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Terminology
Chap 13 Vocab
Question | Answer |
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Closed Formulary | limited list of approved medications |
Formulary | list of medications approved for use |
Inventory | a list of goods or items a business uses in its normal operations |
Open Formulary | a system that allows any pharmacy to use any prescribed medication |
Therapeutic equivalent | pharmaceutical equivalents that produce to same effects in patients |
Perpetual inventory | a system that maintains a continuous record of every item |
Point of Sale (POS) system | a system that maintains a continuous record of every item in inventory so that is always shows the current stock on hand |
Reorder points | minimum and maximum stock levels that determine when a reorder is placed and for how much |
Turnover | the rate at which inventory is used, generally expressed in number of drugs |
Automated dispensing machine | a device that dispenses medications at point-of-use with conformed order from a centralized computer system |
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) | OSHA required notices on hazardous substances that provide hazard, handling, cleanup, and first aid information |
Purchase order number | the number assigned to each order for information |
Unit-dose Packaging | a package containing a single dose of a medication |