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Appendix A & C
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ante | before; forward |
| anti | against |
| brady | slow |
| ect | out; outside |
| endo | within |
| hyper | above; excessive |
| hypo | below; deficient |
| micro | small |
| multi | many |
| peri | around; surrounding |
| post | after |
| pre | before; in front of |
| semi | half |
| super | above; over; excess |
| supra | above; on top of |
| tachy | fast |
| -algia | pain |
| -cytosis | condition of cells |
| -ectomy | surgical removal; excision |
| -emesis | vomit |
| -emia | blood |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -oma | tumor |
| -ostomy | creation of an opening |
| -pathy | disease |
| -phagia | eating; swallowing |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -pnea | breathing |
| angi/o | vessel |
| arthr/o | joint |
| audi/o | hearing; sound |
| bronchiol/o | bronchiole |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cephal/o | head |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum |
| coagul/o | clotting |
| conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva |
| cry/o | cold |
| cyst/o | bladder; sac |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| hepat/o | liver |
| lith/o | stone |
| mening/o, meningi/o | meninges; membrane |
| muc/o | mucus |
| my/o | muscle |
| myel/o | bone marrow; spinal cord |
| nas/o | nose |
| oste/o | bone |
| phleb/o | vein |
| pil/o | hair |
| pneum/o | lungs; air |
| myocardium | heart muscle tissue |
| Absorption | amount of medicaiton that enters the bloodstream |
| Accreditation | granting recognition or vouching for |
| Ambulatory Pharmacy | generally located within, or around a clinic, hospital or medical center that provides medicaiton services to ambulatory patients |
| Automated Dispensing Technology | electronic storage cabinets or robotics that secure medications & dispense them to nurses or other care givers when needed |
| Automated Medication Dispensing Device | drug storage device that contains an inventory of medications that are electronically dispensed so they may be administered to patients in a controlled manner |
| Bioavailability | percentage of an administered dose of a medication that reaches the bloodstream |
| Brand Name Drug | drug that is covered by a paton & is only available through a single manufacturer |
| Buccal | solid medication dosage form that is places in the pocket between the cheek & gum & absorbed through the cheek into the bloodstream |
| Centralized Dispensing Automation | technology that assists in the selection & dispensing of drug products that are located in a central location |
| Centralized Pharmacy | services that are provided from a location in the hospital |
| Certification | voluntary process to be individually recognized |
| Chain Pharmacy | part of a large number of corporately owned pharmacies that use the same name & products |
| Community Pharmacy | located within a community that provides medication service to ambulatory patients |
| Controlled Substances | drugs whose possession & use are regulated by the Federal Controlled Substances Act & by state controlled susbsance laws & regulations |
| Decentralized Pharmacy | services that are provided on or near patients care area |
| Dispensing | act of preparing a medicaiton for use by a patient as authorized |
| Drug Distribution Services | systems used to distribute medications that begins when the medication is recieved by the pharmacy & ends when the medicaiton is administered to the patient |
| Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) | federal agency that administers & enforces federal laws for controlled substances & illegal substances |
| Expectorate | to cough up or spit |
| Generic Drug | drug that is no longer covered by a paton & is generally cheaper |
| Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA) | federal legislation enacted to ensure guidelines for the protection of patients' private health information |
| Inhalant | fine powder or soluiton of a drug delievered as a mist through the mouth into the respiratory system |
| Intracardiac | injected directly into the heart muscle |
| Intradermal | injected into the layers of skin |
| Intramuscular | injected into a large muscle mass |
| Intraperitoneal | injected into the peritoneal space (abdomen) |
| Intrapleural | injected into the pleural space (sac around the lungs) |
| Intrathecal | injected into the space around the spinal cord |
| Intravenous | injected into a vein, therefore immediately available to act in the body |
| Legend Drug | drug that is required by federal law to be dispensed by prescription only |
| Licensure | granting permission for an individual to engage in a certain occupation |
| Lozenge | hard, disk-shaped solid medicaiton dosage form that contains medication in a sugar base, which is released as it dissolves in the mouth |
| Mail-Order Pharmacy | functions like a ware-house, with pharmacists & technicians who dispense prescriptions that are mailed to patients |
| Medicaiton Order | written, electronic, telephone or verbal request for a patient medication in an in-patient setting |
| National Drug Code (NDC) Number | unique number assigned to each drug, strength & package size for the purpose of identification |
| Ointment | semisolid medication dosage form, applied to the skin or mucous membranes |
| Over-The-Counter (OTC) Drugs | drugs that are available without a prescription |
| Parenteral | route of medicaiton administration that bypasses the gastrointestinal tract such as IV, IM or SQ |
| Patient Counseling | educating a patient, by a pharmacist, about the proper use of a prescribed drug |
| Pharmacist | professional with advanced training in pharmecutical sciences |
| Pharmacy Satellite | physical space located in or near a patient care area that can provide a variety of distributive & clinical services |
| Practice of Pharmacy | regulated by each state through its pharmacy laws & regulations |
| Prescription | written or verbal authorization, by an authorized prescriber, for the use of a particular pharmaceutical agent for an individual patient |
| Primary Prescription Label | affixed to a deispensed drug product that contains legally required information |
| Professional | person that practices an occupation or vocation that requires advanced speicalized training |
| Professionalism | actively demonstrating the attitudes, qualities & behaviors of a profesional whiile preforming the duties of one's profession |
| Registration | making a list |
| STAT | means immediately |
| Subcutaneous | deposited in the tissue just under the skin |
| Subgingival | administered via the subgingival space (between teeth & gum) |
| Sublingual | placed under the tongue, where it dissolves & is absorbed into the bloodstream |
| Technician | assists pharmacists with routine tasks |
| Topical | applied to the skin, mucous membranes or other external parts of the body |
| Transdermal | through the skin |
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