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Pharm Tech Midterm A
Questions from Crossword Puzzle
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| method used to eliminate or reduce potential harm of the drugs being distributed | control |
| tongue | lingua- |
| generic for Benadryl | diphenhydramine |
| tablet form most suitable for children | chewable |
| site of metabolism for most drugs | liver |
| type of system that that results in excessive depression with concurrent use of alcoholic beverages and sedatives | CNS |
| abbrv. nutrition supplied via peripheral or central venous line to meet the metabolic need of the pt | TPN |
| form used to report loss or theft of significant amounts of controlled substances | DEA-106 |
| letter "O" in OD | eye |
| side effect common to all centrally acting skeletal muscle relaxants | drowsiness |
| abbrv. "good cholesterol" | HDL |
| drugs most often abused | opioids |
| four times daily | QID |
| national professional organization that represents pharmacy technician and promotes certification of techs | AAPT |
| abbv. after meals | PC |
| abbrv. myocardial infarction | MI |
| now, immediately | STAT |
| Necro | dead |
| bone | oste- |
| roman numeral for 214 | CCXIV |
| 3 divided by 3 would be considered this time of fraction | improper |
| the effect of one drug causing another drug to have a weaker effect | antigonism |
| by mouth | PO |
| century that pharmacy began to develop in the new world | 18th |
| the greater the therapeutic index the greater the chance the drug will be this | safer |
| three times day | TID |
| poly- | many |
| form of muscular contraction often in pts with neurological conditions | spasticity |
| liver | hepato- |
| write on label | SIG |
| controlled substance schedule considered to have a low abuse potential such as certain hypnotics and minor tranquilizers | four |
| orphan drugs are developed to be used for diseases that effect fewer than this many people in the country | 200000 |
| medical term for blood in the urine | hematuria |
| source iron comes from | minerals |
| route that completely bypass the GI tract and results in the fastest distribution of drugs | intravenous |
| every day | QD |
| chronic ingestion of acetaminophen can lead to this | hepatotoxicity |
| joint | arthro- |
| crime classification in which the pharmacist was illegally selling prescription drugs without a prescription | felony |
| nose | rhino- |
| type of purchasing system a large hospital would probably use to acquire medications | independent |
| father of medicine | Hippocrates |
| C.D. helped establish the concept of pharmaceutical | care |
| preparation and mixing of these products should always be done in a laminar air flow hood | sterile |
| T or F, the term 35% can be expressed as 0.35 | True |
| twice daily | BID |
| form used to document the destruction of controlled substances | DEA-41 |
| drug list formulary recommended by this committee is utilized by pharmacists | P&T |
| only available OTC oral inhaler (generic for Primatene Mist) | epinephrine |
| histamine receptor responsible for acid secretion in the stomach | Histamine 2 |
| before meals | AC |
| common site for an acute gout attack | big toe |
| controlled substance schedule that has no accepted medical use in the US and can only be used by properly registered people | one |
| exercise and decreased dietary intake of cholesterol can decrease the level of this type of cholesterol | LDL |
| controlled substance schedule which may result in severe psychological and physical dependence when abused | two |