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Chapter 4
Created using notes from Chapter 4 in "Pharmacy Technician Exam" by LearningExpr
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Translate the abbreviation "ac" | before meals |
| Translate the abbreviation "ad" | right ear |
| Translate the abbreviation "am" | morning |
| Translate the abbreviation "as" | left ear |
| Translate the abbreviation "ASAP" | as soon as possible |
| Translate the abbreviation "au" | both ears |
| Translate the abbreviation "bid" | twice a day |
| Translate the abbreviation "c" | with |
| Translate the abbreviation "cc" | cubic centimeter |
| Translate the abbreviation "d" | day |
| Translate the abbreviation "DAW" | dispense as written |
| Translate the abbreviation "dc" | discontinue |
| Translate the abbreviation "gtt" | drop |
| Translate the abbreviation "h" | hour |
| Translate the abbreviation "hs" | bedtime |
| Translate the abbreviation "i" | one |
| Translate the abbreviation "ii" | two |
| Translate the abbreviation "iii" | three |
| Translate the abbreviation "iv" | four |
| Translate the abbreviation "od" | right eye |
| Translate the abbreviation "opth" | for the eye |
| Translate the abbreviation "os" | left eye |
| Translate the abbreviation "otic" | for the ear |
| Translate the abbreviation "ou" | each eye |
| Translate the abbreviation "nte" | not to exceed |
| Translate the abbreviation "p" | after |
| Translate the abbreviation "pc" | after meals |
| Translate the abbreviation "pm" | evening |
| Translate the abbreviation "po" | by mouth |
| Translate the abbreviation "pr" | in rectum |
| Translate the abbreviation "prn" | as needed |
| Translate the abbreviation "pv" | in vagina |
| Translate the abbreviation "q" | every |
| Translate the abbreviation "qd" | every day |
| Translate the abbreviation "q4h" | every four hours |
| Translate the abbreviation "qid" | four times a day |
| Translate the abbreviation "qod" | every other day |
| Translate the abbreviation "qs" | quantity sufficient enough or to make |
| Translate the abbreviation "qsad" | add quantity to make specific volume |
| Translate the abbreviation "s" | without |
| Translate the abbreviation "ss" | one-half |
| Translate the abbreviation "sig" | directions |
| Translate the abbreviation "sl" | under the tongue |
| Translate the abbreviation "stat" | at once |
| Translate the abbreviation "supp" | suppository |
| Translate the abbreviation "tid" | three times a day |
| Translate the abbreviation "ud" | as directed |
| Define prescription | a lawful order for a medication to be filled at a licensed pharmacy |
| What are the written parts of a prescription? | prescriber's name and contact information, patient's name, date of prescription, medication requested (with name, strength, dosage form, and quantity), directions for use, prescriber's DEA number (if controlled), and prescriber's signature |
| How does a person process a prescription? | Check the prescription (patient's name, medication name, quantity, and date are present), verify patient's name, record date of birth, record address, record phone number, verify allergies, and record insurance information |
| What is an NDC number? | Standardized method used by all manufacturers to identify drugs; sequence of 11 numbers |
| What do the first five numbers in an NDC number represent? | Manufacturer |
| What do the middle four numbers in an NDC number represent? | Drug and its strength |
| What do the last two numbers in an NDC number represent? | Package size |
| How does one calculate the day supply (what is the formula?) | Divide number of pills by the times a day the medication is used |
| How many times can a Class II drug be refilled? | 0 times |
| How many times can Class III - Class V drugs be refilled? | 5 times max. |
| How long is the prescription for a Class III - Class V drug valid? | up to six months after the issue date |
| How many times can Uncontrolled Drugs be refilled? | 11 times max. |
| How long is the prescription for an Uncontrolled Drug valid? | up to a year after the issue date |
| How does one ensure a correct DEA number with respect to the two first letters? | First letter will always be A, B, F, or M; next letter will be the initial of the prescriber's last name |
| How does one ensure a correct DEA number with respect to the numbers? | Add the first, third, and fifth numbers; Add the second, fourth, and sixth numbers and double that value; the last digit of the sum of these two sums will be the last digit of the DEA number |
| How does one verify the name on the drug label to be placed on a vial? | Check that the medication name on the label matches the prescription |
| How does one verify the drug matches the prescription? | Check that the medication name AND strength on the label matches the prescription |
| How does one verify that the correct medicine has been dispensed? | Check that the NDC number on the label matches the NDC number on the stock bottle |
| In order, what are the things that the pharmacy technician must verify when entering a prescription? | Patient name, birth date, insurance information, physician name, medication name, medication quantity, directions for use, day supply, number of refills, expiration date |
| What was the purpose of the Tamper Resistant Prescription Act? | required Medicaid physicians to write prescriptions on prescription pads that are recognized as legitimate |
| Who may counsel patients who have questions about their medication? | the Pharmacist |
| What is the Patient Package Insert? | a page of paper detailing basic information about the drug |
| What is the Medication Guide? | a handout with specific drugs/drug classes that addresses or highlights issues with their use |
| What components does the final prescription label contain? | pharmacy name, address, and phone number; prescription/serial number, patient name, dispensing date, medication name/strength/dosage form/quantity, directions for use, prescriber's name, expiration date, number of refills, NDC number, auxiliary labels |
| What is an auxiliary label? | Labels that provide additional information about the proper use of a drug |
| A situation in which exposure to a drug will cause serious adverse health consequences or death is classified as a... | Class I recall |
| A situation in which exposure may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences and in which serious adverse health consequences are remote is classified as a... | Class II recall |
| A situation in which use of or exposure is not likely to cause adverse health consequences is classified as a... | Class III recall |
| Define expiration date | time frame for which a drug is "effective" |
| If a drug's expiration date is given as a month and a year, when will that drug expire? | On the last day of that month in the given year |
| What does the United States Pharmacopeia provide? | Information on drug standards |
| What does Volume I of the United States Pharmacopeia provide? | information for the health professional |
| What does Volume II of the United States Pharmacopeia provide? | advice for the patient |
| What does Volume III of the United States Pharmacopeia provide? | approved drug products and legal requirements |
| What does Remington's Pharmaceutical provide? | information for compounding purposes; physical characteristics of drugs and recipes |
| What does Facts and Comparisons provide? | drug information |
| What does Physician's Desk Reference provide? | drug information (mostly drug inserts) |
| What does American Drug Index provide? | information about trade and generic drugs |
| What does the Handbook of OTC Drugs provide? | information on all OTC drugs on the market; information on the active and inactive ingredients in these medications |
| What does the Handbook of Injectable Drugs provide? | information about IV solutions and drug-drug compatibilities; charts that indicate the compatibility of drugs and IV solutions |
| What does the Redbook provide? | information concerning the average wholesale pricing of prescriptions |
| What does The Orange Book contain? | listing of therapeutic equivalencies of drugs; identifies drug products that are therapeutically equivalent |
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