TY - BOOK AU - Ballington, Don A. AU - Anderson, Robert J. TI - Pharmacy Practice SN - 8123915381 AV - RS100 B34 2008 PY - 2008/// CY - New Delhi PB - CBS Publishers & Distributors KW - Pharmacy technicians KW - Medicine -- Formulae, receipts, prescriptions. KW - Pharmaceutical Preparations. KW - Pharmacists' Aides KW - Pharmacy. KW - Medicine. N1 - Includes index; Unit 1: Principles of pharmacy practice -- The profession of pharmacy -- Pharmacy law, regulations, and standards for technicians -- Drugs, dose forms, and delivery systems -- Routes of drug administration -- Basic pharmaceutical measurements and calculations -- Unit 2: Community pharmacy -- Dispensing medications in the community pharmacy -- The business of community pharmacy -- Extemporaneous compounding -- Unit 3: Institutional pharmacy -- Hospital pharmacy practice -- Infection control and safe handling of hazardous agents -- Preparing sterile intravenous products -- Unit 4: Professionalism in the pharmacy -- Medication safety -- Human relations and communications -- Your future in pharmacy practice -- Appendix A: Common pharmacy practice abbreviations -- Appendix B: Greek and Latin word parts -- Appendix C: Most commonly prescribed drugs -- Appendix D: Common drugs that cannot be crushed -- Appendix E: Look-alike, sound-alike medication recommendations and reference table -- Glossary ER -