PTCB Pharmacy Law & Regulations
1. Code of Ethics for PharmacyTechnicians
Answer:
1. First consideration is to ensurethe health and safety of the patient and to use knowledge and
skills to the best of her/his ability in serving others.
2. Supports and promotes honesty and integrity in the profession include duty to observe law,
maintain highest moral and ethical conduct and uphold ethicalprinciples of the profession.
3. Assists and supports the pharmacists in safe, efficacious and cost effective distribution of
health service.
4. Respects and supports the confidentiality of a patient's records and disclosespertinent info
ONLY with proper authorization.
5. Never assistsin dispensing, distribution or engage in activity that will discredit the
profession.
2. Roles and Responsibilities of PharmTechs
Answer:
1. Enter prescription orders intothe computer.
2. Create a profile of patient's health & insurance info in computer
3. Assist the pharmacist under direct supervision.
4. Help patients dropping off or picking up prescription orders.
3. Pharmacy Law
Answer: Federal law takes precedence over state law unless the statelaw is stricter than federal
law.
Laws are principles and regulations established in a community by a governing body,whether in
the form of legislation or policies recognized and reenforced by judicial decisions.
Laws also provide resolution to conflicts between body
In pharmacy, the goal is to protect the health and welfare of the patients while alsoprotecting
the practitioners from individuals trying to defraud pharmacy to obtain medications.
4. The Sources of Law
Answer: Sources of law are the core of laws comes from theconstitution and broken into 4
types.
1. Constitutional Law - drawn from Constitution Bill of Rights
2. Legislative Law - drawn from legislative branch US congress and State legisla-tives.
3. Administrative Law - drawn from executive branch the president and statesgovernors and