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Module 2
Section 2 Prescription containers
Question | Answer |
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Three major categories of containers | Vials, Ointment jars, and bottles |
Why are vials usually amber or another dark color? | To protect the contents from the destructive effects of sunlight and artificial light. |
Which dosage forms are dispensed in vials? | Tablets and capsules |
How is a four-ounce prescription bottle identified? | With an embossed Roman numeral iv near the top of its back side |
What do the marking on both sides of a prescription bottle indicate? | Fluid ounces and milliliters |
Which type of bottle contains a clear-glass or plastic rod attached to the inside of its cap for dabbing liquid on the skin? | Applicator bottle |
What is the more formal term for the cap on a container? | Closure |
Two types of closures available for vials and bottles | Child-resistant and easy-open |
Situations in which easy-open closures are used? | When authorized by the patient, when required for medications that must be administered immediately in life-threating situations |
Types of medications that are dispensed in original packages and do not require child-resistant closures | Medications requiring a special glass container Medications that allow only a certain quantity per package Products packaged in unit-of-use packaging Product packages in memory packaging such as oral contraceptives |