Arizona Pharmacy Technician Continuing Education

The responsibilities of pharmacy technicians are continuously changing, but the professional status of the technician remains the same. This course will discuss the professional standards and regulations and the importance of daily practice to help ensure the technicians remains in compliance with the law while serving patients in the safest and most effective manner possible.

Vaccinations are the most important tool available to United States health-care providers working to maintain low levels of contagious diseases. This course will discuss the basic principles of immunization, the associated contraindications and precautions of vaccines, and strategies to improve immunization rates.

After completing this course, you will be able to understand the symptoms and complications, the methods for diagnosing, and the treatment of measles, mumps, and rubella. You will also understand strategies that can be used to improve immunization rates, including maintaining adequate records, reminding patients to vaccinate, and collaboration between the patient and provider.

Vaccination against tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis is the best method for preventing these potentially serious conditions. This course will discuss strategies to improve immunization rates and examine the collaboration between the patient and provider to help minimize barriers to immunization in an effort to reduce the spread of contagious diseases.

Course expiration date: 7/18/2021

This course will offer insight into the impact of substance use disorders in the United States and help pharmacy professionals identify patients suffering from these diseases. After completing this course, pharmacy professionals will understand the pharmacologic treatments for addiction to opioids, alcohol and tobacco. The course will discuss the mechanisms, dosing, major side effects and drug interactions, and patient counseling points for these medications.

The introduction of antibiotics into the practice of medicine has transformed the lives of millions of people. Infections that were once lethal are now easily treatable, and medical advances have been able to move forward through the use of antibiotics. Unfortunately, between 20 and 50 percent of all antibiotics administered in hospitals in the United States have been deemed either unnecessary or inappropriate. The misuse of antibiotics has contributed to increases in the rates of Clostridium difficile infections and adverse reactions to antibiotics, as well as the development of resistant strains of bacteria. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that approximately 23,000 deaths annually are caused by antibiotic-resistant organisms. 

This course is designed to challenge the knowledge and skills of registered nurses who are responsible for calculating and adding medications to IV solutions. This course is especially good for nurses who may be returning to an acute care setting or nurses who have not been responsible for drug calculations for a while and now are responsible for accurately making such calculations.

This course will discuss normal kidney function, effects of chronic kidney disease, complications associated with chronic kidney disease. management and medications used to treat the common complications.

Coronavirus, caused by COVID-19, is a rapidly developing disease.  As this disease continues to expand and engulf communities across the United States, it is critical that healthcare professionals become informed of the national standards of care provided by the Centers for Disease Control and other authoritative agencies.  This basic-level course to provides the latest standardized information that is known about the identification, care, and prevention of the disease.  

Take a look at the history of the apothecary and avoirdupois methods and the use of these methods in contemporary practice, learn the advantages of using the metric system, and the importance of this international system and how it works in different concepts.

This course provides an overview of a pharmacy-based immunization program; it is not designed to cover all situations. Additionally, this course only discusses federal law. Pharmacists must also be familiar with the requirements laid out by their respective state pharmacy laws and practice guidelines.

Diabetes and glycemic medications are in the news every day. Staying ahead of current research and treatment options is an uphill challenge. This course provides the latest in diabetic medications and treatment options, including insulin pump therapies.

Diabetes and glycemic medications are in the news every day. Staying ahead of current research and treatment options is an uphill challenge. This course provides the latest in diabetic medications and treatment options, including insulin pump therapies.

 Over the last decade, a new class of oral anticoagulant agents, now referred to as the direct oral anticoagulants, has changed clinical practice significantly. These new agents are used for a variety of indications, including treating deep vein thrombosis and non-valvular atrial fibrillation. The agents are pharmacologically different than warfarin, the traditional oral anticoagulant. This course will review individual anticoagulant agents in detail with regards to pharmacology, dosing, adjustments, and utilization in special populations. It will also discuss bleeding management for patients taking direct oral anticoagulants by focusing on reversal agents and antidotes.

Toxicology has been described in literature for thousands of years. In the year 1230, the word “poison” first appeared in the literature, and was defined as a potion or draught that was prepared with deadly ingredients. Since then, poisons and toxicology have remained an important part of history. From intentional poisoning-related deaths to the significant increase in deaths related to drug abuse and overdose, toxicology remains a relevant topic in medicine today. This course will review general principles of toxicology as well as toxidromes and agents of toxicity. It includes specific discussion regarding antidotes and treating toxicologic emergencies with a focus on pharmacologic therapy. 

The management of inventory comprises a large portion of the pharmacy technician’s responsibilities. It is essential to ensure there is an adequate stock of medications and supplies to serve the needs of the patients a pharmacy serves, and careful inventory management can also increase the profitability of a pharmacy. This course will review basic inventory management terminology and procedures for the pharmacy technician.

Thiscourse covers women’s health management and medications used in this patientpopulation. It reviews the physiology of female hormones, and details thevarious hormonal and nonhormonal contraceptive methods available. Management ofpregnant and lactating patients and medication use in these populations isincluded. The course also discusses menopausal treatment and the currentrecommendations regarding hormonal use in this population. Additionally, the epidemiology,pathophysiology, risk factors, and diagnosis of osteoporosis will be discussed.This course gives detailed information on the medications used to treat theseconditions. 

This course covers pharmacy professionals, nurses and physicians who currently are or could be involved in caring for patients infected with TB. This includes health-care professionals who work in both outpatient and inpatient settings

This course will help distinguish between primary and secondary hypertension, characterize the different stages of high blood pressure and identify factors implicated in the development of hypertension.

This course will discuss specific medication issues that can occur in older adults and how pharmacists can help manage these issues. A discussion of fall risk and prevention and the Beer’s criteria for potentially inappropriate medications in older adults will be included, as well as a discussion about deprescribing guidelines.

The purpose of this course is to raise pharmacist awareness about the breadth, depth and potential consequences related to medication errors, and to review useful strategies to help avoid causing such errors.

This course serves to review bothacute and chronic heart failure, including the risk factors for developingheart failure, signs and symptoms, and tests used in diagnosis of heartfailure. In addition, common medications used to treat both acute and chronicheart failure are reviewed, as well as current guidelines for the treatment ofchronic heart failure.