The Pharmacy Technician: Advanced Specialty Pharmacy Microcredential is a self-guided program designed for pharmacy technicians seeking to enhance their specialty pharmacy skills.
The program includes online learning activities covering a range of topics, such as administrative duties, complex problem-solving, communication skills, analytics, and documentation tailored to meet the specific needs of pharmacy technicians.
This microcredential builds upon the Specialty Pharmacy Fundamentals Certificate, which includes foundational knowledge and specialty-specific disease state information. Click here to view the Specialty Pharmacy Fundamentals Certificate information.
Once a learner has completed the educational curriculum, they will have the opportunity to complete an online comprehensive exam. Once the learner passes the exam (minimum 80% passing rate; unlimited attempts permitted), they will earn the statement of achievement and the Credly badge for the microcredential.
The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education with Commendation.
This pharmacy technician microcredential is designed for pharmacy technicians who are interested in expanding their knowledge and skills in the advanced concepts needed as a specialty pharmacy technician.
Compare and contrast specialty pharmacy services with traditional retail pharmacy services.
Explain the differences between biologics and biosimilars versus brand and generic name medications.
Differentiate among the three types of procurement models for sourcing medications administered in a healthcare setting, i.e., white-, brown-, and clear-bagging.
Select the appropriate billing methods for specialty medications.
Identify the steps commonly required during specialty patient enrollment.
Differentiate common insurance types, including their inclusions and limitations.
Assess prescription triage to decrease time-to-treat.
Analyze frequently encountered prior authorization and appeal processes.
Compare financial assistance options to increase patient therapy starts, including foundation and manufacturer programs.
Solve patient-specific barriers to care through using team communication tools.
Complex Problem-Solving and Communication for Specialty Patients ACPE: 0204-0000-26-789-H04-T Application-based 1.75 contact hours
Learning Objectives:
Identify the necessary aptitude and skills for increasing patient advocacy.
Predict patient communication needs to prevent delays in therapy from shipping and/or storage issues.
Choose appropriate patient triage for when a patient issues falls outside of the pharmacy technician's scope.
Demonstrate the math skills frequently used by pharmacy technicians in specialty pharmacy.
Prioritize tasks to decrease errors.
Differentiate pharmacy technician scope inclusions and limitations regarding medication safety and adverse drug events.
In accordance with our accreditor’s Standards of Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, ASHP requires that all individuals in control of content disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies. An individual has a relevant financial relationship if they have had a financial relationship with an ineligible company in any dollar amount in the past 24 months and the educational content that the individual controls is related to the business lines or products of the ineligible company.
An ineligible company is any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients. The presence or absence of relevant financial relationships will be disclosed to the activity audience.
No one in control of the content of this activity has a relevant financial relationship (RFR) with an ineligible company.
As defined by the Standards of Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education definition of ineligible company.
Each activity consists of audio, video, and/or PDFs and evaluations. Learners must review all content and complete the evaluations to receive continuing pharmacy education credit for each activity.
Follow the prompts to claim, view, or print the statement of credit within 60 days after completing the activity.
Important Note – ACPE 60 Day Deadline:
Per ACPE requirements, CPE credit must be claimed within 60 days of being earned. To verify that you have completed the required steps and to ensure your credits have been reported to CPE Monitor, check your NABP eProfile account to validate that your credits were transferred successfully before the ACPE 60-day deadline. After the 60-day deadline, ASHP will no longer be able to award credit for this activity.
