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Essentials of Law and Ethics for Pharmacy Technicians

The student resources previously accessed via GarlandScience. What are VitalSource eBooks? For Instructors Request Inspection Copy. As the practice of modern medicine becomes more and more pharmacology dependent, the role of pharmacy technicians is becoming more complex. This is true in terms of the medications they are required to deliver, as well as the legal responsibilities and ethical considerations that come with administering those medicines. Essentials of Law and Ethics for Pharmacy Technicians , now in its Third Edition , is designed specifically to provide technicians with the legal and ethical information they need to perform their jobs with absolute confidence.

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It also addresses current issues such as herbal medications, privacy laws and rules, and drug pedigree. A unique section on ethics offers extensive discussion points and cases. Appendices provide extensive information on practice regulation in all states. Fully revised to address the latest procedural, ethical, and technological developments in this rapidly changing field, this third edition of a bestseller has been edited for clarity and provides a wealth of new material, including a new appendix on the legal status of electronic transmission of prescriptions.

It covers the latest in state and federal regulations pertaining to the administration of new medications, including birth control and the morning-after pill, as well as new regulations on over-the-counter label claims. An essential resource for students and practicing technicians, this reference brings together the information that pharmacy technicians need to practice in a manner that is both legal and ethical.

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Updated information on over-the-counter label claims Updated sections on drug samples and the Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of New sections on drug pedigrees and United States Pharmacopoeia Chapter Expanded discussion of state rules and ethics regarding dispensing the morning-after pill and birth control medications New appendix on the legal status of electronic transmission of prescriptions.

Offers end-of-chapter discussion questions and examples Contains a chapter on ethics with discussion points and cases Presents information in an easy-to-read format. The legal system in the United States Overview and objectives Legislation, regulation, and interpretation Criminal versus civil law Sample questions for student review. History and development of current law Overview and objectives Into the twentieth century Sample questions for student review. Federal Controlled Substance Act of Overview and objectives Control schedules Registration Obtaining controlled substances Record keeping Prescribing requirements and restrictions Fax requirements and restrictions Dispensing requirements and restrictions Reporting theft Sample questions for student review.

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The author's purpose for the book-to provide information aimed directly at the pharmacy technician-has been met in an easy-to-read and understandable format. This program has certificate and associate degree options, both available via on-campus and distance-learning options both paper-based and web-based.


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Since , he has also been an adjunct professor of pharmacy practice at North Dakota State University in Fargo and an adjunct assistant professor of medicine at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine in Grand Forks. He retired as the pharmacy department manager at a Veterans Administration hospital and clinic, and is now the associate director for scientific applications at Cetero Research, a pharmaceutical research firm. This is true in terms of the medications they are required to deliver, as well as the legal responsibilities and ethical considerations that come with administering those medicines.

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Essentials of Law and Ethics for Pharmacy Technicians, now in its Third Edition, is designed specifically to provide technicians with the legal and ethical information they need to perform their jobs with absolute confidence. It covers all U. It also addresses current issues such as herbal medications, privacy laws and rules, and drug pedigree. A unique section on ethics offers extensive discussion points and cases. Appendices provide extensive information on practice regulation in all states.

Fully revised to address the latest procedural, ethical, and technological developments in this rapidly changing field, this third edition of a bestseller has been edited for clarity and provides a wealth of new material, including a new appendix on the legal status of electronic transmission of prescriptions.