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MODULE 3: KEY TERMS
Prescription medications: controlled substances
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Antidiarrheals: | Medications used to stop or reduce diarrhea |
| Controlled substances: | A medication or chemical that is regulated by federal and state governments under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). Controlled substances are classified based upon their potential for abuse and physical or psychological dependence |
| DEA Number: | A number assigned to a prescriber that documents their authority to prescribe controlled substances. Each pharmacy also is assigned a DEA number, which documents its authority to stock and dispense controlled substances |
| Disclosure: | All pertinent information necessary for an informed decision is made available to a patient |
| Drug diversion: | The act of transferring a prescription medication illegally |
| Midlevel practitioners: | Health care providers (for example, physician's assistants or nurse practitioners) who are authorized to prescribe controlled substances within their scope of practice by the state in which they practice |
| Noncontrolled legend prescriptions: | Medications not classified as controlled substances that require a prescription to dispense |
| Reverse distributor: | A business registered with the state and federal government to manage the removal and disposal of controlled substances for the pharmacy by transferring the controlled substance back to the manufacturer to facilitate disposal |
| Schedule I or C-I: | Drugs that have a high potential for abuse, have no currently accepted medical use in the U.S., and are unsafe for use under medical supervision. These products are not found in pharmacy departments |
| Schedule II or C-II: | Medications that have a currently accepted medical use in the U.S. and a high potential for abuse and physical or psychological dependence |
| Schedule III or C-III: | Medications that have an abuse potential less than that of the medications listed in Schedules I and II. Abuse of these medications may lead to moderate or low physical dependence or high psychological. dependence |
| Schedule IV or C-IV: | Medications that have less potential for abuse than Schedule I, II, or III medications. Abuse of these medications may lead to only a limited physical or psychological dependence |
| Schedule V or C-V: | Medications that have low potential for abuse and limited physical or psychological dependence |
| The Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act: | A federal law developed in response to the growing opioid epidemic in the United States. CARA covers six key areas: prevention, treatment, recovery, law enforcement, criminal justice reform, and overdose reversal |
| Maintenance medications: | Script was written today, viable for 1 year, up to 11 refills |
| Perpetual inventory: | The maintenance of an accurate count of all schedule II controlled substances in a pharmacy |
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