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Module 10
Section 2: Purchasing: Ordering procedures
Question | Answer |
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What identifies the minimum number of units on hand that triggers a replenishment order? | The reorder point (ROP) |
What is the number of units that must be ordered to replenish the inventory to its optimal level? | The reorder quantity (ROQ) |
Which factors does the reorder point take into account? | Average daily usage The amount of time it takes to receive the order (lead time) The amount of inventory that should be on hand to serve patents in between orders (safety stock) |
Which device supplied by a wholesaler is used to reorder medication? | An order-enter device |
What does a scanner wand enter automatically into an order-entry device? | The bar code of the National Drug Code (NDC) number |
What does a point-of-sale (POS) system do with respect to product ordering procedures? | It automatically updates inventory records as products are sold and generates a list of items that need ordering |
When are intracompany transfers ferformed? | When a pharmacy needs a medication in a hurry and other pharmacies in the are that are part of the same company have the needed medication |
Responsibility of the transferring pharmacy involved in an intracompany transfer | Initiates transfer to produce an invoice for the receiving store |
Responsibility of the receiving pharmacy involved in an intracompany transfer | Picks up the medication |
What should a pharmacy technician do if a patient is prescribed a medication that the pharmacy does not normally stock? | Order the medication from the wholesaler. Ask the patient to pick up the prescription the next day. |