1. Coming soon??---pharmacy assistant. Fits between pharm tech
and pharmacist
2/3 ph tech in retail
CPhT----certified pharmacy technician
RPh----registered pharmacist
Pharm D----Doctorate of pharmacy
Hospital---compounding,specialize
Manufacturing---research and development
Nuclear---prepare radioactive substance
Nutritional----supplements for malnourished or special diet
Disease management-----diabetes.hypertension,asthma,ect for
pharmacy/doctor partnership
Mail order-------fill rx mail delivery
Insurance-------work as auditor for 3rd party company

2.  FDA-----charged with protecting American consumers.
Enforces federal food drug cosmetic act.
 Approve new drugs
 Regulate drug inserts
 Regulate advertising
 Issue recalls
 DEA---The mission of the Drug Enforcement Administration
(DEA) is to enforce the controlled substances laws and
regulations of the United States and bring to the criminal and
civil justice system of the United States, or any other
competent jurisdiction, those organizations and principal
members of organizations, involved in the growing,
manufacture, or distribution of controlled substances
appearing in or destined for illicit traffic in the United States;
and to recommend and support non-enforcement programs
aimed at reducing the availability of illicit controlled
substances on the domestic and international markets.

3. USP---United States Pharmacopeia----sets standards
for all rx and OTC
medications and other health products made and sold
in US. Sets standards for food ingredients and
dietary supplements.
Sets standards for quality, purity, strength and
consistency.

4.  DEA-----Enforcement of the provisions of the Controlled
Substances Act as they pertain to the manufacture, distribution,
and dispensing of legally produced controlled substances.
 Enforcement of the provisions of the Controlled Substances Act
as they pertain to the manufacture, distribution, and dispensing
of legally produced controlled substances.
 Seizure and forfeiture of assets derived from, traceable to, or
intended to be used for illicit drug trafficking.
 State board of pharmacy--The Texas State Board of Pharmacy
is the state agency responsible for the licensing/registration of
Texas pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacies; for
establishing regulations for pharmacy practice; and for
disciplining licensees and registrants.

5.  The practice of pharmacy is more than just counting out the right
amount of a drug for a prescription. The Texas Pharmacy Act
governs the practice of pharmacy and defines it as:
 providing an act or service necessary to provide pharmaceutical care;
 interpreting or evaluating a prescription drug order or medication order;
 participating in drug or device selection as authorized by law, and
participating in drug administration, drug regimen review, or drug or
drug-related research;
 providing patient counseling;
 being responsible for:dispensing a prescription drug order or distributing a
medication order;
 compounding or labeling a drug and device other than by a manufacturer,
repackager, or distributor of a nonprescription drug or commercially
packaged prescription properly and safely storing a drug or device or
maintaining proper records for a drug or device;
 performing for a patient a specific act of drug therapy management
delegated to a pharmacist by a written protocol from a physician licensed in
this state in compliance with Subtitle B; or administering an
immunization or vaccination under a physician's written protocol.

6.  Information on requirements, fines, continuing
education, ethics,ect for pharmacists/pharm
techs.
 Texas CSA(controlled substances act)—states
may have different definition of controlled
substance or put a drug in a different schedule
 Conflict of laws?---tougher law prevails

7.  CMS---centers for medicare and medicaid
services
 Government entity covers 100 million.
Provides coverage to those qualified.
ACA---affordable care act