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MODULE 4: KEY TERMS
The dispensing process
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Prescriptive Authority: | The legal authorization to prescribe medications for use within a practitioner's area of expertise. |
| DEA #: | Assigned to a prescriber which documents their authority to prescribe controlled substances. |
| Drug Utilization Review (DUR): | A process in which patterns of prescribing, dispensing, and using prescription medications are monitored. May be prospective or retrospective. |
| NDC #: | The national drug code assigned by the manufacturer and placed on all prescription stock packages. It identifies the manufacturer, drug, and package size. |
| Therapeutic Duplication: | A computer-generated alert that occurs when a patient has been prescribed multiple medications for the same indication. |
| Ingredient Duplication: | A computer-generated alert that occurs when a patient is prescribed an additional medication with the same ingredient. |
| Drug-to-drug interaction: | A situation in which a medication affects the activity of another medication when administration together. |
| High Dose: | A computer-generated alert that occurs when a prescribed dosage of a medication is too high. |
| Early Refill: | A prescription refill occurring before the supply of medication in the previous dispensing should have been completely used. |
| Auxililary Labels: | Supplemental label, other than the prescription label, that conveys instructions to the patient. |
| Leaflets: | Medication info documents that are generated for all prescriptions and provide the patient with the most important characteristics of the medication in a clear and easy-to-read format. |
| Contraindication: | Identifies a potential problem in which a patient's disease may complicate medication therapy. For example, patients with liver disease may have poor medication metabolism |
| Meniscus: | The surface of a liquid in which surface tension causes the liquid to cling to the sides of a container. |
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