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0469-GL: Appendix C
Medical terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Accreditation | The process of granting recognition or vouching for compliance with established criteria (usually refers to recognition of an institution or program). |
| Adjudication | Refers to the determination of the insurer's payment after the member's insurance benefits are applied to a medical claim. |
| Ambulatory pharmacy | A pharmacy generally located within, or in close proximity to a clinic, hospital, or medical center that provides medication services to ambulatory patients |
| Aseptic technique | The technique and procedures designed to prevent contamination of drugs, packaging, equipment, or supplies by microorganisms during preparation. |
| Automated dispensing technology | Electronic storage cabinets or robotics that secure medications and dispense them to nurses or other caregivers when needed. |
| Automated medication dispensing device | A drug storage device or cabinet that contains an inventory of medications that are electronically dispensed so they may be administered to patients in a controlled manner. |
| Average sales price (ASP) | Price based on manufacturer-reported selling price data and includes volume discounts and price concessions that are offered to all classes of trade. |
| Beyond-use labeling | A date that is given to a medication noting when it should no longer be used; expiration date |
| Bioavailability | The percentage of an administered dose of a medication that reaches the bloodstream |
| Brand-name drug | A drug that is covered by a patent and therefore is only available from a single manufacturer |
| Buccal | A solid medication dosage form that is placed in the pocket between the cheek and gum and absorbed through the cheek into the bloodstream. |
| Centralized dispensing automation | Technology that assists in the selection and dispensing of drug products that are located in a central location, such as the pharmacy, and that can include robotics and carousels that use bar code scanning to select and label drug products for patients. |
| Centralized pharmacy | Self-contained; pharmacy services are provided from one location |
| Certification | Voluntary process by which a nongovernmental agency or association grants recognition to an individual who has met certain predetermined qualifications specified by that agency or association. |
| Chain pharmacy | A pharmacy that is part of a large number of corporately owned pharmacies that use the same name and carry similarly branded OTC products. |
| Community pharmacy | Generally a stand-alone pharmacy located within a community that provides medication services to ambulatory patients. |
| Compounding | The preparation, mixing, packing, and labeling of a small quantity of a drug based on a practitioner's prescription or medication order for a specific patient. |
| Controlled substances | Drugs or chemical substances whose possession and use are regulated under the Federal Controlled Substances Act and by state controlled substance laws and regulations; stricter controls than other prescription and non-prescription drugs. |
| Copayment (copay) | The portion of the cost of a prescription that the patient is responsible for paying. |
| Decentralized pharmacy | Pharmacy services that are on or near a patient care area, i.e. pharmacy satellite. |
| Direct purchasing | Buying directly from a manufacturer. |
| Dispensing | The act of preparing a medication for patient use as authorized by a prescription |
| Drug distribution services | The system(s) used to distribute medications that begins when the medication is received by the pharmacy and ends when the medication is administered to the patient. |
| Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) | Federal agency that administers and enforces fed. laws for controlled substances and illegal substances (i.e. narcotics); U.S. Dept.of Justice. |
| Durable medical equipment | reusable equipment (i.e. wheelchairs, walkers, blood glucose meters) |
| Electronic medication administration record (eMAR) | Part of a computerized patient medical record where health care professionals document times and dates medications were administered to patients |
| Elixer | A clear, sweet, flavored water-and-alcohol (hydroalcoholic) mixture intended for oral use. |
| Excretion | The irreversible removal of a drug or metabolite from the body i.e. kidneys and biliary tract). |
| Formulary | A specific list of drugs that are included with a given prescription drug plan. |
| Generic drug | A drug that is no longer covered by a patent and is therefore generally available from multiple manufacturers, usually at a lower cost. |
| Hazardous material | Any material that poses a risk to people, animals, property, or the environment. |
| Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) | Federal legislation enacted to establish guidelines for the protection of patients' private health information. |
| Hospital formulary | An approved list of medications that are routinely stocked in the hospital pharmacy to treat the types of patients the hospital typically serves. |
| Intracardiac | Injected directly into the heart muscle. |
| Intradermal | Injected directly into the top layers of the skin. |
| Intramuscular | Injected directly into a large muscle mass. |
| Intrapleural | Administered into the pleural space, the sac that surrounds the lungs. |
| Intratracheal | Administered into the trachea (windpipe); endotracheal |
| Intrauterine | Administered into the uterus |
| Legend drug | A drug that is required by federal law to be dispensed by prescription only ("Rx only"). |
| Licensure | Government agency grants permission to an individual to engage in an occupation upon possession of a degree of competency. |
| Lozenge | A hard, disk--shaped solid medication dosage form that contains medication in a sugar base. |
| Mail-order pharmacy | A pharmacy that functions like a warehouse; dispensed prescriptions are mailed to (not picked up by) patients. |
| Material safety data sheets (MSDS) | Chemical or drug information sheets provided by manufacturers that inform about specific hazards, guidelines for safe use, and recommendations to treat an exposure. |
| Medication administration record (MAR) | Part of the paper medical record where health professionals document times and dates of administered medications. |
| Medication order | A written, electronic, verbal, or telephone request for a patient medication in an inpatient setting. |
| Medication therapy management (MTM) | A service or group of services that optimize therapeutic outcomes for a patient. |
| Naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM) | Radioactivity that is present naturally in the environment. |
| Ointment | A semisolid medication dosage form, applied to the skin or mucous membranes, which lubricates and often softens or is used as a base for drug delivery. |
| Over-the-counter (OTC) drugs | Drugs that are available without a prescription. |
| Parenteral | A medication administration route that is not through the gastrointestinal tract (i.e. intravenous, subcutaneous). |
| Patient counseling | The act of educating a patient, by a pharmacist, regarding proper use of a prescribed drug, at the time of dispensing. |
| Patient profile | A list of information about the patient. |
| Pharmacist | Health care professional licensed by the state to engage in the practice of pharmacy. |
| Pharmacy satellite | A physical space located in or near a patient care area that can provide a variety of distributive and clinical services. |
| Practice of pharmacy | Regulated by each state through its pharmacy laws and regulations. |
| Prescription | The written of verbal authorization for the use of a particular pharmaceutical agent or individual patient. |
| Primary prescription label | A label, affixed to a dispensed drug product, that contains legally required information. |
| Professional | A person who practices an occupation or vocation that requires advanced specialized training. |
| Professionalism | Actively demonstrating the attitudes, qualities, and behaviors of a professional. |
| Purchase order | A document executed by a purchaser and forwarded to a supplier that is considered a legal offer to buy products and services. |
| Registration | Process of making a list or being enrolled in an existing list |
| STAT | Abbreviation of the Latin word statim, meaning immediately |
| Stock rotation | Placing the products that will expire first in front of the shelves. |
| Subcutaneous | Deposited in the tissue just under the skin. |
| Sublingual | Placed under the tongue |
| Suspension | A mixture of fine particles of an undissolved solid spread throughout a liquid or a gas (less common). |
| Technician | An individual skilled in the practical or mechanical aspects of a profession. |
| Topical | Applied to the skin, mucous membranes, or other external parts of the body, such as fingernails and hair |
| Transdermal | Through the skin; percutaneous |
| Unit dose distribution system | A system that provides all or most medications to patients in a unit dose ready-to-administer form |
| Unit-dose package | A non-reusable container designed to hold a quantity of drug to be administered as a single dose. |
| Wholesaler | A large-scale warehouse with drugs and supplies located in various geographic regions that help to bring pharmaceutical products closer to the market. |
| Inhalent | A fine powder or solution of a drug delivered as a mist through the mouth into the respiratory tract. |
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