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chapter 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Adjudication | The process by which a prescription is submitted electronically to a third-party payer for the pharmacy to be reimbursed for the medication dispensed |
| Auxiliary Label | A label that provides supplementary information about proper and safe administration, use, or storage of a medication |
| Bank Identification Number | Six-digit number, found on a prescription drug card, which is used for routing and identification in order to process a prescription claim |
| Dispense as Written (DAW) Code | A numeric set of codes, created by the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP), that is used when filling prescriptions; they can affect reimbursement amounts from insurance companies |
| Drug Utilization Evaluation (DUE) | An authorized, structured, ongoing review of health care provider prescribing, pharmacist dispensing, and patient use of medication |
| e-Prescribing | The computer-to-computer transfer of prescription data between pharmacies, prescribers, and payers |
| Help Desk | a 24/7 toll-free hotline to an insurance company for pharmacists that can address specific questions relating to insurance claims and coverage, as well as pharmacy-specific inquiries |
| Inscription` | The name, dosage form, strength, and quantity of the medication prescribed |
| National Provider Identifier (NPI) | Unique 10-digit identification number for covered health care providers that is issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
| Refill | Permission by a prescriber to replenish a prescription |
| Repackaging | Act of reducing the amount of medication taken from a bulk bottle |
| Chain pharmacy | Corporate-owned group of pharmacies that share a brand name and central managment and usually have standardized business methods and practices |
| Nonproprietary (generic) name | Nonproprietary name assigned to a drug |
| Superscription | Heading of a prescription represented by the Latin symbol Rx meaning "take thou" or "you take" |
| Franchise | Form of business organization in which a firm that already has a successful product or service enters into a continuing contractual relationship with other businesses operating under the franchisor's trade name and usuallly with the franchisor's .... |
| Signatura (signa or sig) | Directions on a prescription that explain how the patient is to take the prescribed medication; a Latin expression meaning to "write on label" |
| Proprietary (brand or trade) name | Trademark name under which a drug product is marketed |
| Sole proprietorship | unincorporated business owned by one person |
| Therapeutic alliance | A trust relationship between a health care professional and a patient, incorporating patient perceptions of the acceptability of interventions and mutually agreed upon goals for treatment |
| b1 | thiamine |
| b2 | riboflavin |
| b3 | nicotinic acid |
| b5 | panthothenic acid |
| b6 | pyridoxine |
| b7 | biotin |
| b9 | folic acid |
| b12 | cyanocobalamin |
| vitamin c | ascorbic acid |
| antioxidant | A,C,E |
| fat soluble | A,D,E,K |
| Dysarthria | a speech deficiency that interferes with the normal control of the speech mechanism |
| 5 | missing or invalid pharmacy number |
| 6 | missing or invalid group number |
| 7 | missing or invalid cardholder ID number |
| 8 | missing or invalid person code |
| 9 | missing or invalid birth date |
| 11 | missing relationship code |
| 19 | missing days supply |
| 22 | missing or invalid dispense as written (DAW) |
| 26 | missing or invalid unit of measure |
| 54 | Nonmatched National drug code number |
| 60 | drug not covered for patient |
| 75 | Prior authorization required |
| 79 | refill to soon |
| AMP | ampule |
| aq | water |
| bm | bowel movement |
| bph | benign prostatic hypertrophy |
| c(line on top of it) | with |
| Ca | Calcium |
| CAD | coronary artery Disease |