Question

a pharmacist asks a pharmacy technician to assist with management of patients’ medication therapy. which of the following tasks can the pharmacy technician complete to assist the pharmacist?
patient counseling
scheduling patient reminders and phone calls
verifying final prescriptions for patients
answering patient questions regarding adverse effects

Explanation:

• Patient counseling: This is typically done by the pharmacist as it involves providing detailed medical advice about medications, which is within the pharmacist's scope (requiring professional judgment and clinical knowledge).
• Scheduling patient reminders and phone calls: Pharmacy technicians can perform administrative tasks like scheduling reminders or calls to help manage patients' medication therapy, as this is a non - clinical, organizational task.
• Verifying final prescriptions for patients: Verifying prescriptions (checking for accuracy, appropriateness) is a clinical task that falls under the pharmacist's responsibility, as it requires clinical expertise to ensure patient safety.
• Answering patient questions regarding adverse effects: Answering questions about adverse effects involves clinical judgment and knowledge of pharmacology, which is the pharmacist's role, as technicians do not have the authority or training to provide such clinical advice.

Answer:

B. Scheduling patient reminders and phone calls