Pharmacy Technology
Covering: Pharmacy Technology (PHT)
AAPT :
American Association of Pharmacy Technicians
AAPT provides leadership and represents the interests of its members to
the public and health care organizations.
ASHP online
The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) is the 30,000-member
national professional association that represents pharmacists who practice
in hospitals, health maintenance organizations, long-term care facilities,
home care agencies, and other components of health care systems. The Society
has extensive publishing and educational programs designed to help members
improve their delivery of pharmaceutical care, and it is a national accrediting
organization for pharmacy residency and pharmacy training programs.
American Association
of Colleges of Pharmacy
Features the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP), headquartered
in Alexandria, Virginia. AACP is a national organization representing
pharmaceutical education in the United States. Notes that the AACP is
comprised of all 75 U.S. pharmacy colleges and schools, including 6,000
faculty members, 30,000 students, and 2,900 individuals pursuing graduate
study. Discusses the benefits of membership and the articles of incorporation
of the Association. Posts contact information via mailing address and
telephone and fax numbers.
American Institute of the History of Pharmacy
The AIHP�s primary goal is to document and preserve pharmacy's history. They do so by "making available a wide variety of materials related to scholarly, professional, and popular history of pharmacy."
American Pharmacists
Association
This web site contains information and education news for pharmacists, as well
as information on pharmaceutical services, publications, legislation,
and research. Included also are professional development opportunities,
drug recalls and other pharmacy-related web links.
American Society
for Automation in Pharmacy
American Society for Automation in Pharmacy's mission is to assist its
members in advancing the application of computer technology in the pharmacist's
role as caregiver and in the efficient operation and management of a pharmacy.
DEA : Drug Enforcement
Administration, U.S. Department of Justice
Contents: The Agency -- Acquisitions -- Drug data -- FOIA -- Fugitives
-- Job ads -- Programs -- Publications -- Web sites.
HealthWeb
: pharmacy & pharmacology
The Pharmacy & Pharmacology page is a collaborative effort between the
Pharmacy, Nursing, and Health Sciences Library at Purdue University and
the HealthWeb project. This page provides information on pharmacy practice,
education, references, research, and communication on pharmacy and pharmacology.
Internet
Health and medical Resources
Mayo Clinic has made one of its core principles to be a dependable source
of health information for the public. This site provides a gateway to
a variety of online and other resources by which Mayo carries out this
mission.
Merck
Presents Merck and Co. Inc., a research-driven pharmaceutical products
and services company based in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey. Includes
the company's mission statement and lists its products. Features online
versions of the company's medical information manuals. Highlights Merck's
divisions, including human health, managed pharmaceutical care, manufacturing,
research, and vaccine. Contains a FAQ list and career opportunities.
Michigan Department of Community Health - Pharmacy
This is the Michigan Board of Pharmacy website. The site provides up-to-date information on various topics related to the practice of pharmacy in Michigan. Also available are licensing information, FAQs, and pharmacy licensing forms and applications.
Michigan Pharmacists
Association
The Michigan Pharmacists Association is a state professional society serving
Michigan's pharmacists, pharmacy school educators, pharmaceutical representatives
and pharmacy technicians. Its goal is to meet member needs, encourage
personal and professional growth and provide information about events
and issues important to Michigan pharmacists.
National Association
of Chain Drug Stores
This trade association website provides information on the pharmacy industry,
as well as career information and job opportunities.
National Community
Pharmacists Association
The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA), founded in 1898
as the National Association of Retail Druggists (NARD), serves the pharmacist
owners, managers, and employees of 25,000 independent pharmacies across
the country. They in total dispense nearly one-half of the nation's retail
prescription drugs.
OSHA
The assistant secretary -- Information about OSHA -- Office directory
-- What's new -- Media releases -- Publications -- Programs & services
-- Compliance assistance -- Vanguard & customer service -- OSHA software
-- Federal register notices -- Frequently asked questions -- Statistics
& data (Standard industrial classification manual (SIC manual)) -- Standards
(OSHA regulations (Standards-29-CFR); OSHA regulations (premables to final
rules); Federal register-OSHA; OSHA Act of 1970 (amended 1990); Standard
interpretations; Information collection requests; Standards development;
OSHA unified agenda; Draft of OSHA's proposed ergonomic protection standard;
OSHA's compliance assistance program) -- Other OSHA documents -- Technical
information -- US Government Internet sites -- Safety & health Internet
sites.
Pharmacy and
you
Sponsored by the American Pharmaceutical Association, the national professional
society of pharmacists, this site is designed to bring consumers the latest
information about how to work with pharmacists. On this site, one will
find the following sections: Health News, About Your Pharmacist, Facts
About Patients, Pharmacists Licensure, etc.
PharmacyInformatics.com
: pharmacy technology news & information
A collaborative effort of pharmacy informaticists who have shared experience
and training in informatics and information technology, PharmacyInformatics.com's
mission is to increase the knowledge and awareness of consumers, pharmacists,
and health care professionals to the opportunities and applications of
information technology in pharmacy practice. The site also provides a
place where informaticists can meet, discuss, and network.
Pharmacy Technician Certification
Board's home page
This website provides information on the examination and certification
of pharmacy technicians.
RxList : the Internet
drug index
Presents an online information resource dealing with prescription drugs.
Includes a search engine for finding information about products currently
on the U.S. market or close to approval. Offers search topics by brand
name, generic name, category, and keyword. Contains descriptions of the
drugs, use, cautions, side effects, toxicity, and dosing information.
RxPtech: The Pharmacy Technician
Educators Council
The Pharmacy Technician Educators Council works with AACP to design and
implement programs which would provide step-wise technician training curriculum
credits that could be used toward pharmacist training and education.
U.S. Pharmacopeia
Presents the U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP), a nonprofit organization that promotes
public health by establishing officially recognized standards for the
use of medicines and other health care technologies. Contains information
on standards development, drug information, and the Practitioners' Reporting
Network. Provides a product catalog, an annual report, a current newsletter,
a searchable Reference Standards Catalog, and other USP publications.
Offers a search engine to retrieve articles on medication errors, product
quality, precautions, and side/adverse effects of drugs. Posts contact
information for the headquarters in Rockville, Maryland, via mailing address,
telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Provides documents and information from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Includes animal drugs, biologics, cosmetics, human drugs, foods, toxicology
and medical devices, as well as radiological health information.
Last Update: April 30, 2008
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