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Question | Answer |
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PHARMACIST | LICENSED TO DISPENSE DRUGS |
PHARMACY TECHNICAN | SOMEONE WHO PREPARES AND DISPENSES DRUGS UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A PHARMACIST |
PHARMACEUTICAL CARE | COUNCILING A PATIENT |
PHARMACOLOGY | SCIENCE OF DRUGS AND INTERACTIONS WITHIN THAT LIVING SYSTEM |
PHARMACOKINETICS | THE PROCESS BY WHICH A DRUG IS ABSORBED DISTRIBUTED, METABOLIZED AND ELIMINATED BY THE BODY |
CHAIN PHARMACY | A COMMUNITY PHARMACY THAT CONSISTS OF SEVERAL SIMILAR PHARMACIES IN THE REGION THAT ARE CORPRATLY OWNED |
MAIL ORDER PHARMACY | LARGE VOLUME CENTRALIZED PHARMACY OPERATION THAT USES AUTOMATION TO FILL AND MAIL PRESCRIPTIONS TO A PATIENT |
NUCLEAR PHARMACY | A SPECAILIZED PRACTICE THAT COMPOUNDS AND DISPENSES STERILE, RADIOACTIVE PHARMACEUTICALS TO DIAGONES OR TREAT DISEASE |
BRAND NAME | TRADE NAME |
GENERIC NAME | A DRUG THAT CONTAINS THE SAME ACTIVE INGRIDENTS AS THE BRAND NAME, IT IS ABSORBED AND ELIMINATED IN THE SAME TIME AND IS CHEAPER |
FORMULARY | PREAPPROVED LIST OF DRUGS |
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION (HMO) | AN ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES HEALTH INSURANCE USING A MANAGED CARE MODEL |
PHARMACEUTICS | THE STUDY OF THE RELEASE CHARACHERISTICS OF SPECIFIC DRUG DOSAGE FORMS |
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE | A DRUG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUSE |
OVER THE COUNTER DRUG | A MEDICATION THAT THE FDA HAS APPROVED FOR SALE WITHOUT A PRESCRIPTION |
LEGEND DRUG | A PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION |
DRUG | A SUBSTANCE TAKEN IN OR APPLIED TO THE BODY FOR THE PURPOSE OF ALTERING THE BODYS BIO CHEMICAL FUNCTIONS |
PACKAGE INSERT | THE LEAFLET BY ORDER OF THE FDA THAT IS INSIDE OF THE PACKAGE OF EVERY PRESCRIPTION DRUG |
CHILD RESISTANT CONTAINER | A MEDICATION CONTAINER WITH A SPECIAL LID THAT CAN NOT BE OPENED BY 80% OF CHILDREN BUT CAN BE OPENED BY 90% OF ADULTS |
ORPHAN DRUG | A MEDICATION APPROVED BY THE FDA TO TREAT A RARE DISEASE |