Indiana Pharmacists Alliance

Learning Objectives
Activity Type:  Knowledge-based activities

Making the Drugs: Current Standards and Regulations Related to Pharmaceutical Compounding
1. Describe historical trends and anticipated changes to current standards related to pharmaceutical compounding.
2. List one standard for pharmaceutical compounding presented in USP Chapters <795> and <797>.
3. Explain legal implications for pharmacies of the current RCRA rules related to waste management.
ACPE Universal Program # 0120-0000-10-020-L04-T
Contact Hour: 1.0

10 Things Pharmacy Technicians Should Know About Communicating With Cancer Patients
1. Explain the severity at which chemotherapy is toxic.
2. Communicate effectively with a cancer patient.
3. Express empathy towards the patient during the cancer treatment journey.
ACPE Universal Program # 0120-0000-10-023-L04-T
Contact Hour: 1.0

Substance Dependence – Signs & Symptoms in the Pharmacy
1. Describe the process of addictive state.
2. Be aware of the timing, drugs of choice, and patterns of use of chemically dependent pharmacists and techs.
3. List what steps to take in case of frank evidence of employee impairment.
ACPE Universal Program # 0120-0000-10-021-L04-T
Contact Hour: 1.0

Safety in the Pharmacy & Responding to a Robbery
1. Identify pharmacy prescription crime prevention measures and resources for reporting and acting on suspected criminal activity.
2. Understand methods to physically protect oneself, staff and customers during a pharmacy robbery.
ACPE Universal Program # 0120-0000-10-022-L04-T
Contact Hour: 1.0

2010 Indiana Law Update for Pharmacy Technicians
1. Define the pharmacy technician scope of practice.
2. Describe relevant controlled substance laws.
3. List one law pertaining to pharmacy technician practice.
ACPE Universal Program # 0120-0000-10-024-L03-T
Contact Hour: 1.0

The 8th Annual Pharmacy Technician Meeting is coordinated and hosted by the Indiana Academy of Pharmacy Technicians (IAPT), an Academy of the Indiana Pharmacists Alliance.  This meeting is funded through membership dues and registration fees.  For more information, please call (317) 634-4968.