Pharmacy Technician Certification Quick-Study Guide

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Foreword Section I: Assisting the Pharmacist in Serving Patients 1. Receiving Prescriptions and Medication Orders 2. Patient Information/Profile Systems 3. Processing Prescriptions and Medication Orders Section II: Maintaining Medication and Inventory Control Systems 4. Medication Distribution and Inventory Control Systems Section III: Participating in the Administration and Management of Pharmacy Practice 5. Operations Section IV: Pharmaceutical Calculations 6. Fractions, Decimals, and Roman Numerals 7. Calculating Percentage and Ratio Strength 8. Pharmaceutical Systems of Measurement 9. Dosage Calculations 10. Concentrations 11. Commercial Calculations 12. Practice Questions Answer Key to Sample Questions Appendix A:Common Dosage FormsDrug Administration Routes Appendix B:Common Abbreviations Used in Prescriptions/Medication Orders Appendix C:Suggested Reading.