APPLIED PHARMACY CALCULATIONS FOR VERIFICATION

Course overview

THIS ONE-HOUR ACPE-ACCREDITED COURSE FOCUSES ON PHARMACY CALCULATIONS ESSENTIAL FOR ACCURATE MEDICATION DISPENSING AND TECHNICIAN PRODUCT VERIFICATION (TPV). LEARNERS WILL REVIEW THE METRIC SYSTEM AND ITS APPLICATION IN PHARMACY PRACTICE TO SUPPORT ACCURATE ORDER FULFILLMENT AND PRODUCT VERIFICATION. THE COURSE ADDRESSES THE ROLE OF TECHNICIAN PRODUCT VERIFICATION IN IDENTIFYING AND PREVENTING COMMON CALCULATION-RELATED ERRORS DURING THE VERIFICATION PROCESS. LEARNERS WILL PRACTICE CALCULATING QUANTITIES TO DISPENSE FOR STANDARD PRESCRIPTION ORDERS USING APPROPRIATE METRIC CONVERSIONS, AS WELL AS CALCULATIONS FOR SPECIALTY DOSAGE FORMS SUCH AS OPHTHALMIC AND OTIC DROPS, INHALERS, AND TOPICAL PREPARATIONS. EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON APPLYING CALCULATION PRINCIPLES TO SUPPORT ACCURACY, CONSISTENCY, AND PATIENT SAFETY IN PRODUCT VERIFICATION ACTIVITIES.