CPHT Pharmacy methods
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- Torsion Balance
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Measure solids 6mg-120gm
Calibrated pharmacy weights
sample on left weights on right - Pharmacy Scale
- used for larger amounts of solid material
- Liquids
- Measured in Volume
- Graduated Cylinder
- medium to large valume of liquids, glass cylinder read from bottom of meniscus
- syringe
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measure small volumes
measure at point at which black ring closest to the tip touches the barrel - Cap wavier
- Non-Locking cap waiver must be signed for all new RX
- Brown bottles
- Block room and natural light from causing chemical reactions in the RX bottle
- Glass bottles
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Some medications react to plastic must use glass
Phenergan cough syrups - extemporaneous compounding
- no written directions for the compounding process. Must be done by pharmacists
- Bulk Compounding
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written protocol
made in qty required for a single treament course of an indvidual patient may be done by tech - Bulk manufacturing
- makes enough for several treatments and more than one patient. may be done by tech because wrtten directions
- RX Label
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1. Name address telephone of Dispensing pharm
2. Date of filling
3. Initials or name of the filling pharmacisit
4. Patient's name
5. Complete instructions for use
6. Drug name and strength
7. qty contained in bottle
8. doctor's name - Auxiliary labels
- help patient take RX correctly. ie take with food, keep refrigerated (not required by law)
- Package Inserts
- FDA requires that some medication have a more complete explanation of potential side effects Estrogen !!!
- Unit Dose
- each unit packaged individualy
- Unit Dose Labeling
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1. generic name
2. brand name if applicable
3. manufacturer
4. strength
5. manufacturer lot number
6. expiration date - LVP
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Large Volume Parentreal
run over extended period of time - SVP
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Small volume Parentreal
short time and piggy backs - Parenteral Labeling
- 1. Patients name 2. patient location and room# 3. patient billing number 4. date and time IV made 5. initials of pharmacisit 6. base fluid of IV and volume 7. name of any additives and amount 8.intended time of admin 9. ordered rate of admin (dosing) 10. expiration date and time 11. space for initials of person whom starts IV 12. space for time IV starts
- IV's
- most require refergieration. Warmed to room temp before administration.
- Nitroglycerin IV's
- dispensed with specially designed IV sets
- Nitroprusside Sodium
- Extremly sensitive to light wrapped in light blcoking material such as Foil