PRODUCT VERIFICATION WORKFLOW AND DISPENSING ACCURACY

Course overview

THIS ACPE-ACCREDITED COURSE FOCUSES ON THE TECHNICIAN PRODUCT VERIFICATION (TPV) DISPENSING PROCESS AND THE APPLICATION OF VERIFICATION STANDARDS TO FILLED MEDICATION ORDERS. LEARNERS WILL REVIEW THE SEQUENTIAL STEPS INVOLVED IN VERIFYING A COMPLETED PRESCRIPTION, INCLUDING CONFIRMATION OF DRUG NAME, STRENGTH, NATIONAL DRUG CODE (NDC), QUANTITY, DOSAGE FORM, LABELING ACCURACY, AND PRODUCT INTEGRITY. THE COURSE EXPLORES THE ROLE OF DISPENSING TECHNOLOGIES - SUCH AS BARCODE SCANNING SYSTEMS, AUXILIARY LABELING, AND WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT TOOLS - IN REDUCING MEDICATION ERRORS DURING THE TPV PROCESS. LEARNERS WILL ALSO EXAMINE APPROPRIATE RESPONSES TO COMMON DISPENSING ERRORS IDENTIFIED DURING VISUAL VERIFICATION, INCLUDING LOOK-ALIKE AND SOUND-ALIKE MEDICATIONS AND INCORRECT NDC SELECTION. IN ADDITION, THE COURSE INTRODUCES COMMON EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES ASSOCIATED WITH MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION AND TESTING TO SUPPORT COMPREHENSIVE AND ACCURATE PRODUCT VERIFICATION.