Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Part 4
Subtitle 34 - BOARD OF PHARMACY
Chapter 10.34.34 - Pharmacy Technicians
Section 10.34.34.07 - Standards for Pharmacy Technician Training Programs
Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 10.34.34.07
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. Minimum Standards.
(1) Pharmacy technician training
programs shall, at a minimum, cover the following areas of pharmacy practice:
(a) Roles and responsibilities of the
pharmacy technician;
(b) Knowledge
of prescription medications;
(c)
Knowledge of strengths or dose, dosage forms, physical appearance, routes of
administration, and duration of drug therapy;
(d) The dispensing process;
(e) Pharmaceutical calculations;
(f) Interacting with patients;
(g) Third party prescriptions;
(h) Extemporaneous compounding;
(i) Requirements and professional standards
for:
(i) Preparing;
(ii) Labeling;
(iii) Dispensing;
(iv) Storing;
(v) Prepackaging;
(vi) Distributing; and
(vii) How medications are
administered;
(j)
Confidentiality;
(k) Drugs used to
treat the following indications:
(i)
Hypertension;
(ii)
Antihyperlipidemia;
(iii) Diabetes
mellitus;
(iv) Arthritis;
(v) Gastrointestinal disorders;
(vi) Asthma and allergy;
and
(vii) Infectious
diseases;
(l) Federal
and State laws and regulations governing the practice of pharmacy; and
(m) Knowledge of special dosing
considerations for pediatric and geriatric populations.
(2) Pharmacy technician training programs may
be offered by:
(a) Pharmacy employers;
(b) Nationally recognized pharmacy
technician training programs;
(c)
Accredited educational institutions pharmacy technician programs;
(d) Pharmacy technician programs approved by
the Maryland State Department of Education and the Maryland Higher Education
Commission; and
(e) Pharmacy
technician training programs offered by the U.S. Armed Forces.
(3) Training programs may not be
longer than 6 months.
(4) Training
programs shall include 160 hours of work experience.
B. Board Approval of Pharmacy Technician Training Programs.
(1) A program shall submit
an application on a form provided by the Board.
(2) A program shall provide the Board with
the course outline and any other information requested by the Board.
(3) Any changes in course content shall
require notification and approval from the Board.
(4) The Board shall have final approval of a
pharmacy technician training program.
(5) The Board may withdraw approval of a
program if the Board finds that the program is in violation of this chapter.
(6) The Board shall approve
pharmacy technician training programs offered by the U.S. Armed Forces.
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