The following are some of the topics covered
1.
Knowledge and understanding of different pharmacy practice
settings.
2.
Knowledge and understanding of the duties and responsibilities
of a pharmacy technician.
3.
Knowledge of and the ability to carry out calculations
required for the common dosage determination, employing both the metric and
apothecary systems.
4.
Knowledge and ability to identify and employ pharmaceutical
and medical terms, abbreviations and symbols
commonly used in prescribing, dispensing and record keeping of
medications.
5 .
Knowledge and understanding of the identification of drugs,
drug dosages, routes of administration, dosage forms and storage requirements.
6.
Knowledge of and ability to perform the manipulative and
record-keeping functions involved in and related to dispensing drugs.
7.
Knowledge of and ability to perform
procedures and techniques relating to manufacturing, packaging, and labeling of
drug products.