PHRA 1313 Community Pharmacy Practice

Introduction to the skills necessary to process, prepare, label, and maintain records of prescriptions in a community pharmacy to include customer service, count and pour techniques, prescription calculations, drug selection and preparation, over-the-counter drugs, inventory management and legal parameters.

Credits

3:2:4

Offered

Fall

Outcomes

1. Translate medical and pharmaceutical abbreviations and symbols used in processing prescriptions in a community pharmacy.
2. Utilize information technology.
3. Demonstrate the procedures and work flow operations relating to processing prescriptions and preparing medications in a community pharmacy setting.