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Module 1: Role, Scope & Prescriptions
What technicians may and may not do, and how to read a prescription without misinterpreting it.
2
Lessons
46
Minutes
Practice
Files Included
Beginner
Level
What You'll Learn
- Where the technician–pharmacist boundary falls, and why it is about judgment
- What to say when a patient asks a clinical question
- The parts of a prescription and the sig abbreviations you will see daily
- The error-prone abbreviations, and why a trailing zero can be fatal
Real-World Scenario
A customer asks whether their new antibiotic is safe with the ibuprofen they take. You know the answer — and answering it would be practicing pharmacy. Later, a sig reading QD is entered as QID, and the patient takes four times the intended dose.
Lessons
Complete each lesson in order. Watch the video, review the notes, and finish the challenge.
Lesson 1⏱ 22 min
đź“‹The Technician Role and Scope
What technicians do, what only a pharmacist may do, and why the boundary is drawn where it is.
Lesson 2⏱ 24 min
đź“‹Reading Prescriptions and Pharmacy Terminology
The abbreviations, the parts of a prescription, and the ones that are no longer safe to use.