Title: Use pharmaceutical references and resources.
Course: Pharmacy Technician I (14152-I) > Section: Introducing Prescription and Over-the-Counter Drugs

Use should include

- Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations (the Orange book)
- Red book
- Purple book
- Physicians' Desk Reference (PDR)
- Drug Facts and Comparisons
- Handbook on Injectable Drugs
- United States Pharmacopeia and National Formulary (USP-NF)
- online databases.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What documentation can be found in the Orange book?
- What does the USP-NF labeling on a medication mean?
- Which chapters oversee sterile compounding?