PHT-178: Applied Out-Patient Pharmacy Systems

School
Health and Human Services
Division
Health Careers
Department
Pharmacy Technician
Academic Level
Undergraduate
Course Subject
Pharmacy Technician
Course Number
178
Course Title
Applied Out-Patient Pharmacy Systems
Credit Hours
2.00
Instructor Contact Hours Per Semester
32.00 (for 15-week classes)
Student Contact Hours Per Semester
32.00 (for 15-week classes)
Grading Method
A-E
Pre-requisites
PHT-100, PHT-124, PHT-132, and PHT-150
Co-requisites
PHT-119
Catalog Course Description

Presents out-patient medication dispensing systems, including prescription dispensing to ambulatory patients, pharmaceutical extemporaneous compounding, repackaging and manufacturing, purchasing, and inventory control. Also covers out-patient software for order entry, third-party insurance billing, and patient profiles. Introduces the use of automated equipment.

Goals, Topics, and Objectives

Goal Statement

Upon completion of this course: students will have the required skill sets to attend Out-Patient Pharmacy clinical rotations.

Core Course Topics
  1. Patient profiles.
  2. Inventory and purchasing: manual and electronic.
  3. Repackaging medications using automation.
  4. Manual and electronic reference search.
  5. Controlled substances.
  6. Third-party billing and Medicare administration.
  7. Insurance card.s
  8. Processing out-patient prescriptions manually and electronically.
  9. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliance.
  10. Communication skills in out-patient pharmacy.
  11. Over-the-counter drugs.
  12. Extemporaneous Compounding in out-patient pharmacy.
Core Course Learning Objectives (Separated)
  1. Create a new patient profile according to an established manual and electronic procedure.
  2. List the components of a complete prescription order.
  3. Identify the required elements on a controlled prescription order.
  4. Perform out-patient prescription dispensing utilizing manual and electronic labels.
  5. Categorize common over-the-counter drugs by source as natural, synthetic, synthesized or semi-synthetic.
  6. Identify the different dosage forms for out-patient prescriptions.
  7. Analyze the accuracy of a prescription order efficiently.
  8. Explain the role of a pharmacy technician in an out-patient pharmacy located in a diverse customer base.
  9. Describe the established procedure involved in purchasing out-patient pharmaceuticals, supplies, and equipment.
  10. Demonstrate the ability to interview a patient to obtain appropriate information (known allergies, etc.) to complete a new prescription.
  11. Assess when to direct a patient to find an over-the-counter medication or when to refer the patient to the pharmacist for counseling.
  12. Describe the technician's responsibility regarding HIPAA Privacy Act when assisting a patient in an out-patient pharmacy.
  13. Interpret various third-party billing and Medicare processes.
  14. Identify the key components of a patient's third-party insurance card.
  15. Demonstrate accurate procedures using the automated repackaging equipment.
  16. Design a compounding master formula sheet for a common compounding recipe.
  17. Apply the ability to locate drug information (classification, adverse affects, auxiliary labels, and dosage forms) by utilizing manual and electronic reference source(s).
  18. Demonstrate procedures for proper use of customer service procedures including telephone and face-to-face etiquette in an out-patient pharmacy.
  19. Identify supplies and equipment used in extemporaneous compounding.
  20. Describe the differences between the components of manual and electronic balances used to weigh pharmaceutical ingredients as part of extemporaneous compounding.
  21. Demonstrate technique required in trituration of a powder to combine two or more drugs together.

Assessment and Requirements

Assessment of Academic Achievement

Assessment of academic achievement will include a combination of tests, lab practical check-offs, quizzes, workbook and computer assignments, and class participation.

General Course Requirements and Recommendations
  1. Students must pass this course with a "C" or better to continue on to the next eight week course: PHT 119, Out-Patient Pharmacy Externship.
  2. Class sessions will consist of lecture and laboratory exercises.
  3. Each student is responsible for attending and participating in class and lab. In case of an absence, it is the student's responsibility to contact the instructor to makeup the work.
  4. Exams and quizzes must be taken on the scheduled day. Students must pass the Midterm Exam and Final Exam (including the lab practicals) in order to be scheduled for clinical rotations at out-patient pharmacies. A grade of less than a "C" on either exam will require remedial assignments before attending a rotation site.
  5. Students are required to accurately complete a detailed out-patient oriented check list to qualify for specific hospital out-patient rotation sites.
Texts
To be determined by program faculty.
Effective Term
Fall 2019