Inventory and Purchasing Agent
This system is used by pharmacy purchasing agents to track medication stock levels and reorder when inventory is low.
What is an inventory management system?
This is the primary role of a medication reconciliation technician when a patient is admitted to a healthcare facility.
This process involves getting permission from an insurance company before a medication is dispensed.
What is prior authorization?
Managed care pharmacy technicians primarily work with these organizations to provide pharmacy benefits to patients.
Nuclear pharmacy technicians prepare these specialized medications used in diagnostic imaging and treatment.
What are radiopharmaceuticals?
An inventory agent must know this term, which refers to the lowest amount of medication that can be on hand before an automatic reorder is triggered.
What is a par level?
Medication reconciliation helps prevent this type of error, which can occur when medications are not properly documented.
What are medication discrepancies or errors?
Investigational drugs are often part of these, where they are tested for safety and effectiveness.
What are clinical trials?
Pharmacy technician educators or trainers provide this service to new technicians in a pharmacy setting.
What is training or mentorship?
Remote or telepharmacy technicians assist with pharmacy services in these locations, often where access to physical pharmacies is limited.
What are rural or underserved areas?
This is the term for negotiating better prices with manufacturers or wholesalers, a key responsibility of purchasing agents.
What is contract negotiation?
This process involves comparing a patient’s current medications with new orders to ensure no conflicting medications are prescribed.
What is medication reconciliation?
This entity oversees investigational drug trials to ensure patient safety and ethical conduct
What is the Institutional Review Board (IRB)?
Pharmaceutical sales representatives must have extensive knowledge of these, which they present to healthcare providers.
Technicians in remote or telepharmacy must be familiar with these, which are used to communicate and assist patients and pharmacists virtually.
What are telecommunication technologies or telehealth platforms?
Purchasing agents often need to manage the expiration dates of medications to avoid this costly issue.
What is medication waste or expiration?
A reconciliation technician often collaborates with these healthcare professionals to verify medication information.
Who are pharmacists, nurses, and physicians?
Coordinators must ensure investigational drugs are stored according to these specific conditions to maintain their stability.
What are storage requirements (e.g., temperature control, humidity)?
This advanced role involves a pharmacy technician who oversees other technicians in the pharmacy and ensures smooth operations.
What is a lead pharmacy technician?
Lead pharmacy technicians manage these daily tasks to ensure a pharmacy operates smoothly and efficiently.
This federal agency sets guidelines for how pharmacy purchasing agents should handle returns of expired or recalled medications.
Technicians must pay attention to this, the term for medications taken without a prescription, when conducting medication reconciliation.
What are over-the-counter (OTC) or non-prescription medications?
Before a patient can receive an investigational drug, this must be obtained to ensure they understand the risks and benefits.
What is informed consent?
The goal of medication adherence or compliance technicians is to help patients stick to their prescribed medication regimen, preventing this negative outcome.
What is non-adherence or poor health outcomes?
Technicians who specialize in medication adherence often use these tools to remind patients to take their medications as prescribed.
What are adherence tools such as pill organizers, apps, or reminder calls?