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Ikea W 5507
Competency 18.0 appendix C
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Antigen | A substance that is capable of causing the production of antibodies |
| Absorption | The amount to medication that enters the blood stream |
| Active ingredients | Ingredients responsible for the therapeutic of pharmaceutical action of the medication |
| Adjudication | Left over debt after your insurance payments go through |
| Aresol | Suspension of very fine liquid |
| Agranulocytosis | Dramatic decrease. Of white blood cells |
| Ambulatory pharmacy | Pharmacy near or in a clinic or hospital |
| Blister package | Bubble wrap |
| Brand name drug | A drug that is covered by a patent and only available from a single manufacturer |
| Buccal | Solid medication placed between the cheek and the gum |
| Certification | Non gov agency grants recognition of someone who has met predetermined qualifications |
| 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 |
| Compounding | Usually tame place in a pharmacy and includes preparation, mixing , packaging and labeling of medication |
| Cost sharing | The amount of insurance costs shared by the employee or beneficiary |
| Drug enforcement administration | The federal agency administers and enforces the federal laws on controlled substances |
| Elixir | A clear sweet flavored water and alcohol mixture intended for oral usage |
| Generic drug | A drug that is no longer covered by a patent and is therefore generally available in many forms for cheaper |
| Half life | The amount of time required for one half of the amount of radioactivity to decayor time needed for the drug to exit the body 50% |
| HIPPA | Health insurance portability and accountability act protecting the privacy of patients |
| Licensure | When the government grants a person the right to practice their skills once this person has earned a degree of competency in that practice to ensure public safety |
| Metabolism | The breakdown of medicines in the body |
| National drug code number | Contains the strength the package size and a unique number to indicated the medication |
| Over the counter drug | Drug that do not require a prescription |
| Package inserts | A manufactures prod cut information sheet that provides general drug information (instruction) how it works, dosage forms, how it reacts |
| Stock rotation | Placing products that will expire sooner to the front and the ones. That would expire. Later to the back. |
| Technician | A person skilled in the practical or mechanical aspect of the professio, they assist the pharmacist by doing day to day tasked that don't require Pham. Insight |
| Wholesaler | A warehouse for medication, contains medication from all around the world |
| Transdermal | Through the skin |
| Test strip | Used to measure blood glucose |
| STAT | As soon as possible |
| Trituration | Act of mixing and crushing powders |