Instructors need well-crafted, easy-to-use teaching tools to meet the needs of pharmacy technicians readying themselves for responsibilities in community pharmacies, hospitals, and other settings. The Pharmacy Technician Skills-Building Manual is a practical, hands-on workbook designed to help technicians understand the basics of pharmacy operations, equipment, and tasks. Each chapter includes activities, exercises, and assessment questions to reinforce key points. Photos and illustrations supplement the text so readers can visualize important tools and concepts. This book, part of the APhA Pharmacy Technician Training Series, provides the foundation technicians need to be effective, efficient contributors to the pharmacy workforce.

Key Features:
--Designed as a workbook for use in technician training pro¬grams; includes readable background information accompanied by exercises and activities.
--12 chapters that can be used over a 6-month training period either in the classroom or as self-study.
--More than 100 photos and illustrations showing equipment, techniques, and materials.
--Examples of common compounding recipes.
--A list of abbreviations that technicians must know to work effectively in pharmacies, with follow-up exercises.
--Exercises that test technicians’ knowledge of trade and generic drug names.
--Separate answer key available to instructors.

Table of Contents:
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Pharmacy Technician Job Description and Duties
Chapter 2: Technician Responsibilities in the Community Pharmacy
Chapter 3: Drug Label Information and Dosage Forms
Chapter 4: Prescription Requirements and Preparation
Chapter 5: The Pharmacy Environment
Chapter 6: Hospital Pharmacy
Chapter 7: Nonsterile Compounding
Chapter 8: Sterile Compounding
Chapter 9: Specialized Sterile Compounding
Chapter 10: Automated Systems
Chapter 11: Drug Information
Chapter 12: Professional Requirements
Appendix I: Commonly Used Pharmacy-Related Abbreviations and Self-Study Tests
Appendix II: Trade and Generic Drug Name Self-Tests (Top 200)
Appendix III: Compounding Recipes
Index