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MODULE 2: KEY TERMS
Medication prescriptions: general
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Active ingredient: | A small quantity of chemicals that produces a desired effect in the body. Active ingredients are. combined with inactive ingredients to make convenient dosage forms |
| Auxiliary label: | Supplemental label, other than the prescription label, that conveys instructions to the patient |
| Bioequivalent: | A medication that releases its active ingredient at the same rate and in the same amounts as the original medication to produce the same blood levels of the medication |
| Controlled-release product: | A tablet, capsule, or medication particles with special coatings designed to release the medication in the body a constant rate |
| Dispense As Written: | A request by a prescriber that a pharmacist dispense the brand-name medication prescribed rather than a generic equivalent. Some third parties will reimburse pharmacies for multiple-source brand- name medications when prescribers insist on brand names |
| Expiration date: | A date assigned by the manufacturer that signals when the medication potency can no longer be ensured. If only the month and year are listed, the expiration date is the last day of the month |
| Generic name: | All medications have a generic name, which is the official or chemical name of the product's active ingredients. Brand-name medications can also be referred to by their generic names |
| Medication errors: | A preventable incident that may result in or lead to improper medication use |
| National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention: | An independent body that includes 27 national organizations whose goal is to support safe medication practices |
| Parenteral: | Outside of the gastrointestinal tract. Although used to describe any medication given by a route of administration other than oral or rectal, it usually describes injectable medications |
| Pregnancy and Lactation Labeling Rule: | The labeling requirements for prescription medications and biologic products to support health care professionals in their review and counseling of patients when medication is considered for use in PLLR to make informed decisions of benefit versus risk |
| Sentinel event: | An unexpected medical event that causes death, permanent or temporary injury and requires intercession to support life |
| Side effect: | Negative reaction side effect of medications |
| Strength: | The concentration of a medication, often listed on prescription vials and vials |
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