Title: Maintain inventory of operational supplies.
Course: Pharmacy Technician II (14152-II) > Section: Participating in the Administration and Management of Pharmacy Practice

Maintenance should include

- explaining and accurately following the procedure for the procurement of supplies and inventory
- explaining the importance of appropriate supply inventory levels and the need to avoid hoarding supplies
- identifying supplies that have been under-ordered or over-ordered and describing the procedures for balancing drug inventory.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How should a pharmacy technician handle a situation in which a drug or supply is not available to the pharmacy on a short-term basis or a long-term basis?
- What are methods for systematically checking for expiration dates and ordering of needed supplies?
- What are the methods to determine whether supplies have been over ordered and identify procedures for balancing the inventory?