Location: 
Content is internet delivered, thus location is virtually anywhere an internet connection is available.  The second part of the program is 'hands-on' and is scheduled in various cities throughout the United States.  Click Here to see offered locations and dates.

This program is for : 
Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians

Presenter:
David Dubose, RPh

Texas Pharmacy Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a Provider of Continuing Pharmacy Education.
(ACPE # 154-999-04-705-H04)

PassAssured's Aseptic Compounding Certification Course is endorsed by the Texas Pharmacy Association.

Learning Objectives and Goals:
 

• The student will learn basic terminology and environmental contamination concerns in performing aseptic techniques procedures.
   
• The student will learn the uses of vertical airflow hoods, or biological safety cabinets.
   
• The student will learn the components of a syringe which are graphically illustrated and reviewed.
   
• The student will learn the four most widely used parenteral routes, with a high level review of various injection types given.
   
• The student will be provided a broad ‘overview’ of skills needed to perform sterile compounding.
   
• Learning how to avoid contamination while using a Laminar airflow hood and various procedures that assure successful sterile product mixing are provided.
   
• Examples of filling a syringe, breaking an ampoule, reconstituting a sterile powder, injecting liquids into a plastic IV bag, introducing liquids into a glass intravenous bottle, and many more aseptic techniques are reviewed.
   
• The student will be introduced to various solutions used in Pharmacy. Irrigation solutions, parenteral solutions, and TPNs are highlighted.
   
• The objective of this section is to demonstrate the preparation and the safe handling of Antineoplastic agents used in the treatment of cancer. Emphasis on personnel safety and safety procedures for handling these dangerous agents are discussed.
   
• The objective of Stability considerations as well as information on various types of reference material is given since parenteral products have special stability concerns.
   
• The steps to performing a Parenteral Admixture Order are illustrated.
   
• The student will learn the units of measurement for the Metric, Avoirdupois, and Apothecary systems.
   
• The student will learn the identities of a wide range of abbreviations. Emphasis on abbreviations that has historically been misinterpreted is discussed.
   
• The student will learn the eight primary Roman Numerals with emphasis on rules for adding and subtracting. Roman Numerals are widely used in Pharmacy.
   
• The student will learn the basic concepts of using fractions, decimals and percentages in mathematic equations.
   
• The student will learn the two widely used methods for Fahrenheit and Centigrade temperature conversions.  Illustrations and 'graphics in motion' will provide clearly explained conversions.
   
• The Ratio Proportion section will teach the student the relationships that are used as a means for reducing or enlarging chemical mixtures used in pharmacy. Determining the proper amount of solution to mix with drug active ingredients is covered.
   
• The student will learn the units of measurement for drugs and expressions of quantity and concentration for drugs in drug products. Illustrations are demonstrated and discussed for the different methods for determining quantities of ingredients and concentration of drugs when preparing or dispensing drug products.
   
• The student will learn the methods of expressing doses and dosage regimens. The student will gain knowledge of how to calculate the amount of drug product to dispense, or the number of days' supply from a dosage regimen.
   
• The student will be able to determine the flow rate of an IV solution when given the total volume, total time of administration, and the drops delivered per ml by the administration set.
   
• The student will be taught how to calculate powder volume and how to use this information in reconstituting dry powders for suspension or solution.
   
• The student will learn various pricing methods which support the needs of the pharmacy as a business enterprise.
   
• The goal of PassAssured’s Sterile Compounding Certification Program is to instruct the pharmacy professionals to develop and fine tune their proficiency in the preparation of sterile products.
   
• At the conclusion of this course the student will understand the following:
  • techniques involved in preparing sterile products
  • USP <797> guidelines
  • Quality Assurance and Quality Control Adoption
  • Mathematics used in sterile compounding