Title: Place purchases in inventory.
Course: Pharmacy Technician II (14152-II) > Section: Maintaining Medication and Inventory Control Systems

Placement should involve arranging the following under proper storage conditions

- pharmaceuticals
- DME
- devices
- supplies (including hazardous materials and investigational products).

See PTCB 4.6 (https://www.ptcb.org/lib24watch/files/pdf/169).

See ASHP 3.19 (https://www.ashp.org/-/media/assets/professional-development/technician-program-accreditation/docs/ashp-acpe-pharmacy-technician-accreditation-standard-2018.ashx?la=en&hash=36EAA6511105A6C6BFEA4F30E193892F19E2C385).

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the critical points of state regulations that pertain to the handling of hazardous waste and infection control?
- What typical procedures are used for the inventory and storage of atypical products (e.g., biologics, interferons, human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] medication, investigational medications, non-formulary products)?
- What storage conditions are needed for various drugs?
- What are the appropriate temperature ranges for pharmacy medication refrigerators and freezers?
- What actions should be taken if a refrigerator and/or freezer is out of the correct temperature range?
- Why are storage conditions for medications important?
- What are periodic replenishment participating provider (PAR) levels and their role in inventory management?