Mosby's Sterile Compounding for Pharmacy Technicians (2^nd Ed.)
Principles and Practice

Gain a complete introduction to institutional pharmacy practice and efficiently prepare for the new sterile compounding certification exam! Comprehensively covering sterile products, aseptic technique, and the workings of the sterile compounding facility, Mosby's Sterile Compounding for Pharmacy Technicians: Principles and Practice, 2nd Edition, focuses on safe and accurate practice. This edition has expanded and updated coverage to address preparation, processing, medications, technique, and documentation, with review, analysis, and application of , , and and additional content on waste management, workflow, safety and compliance, billing and reimbursement, and emergency management. Illustrations abound, and content is brought to life with an updated art program, step-by-step procedures, and technician notes and alerts. Certification review questions are included with each chapter, and online student and instructor resources round out the offering.

1. Introduction to Sterile Compounding 2. Medications and Disease Management 3. Communication Within and Beyond the Pharmacy 4. Infection Control and Waste Management 5. Calculations Used in Intravenous Preparations 6. Medication Administration  7. United States Pharmacopeia : Pharmaceutical Compound-Sterile Preparations 8. The Sterile Environment 9. Equipment and Supplies 10. Sterile Practice 11. Packaging, Labeling, and Documentation of CSPs 12. Total Parenteral Nutrition 13. United States Pharmacopeia <800> Hazardous Pharmaceuticals 14. Hazardous Drug Preparation 15. United States Pharmacopeia <825> Radiopharmaceuticals - Preparation, Compounding, Dispensing, and Repackaging 16. Quality Management, Safety, and Patient Compliance 17. Third-Party Billing, Reimbursement, and Inventory Management 18. Operations and Emergency Preparedness 19. Looking Forward

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