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Inventory man.(13)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Inventory | A listing of all the goods or items that business will use in its normal operation |
| Is the integral part of a technician's job responsibilities | Inventory management |
| Formulary | A list of medications approved for use |
| Open formulary | A system that allows a pharmacy to use any prescribed medication |
| Closed formulary | A limited list of approved medications |
| Which formulary is used as a cost-savings tool? open or closed? | Closed because generic drugs can be used instead |
| Therapeutically equivalent | Pharmaceutical equivalents that produce the same effects in patients |
| When are formulary medications routinely reviewed | |
| When new information is available about side effects or contraindications Arwen there are look-alike and sound-alike medications | |
| what do pharmacies participated in order to negotiate contracts to buy in bulk additive | GPOs purchasing organization |
| What percentage of pharmaceutical manufacturers sales are directly to drug wholesalers | 2/3 |
| Why are wholesalers beneficial to pharmacies | Because they greatly simplify the whole purchasing process Saving Time effort and money |
| Len the wholesalers are not available what do pharmacists do | They can go directly through the manufacture |
| In terms of pharmaceuticals what role does the government play | Regulating controlled substances do the DEA |
| The 340B Drug Pricing Program | Resulting from the veterans Health Care Act it limits the cost of cover outpatient drugs to safety-net Providers such as Federal grantees Federal qualified Health Center look like and qualified hospitals |
| What is needed to generate and maintain adequate inventory from a pharmaceutical inventory system | Trax inventory forecast needs and generates reorders |
| What is the goal of a good inventory | To have the right amount of stock at the right price available at all times |
| Perpetual inventory system | A system that maintains a continuous record of every item in inventory so that it always shows the current amount of stock on hand |
| Inventory spoilage | Time or storage conditions may cause the chemical compounds in medication to break down resulting in either lost potency or change function |
| Safe Drinking Water Act | Requires safe disposal of medications |
| Turnover | The rate at which inventory is used generally expressed in number of days |
| 20% of the stock will account for how many percentage of the orders of your prescriptions | 80% |
| Point of sale system (pos) | An inventory system in which the item is deducted from inventory as it is sold or dispensed |
| What happens when a drug which is minimum inventory | 3 order can be made using one of these handheld devices that scan a barcode sell tag |
| Reorder points | Minimum and maximum stock levels that determine when the order is placed and for how much |
| Automated dispensing system | A device that dispenses medications at point of views upon confirmation of an order that has been communicated from a centralized computer system ( especially in hospitals database) |
| Database | A collection of information structured so that specific information with it can easily be retrieved and used |
| Parata max | A retail automated accounting system that holds different drugs with the cells are replenished for accuracy |
| What is an example of an automated dispensing system | The Pyxis Med Supply system |
| step 1 of automated ordering | Generate order by using in order entry device or automatically generated by the system based on stock levels and reorder points |
| Step 2 of automated ordering | Through The ordering system and the suppliers system, communication is underway |
| Step 3 of automated ordering | The supplier system analyzes the order line by line to determine if there is enough inventory to fill the order as requested |
| Step for automated ordering | If available a message will be sent to the purchaser as requested. If order cannot be filled message will be sent listing the exceptions to the purchaser where a second purchase order will be possible |
| Material safety data sheet | OSHA required notices on hazardous substances that provide Hazard handling clean-up and first aid information |
| Purchase order number | The number assigned to each order for identification |
| NDC | Nash National Drug code |
| What are the regulations for repackaging medications by USP and state laws | Using the manufacturer's original expiration date or an expiration date no later than 12 months from the date that medication is repackaged where a log is kept |
| Most trucks are cats in a fairly constant room temperature at what | 59 - 86 degrees Fahrenheit |
| In the hospital's what barcodes are used to identify a product | Bedside medication verification BMV |
| What are the requirements for physical organization of medication | Each medication should be organized from the oldest in the back to the front. Enough space should be made to prevent selecting wrong meds and to prevent Mix-Ups names shouldn't not be similar side each other |
| What does cosignment mean | The pharmacy does not pay for them on until patient purchases them especially for high-cost medications |
| In a controlled commercial refrigerator or freezer what's the required temperature | the temperature should be between 36 to 46 degrees Fahrenheit |
| What does DME stand for | Durable medical equipment |
| What's the difference of ordering DME between hospitals and Retail | In the hospital as these items are found in Central Supply or distribution departments but with retail they would be ordered on a next-day basis from wholesalers |
| Unit dose Packaging | A package containing a single dose of medication |