy Technician: A Comprehensive Approach 5th Edition by Jahangir Moini/Jennifer G. Schnellmann/Mandana Naderi/Lawrence York
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Overview

Moini/Schnellmann/Naderi/York’s “The Pharmacy Technician: A Comprehensive Approach” 5th Edition, is the ideal resource for building a pharmacy career. Students gain the knowledge and skills to work with a licensed pharmacist in a clinical or retail setting. Students explore the latest medical and pharmaceutical terminology, pharmaceutical calculations and techniques, and examine critical topics such as sterile compounding, record keeping, law, ethics, insurance and billing. The text reflects the latest accreditation standards with learning aids to master medical terminology, avoid common errors and strengthen critical thinking and problem-solving. This edition is invaluable for anyone preparing for national certification exams. MindTap online resources offer course management and learning tools with virtual pharmacy activities to immerse students in a pharmacy setting.

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Jahangir Moini

Jahangir Moini, M.D., M.P.H., C.Ph.T., is a retired professor of health and science who taught at Eastern Florida State College. Dr. Moini previously served as Director of the Allied Health Programs at Everest University, where he initially established the pharmacy technician program while serving as program director. Prior to coming to the United States he served as assistant professor at Tehran University, Medical School. An internationally published author of 53 allied health textbooks, Dr. Moini devotes himself to helping students successfully prepare for a variety of health-related careers.

Jennifer G. Schnellmann

Dr. Schnellmann is a pharmacologist/toxicologist in the Colleges of Pharmacy and Medicine at the University of Arizona. She directs the Bachelor’s of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences undergraduate degree program. Dr. Schnellmann earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Lyon College in Batesville, AR and a PhD from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, AR. After completing a postdoctoral fellowship at the FDA/National Center for Toxicological Research in Jefferson, AR, she held various roles in scientific publishing and teaching.

Mandana Naderi

Dr. Mandana Naderi, PharmD, MPH, BCIDP, is a board-certified infectious diseases pharmacist and Medical Science Director at Paratek Pharmaceuticals. Before transitioning to the pharmaceutical industry, she served as an assistant professor with the R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy at the University of Arizona. In this role, she worked as a public health pharmacist and was the Lead Antimicrobial Stewardship Expert and co-chair of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Subcommittee at the Arizona Department of Health Services in Phoenix, Arizona. She served as a Clinical Therapeutics Lead during the COVID-19 and Mpox public health emergency response efforts. Dr. Naderi earned her Bachelor of Science in Public Health from the University of Washington, her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Washington State University and her Master of Public Health degree from the University of Arizona. She completed post-graduate pharmacy residency training at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and a specialized residency in infectious diseases at the University of Arizona/Banner University Medical Center in Tucson, Arizona.

Lawrence York

Dr. Lawrence York, PharmD, BCIDP, BCPS, AAHIVP, is a board-certified infectious diseases pharmacist working in the University of Arizona’s Petersen HIV Clinics as a clinical pharmacist. He works in tandem with infectious diseases, physicians and clinical coordinators to provide collaborative care for people with HIV and individuals seeking pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP). Additionally, he works with an infectious diseases physician to provide collaborative infectious diseases care via telemedicine to several department of corrections facilities in the state of Arizona. Working with the Pacific AIDS Education Training Center (PAETC), he helps deliver several teaching sessions on facets of HIV care for practitioners interested in getting more involved in the care of this community. Dr. York received a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology from the University of Arizona, which also later awarded him his doctor of pharmacy degree. His first year of post-graduate residency training was completed at the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System and his second, specializing in infectious diseases, at Banner University Medical Center, Tucson.

What's New

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  • Updated, expanded chapters provide the latest pharmacy laws, ethical guidelines, in-depth pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic principles for success in today's pharmaceutical settings.
  • The updated MindTap online learning platform includes revisions that reflect functionality enhancements, customization improvements and assessment updates.
  • Six new chapters detail topics that include key concepts in sterile compounding and clinical information about the treatment of a variety of infectious diseases.
  • New appendices offer helpful reference information, including common abbreviations and acronyms (Appendix A) and a list of commonly refrigerated drugs (Appendix B).

Features

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  • Filled with the latest materials, nine appendices provide detailed reference information for practicing professionals and PTCB practice examinations with answer keys.
  • Many chapters contain special Medical Error Alerts to increase readers’ awareness of typical errors in today’s pharmaceutical settings and to learn how to avoid common mistakes.
  • Medical Terminology Review boxes explain important terms, describe their meanings and provide grammatical explanations.
  • What Would You Do? feature boxes highlight typical scenarios that pharmacy technicians may encounter on the job, bridging the gap from classroom to practice in the workforce.

Table of Contents

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Section I: PHARMACY PRACTICE.
1. History of Pharmacy.
2. The Foundation of Pharmaceutical Care.
3. Pharmacy Law and Ethics for Technicians.
4. Communication with Patients and Customers.
5. Pharmaceutical Information and References.
6. Prescriptions and Processing.
7. Dosage Forms and Routes of Administration.
8. Measurement Systems.
9. Conversion and Calculations.
Section II: PHARMACY PRACTICE SETTINGS.
10. Safety in the Workplace.
11. Hospital Pharmacy.
12. Community Pharmacy.
13. Advanced Pharmacy.
14. Non-Sterile Compounding.
15. Sterile Compounding.
Section III: ADMINISTRATIVE SKILLS.
16. Insurance and Billing.
17. Inventory Control and Management.
18. Medication Errors and Safety.
Section IV: PRINCIPLES OF PHARMACOLOGY.
19. Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics.
20. Microbiology and Infectious Disease.
21. Antibacterial Drugs.
22. Antiviral Drugs.
23. Antifungal Drugs.
24. Antiprotozoal Drugs.
25. Therapeutic Drugs for the Nervous System.
26. Therapeutic Drugs for the Musculoskeletal System.
27. Therapeutic Drugs for Mental Health Conditions.
28. Therapeutic Drugs for the Endocrine System.
29. Therapeutic Drugs for the Cardiovascular System.
30. Therapeutic Drugs for the Immune System.
31. Therapeutic Drugs for the Respiratory System.
32. Therapeutic Drugs for the Urinary System.
33. Therapeutic Drugs for the Digestive System.
34. Therapeutic Drugs for the Reproductive System.
35. Therapeutic Drugs for the Eyes, Ears, and Nose.
36. Therapeutic Drugs for the Integumentary System.
37. Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
Appendix A: Common Pharmacy Abbreviations and Acronyms.
Appendix B: Commonly Refridgerated Drugs.
Appendix C: Practice Exam 1 for the PTCB Examination.
Appendix D: Practice Exam 2 for the PTCB Examination.
Appendix E: Answer Key to Practice Exam 1 for the PTCB Examination.
Appendix F: Answer Key to Practice Exam 2 for the PTCB Examination.
Appendix G: Professional Organizations.
Appendix H: Professional Journals.
Appendix I: State Boards of Pharmacy.
Glossary.
Answer Key.
Index.

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