Pharmacy Technician: Media

Assisting with or directly administering medication is an important role of the personal caregiver and carries significant responsibility. In fulfilling this role effectively and safely, the caregiver becomes a vital member of the health care team. This program introduces safe and responsible medication practices. Topics include the Five Rights principles of medication administration, proper routes of administration, and the various techniques of managing and manipulating medicine consumption. Students will learn how to address the effects of medications-including intended effects, side effects, and allergic reactions-and how these should be documented.

What is it like to be a pharmacy technician? In this Career Q&A video interview, Alexis Re talks about her career path, what she does on the job, and the keys to success working in a pharmacy. She also offers candid advice on breaking into the profession as well as insight into the industry’s biggest challenges and how the field may change in the next ten years.

How does a functioning health system bring about a stable society? What were and are the great evolutionary steps in the development of new medicines and what are the challenges for the future? From the herbal gardens of the Middle Ages and Paracelsus to the great researchers of the 19th and 20th centuries, the cultural history of medicine reflects the history of mankind. (51 minutes)

Reviewing the action of neurotransmitters, this video seminar examines how psychiatric medications work. It looks at the action, effects, and side effects of such medications for depression as cyclics, SSRIs, SNRIs, and herbal medications; disucsses the use of lithium, anticonvulsants, and antipsychotics for bipoar disorder; reviews such medications for anxiety disorder as benzodiazepines, non-benzodiazepines, anxiolytics, and insomnia medications; and looks at antipsychotic use for schizophrenia. It also reviews special considerations of medication prescription for children, adolescent, and older adult populations.