The Pharmacy Technician: A Comprehensive Approach [Paperback]

Jahangir Moini (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1401857914 | ISBN-13: 978-1401857912 | Publication Date: December 13, 2004 | Edition: 001

Opportunities are growing in the dynamic field of the pharmacy technician! Whether you are entering the field for the first time or are looking to hone your skills further, The Pharmacy Technician: A Comprehensive Approach is for you. The book provides comprehensive coverage of all the concepts covered on the National Certification Exam. With full-color photos and illustrations, key terms, chapter summaries and end-of-chapter questions, this book helps individuals learn the information necessary to build an exciting career as a pharmacy technician. Both hospital and retail pharmacy are covered in depth.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Jahangir Moini from Florida Metropolitan University has written a text that addresses the major topics that comprise the National Certification Exam for pharmacists. The best aspect of Moini's presentation is in the way he writes and moves through the material in crisp fashion, immediately getting to the core of it. For example, in the chapter on Allergy and Respiratory Drugs, he begins with a quick overview of the primary anatomy of the system before exploring the concepts of allergic reaction. Once Moini defined the role of Histamines in the process, he begins to analyze the different drug therapies that physicians commonly use to treat allergic conditions, discussing mechanism of action, therapeutic uses, adverse effects and drug interactions for each. These well-organized and well thought out chapters lend themselves to the way in which an experienced pharmacy student should approach study for the certification exam. Rather than just remembering factual data for a test, the idea here is to learn this information so that it can be used in the course of life-long service to the patient. Although The Pharmacy Technician has many outstanding aspects to it, readers should take specific notice of the information on both pediatrics and geriatrics: this material is key to the student's development because it illustrates the fact that every different patient presents with unique and individual needs. It is imperative for all individuals studying for the certification exam. - John Aiello/The Electric Review (All rights reserved)

Product Details

• Paperback: 512 pages
• Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning; 001 edition (December 13, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1401857914
• ISBN-13: 978-1401857912
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #279,160 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Jahangir Moini is currently a professor, and was a director for fifteen years, of allied health programs at Everest University in Melbourne, Florida where he established the Medical Assisting program in 1990 and the associate degree program for pharmacy technicians in 2000. He also established several other new allied health programs for Everest University. Dr. Moini was the Director of the associate degree program for five years. He is actively involved in teaching and helping students to prepare for service in various health professions, including the roles of pharmacy technicians, medical assistants, and nurses. He worked with the Brevard County Health Department as an epidemiologist and health educator consultant for eighteen years, offering continuing education courses and keeping nurses up-to-date on the latest developments related to pharmacology, medications errors, immunizations, and other important topics. Since 1990, Dr. Moini has been the author of many internationally published allied health books. He has a medical degree, a Masters Degree in Public Health (MPH) and is a Certified Pharmacy Technician (CphT).

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Could Be Great, But -, October 4, 2005

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MAB "mabber" (Near Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Pharmacy Technician: A Comprehensive Approach (Paperback)

I purchased several pharmacy technician books earlier this year in order to pass the PTCB Exam through self study. This book by Moini, and its companion book, were the first sources I turned to for information. The subtitle says "A Comprehensive Approach", and the book certainly is that. That's the problem - it contains much more than you need to know to pass the Exam. Another problem is that a good editor or cowriter is sorely needed, for there are way too many errors in the answer keys for a person trying to learn the trade to deal with. These errors were so troublesome that I had absolutely no confidence in any of the answers, so I was forced to look them up in the chapter and record them in my own key. I had to do this for every chapter. This series is too expensive to put up with such a gross display of sloppy workmanship. It's odd, too, because the text itself is well-written and thoroughly edited. Now that I've passed the Exam, I'm using the book to help review for job interviews, and its completeness is good for that. It has a lot of good information on hospital pharmacy, laminar flow hoods, and drug classifications. If they could fix the answer key problem, I'd up this rating to 4 stars. As far as acquiring a book as a tool to pass the PTCB Exam, you're better off going with Moini's companion book, plus getting at least 3 other books from different authors.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A Big Disappointment, March 28, 2006

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Lady Nijo "Nijo" (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Pharmacy Technician: A Comprehensive Approach (Paperback)

While it's true that this book covers quite a bit of material, has nice pictures and is reasonably well organized, the publishers should immediately fire whoever it was that claims to have proofread this mess! And this textbook is indeed a mess.
Just for starters - the math portions of the book are laughably wrong (e.g., "500/200 = 2"), the answers at the back don't address all the questions they are supposed to, some of the answers make no sense, and the misspelling of the drugs (for instance, "Demero" for "Demerol")is just plain irresponsible. Just as a previous reviewer said, it doesn't take much to lose complete confidence in both the text and the problem sets, so you can't use it reliably either in a classroom or as a self-study guide.
Because of this, there is no good reason to spend money on this particular book. Ship it back to the publisher and author, and tell them to get their respective acts together!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars College Instructor Does NOT Recommend, January 11, 2007

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M. Goeking (Rockford, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Pharmacy Technician: A Comprehensive Approach (Paperback)

I taught a certification review class at a local community college using this text and its companion exam review guide. The material is flawed, the two books often give differing information, and there is more information than is needed for an examination review. In my opinion, the texts were not proofread well. There are numerous misspellings, drugs placed in the wrong classes, and the answer keys to the review questions had mistakes in nearly every chapter. The review questions and accompanying CD-Rom are way too advanced and inapplicable to the national exam. The book was also very lean on the review of pharmaceutical calculations. Pharmacy math is a huge portion of the exam and I feel this book should have had more than three brief chapters. Upon first glance, this looks like a thorough textbook, but once you get into it, it is difficult to follow and inaccurate. It's difficult to teach a course (and probably take a course), when the instructor has to edit and revise the text as s/he goes along. I do not recommend this text at all, unless you enjoy researching every point the author makes, to determine what information is true, and what is false.