Pharmacy Lecture 1 Materials

What a Technician Cannot Do:

• Evaluate or interpret a prescription.

• Conduct a DUR or a Drug Regimen Review

• Consult with a prescriber regarding any medical information pertaining to a prescription that requires judgement.

• Counsel a patient.

• Advise on therapeutic values.

• Interpret clinical data

• Conduct MTM (Medication Therapy Management)

• Practice using a CPA or Collaborative Drug Therapy Management (CDTM)

• Practice using a statewide drug therapy management protocol

• Prescribe a vaccine

• Administer a drug or device (not including a vaccine)

• Order, interpret, or monitor lab tests

• Receive or transfer a prescription for a controlled substance.

• Supervise or control a pharmacist or intern.

• Delegate tasks to healthcare providers.

• Deny the patient or the patient’s agent or practitioner to interact with a pharmacist.

• Perform any task that requires judgement.

• Assist in the practice of pharmacy w/o a pharmacist.

During your P1 year, you must:

• Verify your preceptor.

• Be supervised by a pharmacist.

• Post your license in the pharmacy.

• tell the OBOP if you change jobs, change residence, change academic status, are convicted of a misdemeanor or arrested for a felony.

• report to the board if you see someone else breaking the rules.

What can techs do?

• Enter info into computer.

• Pack, pour, or put medication into a container.

• Reconstitute prescription medication.

• Put labels onto medications.

• Accept oral or electronic refill authorizations.

• Prepack and label multi dose and unit dose medications.

• Complete cart fill in a hospital or nursing home.

• Check for out-of-date medication.

• Sterile compounding in a hospital.

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