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closed formulary | a limited list of approved medications |
formulary | a 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 a pharmacy to use any prescribed medication |
perpetual inventory | a system that maintains a continuous record of every item in inventory so that it always shows the current amount of stock on hand |
reorder points | minimum and maximum stock levels that determine when a reorder is placed and for how much |
therapeutic equivalent | pharmaceutical equivalents that produce the same effects in patients |
turnover | the rate at which inventory is used, generally expressed in number of days |
automated dispensing cabinet ADC | a device that dispenses medications at point-of-use upon confirmation of an order communicated from a centralized computer system |
point-of-sale (POS) system | an inventory system in which the item is deducted from inventory as it is sold or dispensed |
340B Drug Pricing Program | a government plan that limits the cost that safety-net providers pay for covered outpatient drug prescription |
drop shipments | lower-volume, high-cost medications shipped on an as-needed basis directly from the manufacturer and billed through the wholesaler |
purchase order number | the number assigned to each order for identification |
safety data sheets SDS | OSHA required notices on hazardous substances that provide hazard, handling, clean-up, and first aid information |
unit dose package | a package containing a single dose of a medication |