Title: Provide medication to a patient or patient's representative.
Course: Pharmacy Technician II (14152-II) > Section: Assisting the Pharmacist in Serving Patients

Provision of medication should include the following:

- Verify identification of the recipient by facility policy.
- Following instructions on the medication and relaying instructions prior to delivering it to the patient or patient’s representative.
- Deliver medication to a patient or patient’s representative (e.g., by hand, mail, pneumatic tube, robotics).
- Place medication in a dispensing system (e.g., unit-dose cart, robotics).
- Document delivery of prescription medication.
- Maintain confidentiality of the transaction.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is an investigational drug? Why are such drugs important?
- Who may participate in the use of an investigational drug?
- What types of documentation are associated with the distribution of controlled substances?
- What types of systems exist to dispense and store controlled substances?