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Ch 14&15 terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) | Association of pharmacists, pharmacy students and technicians |
| Automated dispensing system (ADS) | Electronic system used to dispense medications |
| Medication Error | Any preventable event that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or patient harm |
| Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) | An organization that offers national certification for pharmacy technicians in the United States |
| Quality Assurance (QA) | Establishing systems for ensuring quality of a product |
| Quality Control (QC) | The use of established systems system to ensure quality of a product |
| Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) | A nonprofit organization committed to the improvement of health care by promoting promising concepts through safety, efficiency, and other patient-centered goals |
| Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) | Nonprofit organization devoted entirely to promote safe medication use and preventing medication errors |
| Medication Error Prevention | Methods use by pharmacy, medicine, nursing and other allied health professionals to prevent medication errors |
| MedMARx | A national internet accessible database that hospitals and health care systems use to track adverse drug reactions and medication errors |
| MedWatch | A program established by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for reporting drug and medical product safety alerts and label changes |
| National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention (NCC-MERP) | Independent council that addresses interdisciplinary causes of medication errors and strategies for prevention. founded by the United States Pharmacopeia |
| Risk evaluation and mitigation strategy (REMS) | A strategy for managing a known or potential serious risk associated with a drug or biological product |
| Society for the Education of Pharmacy Technicians (SEPhT) | A national pharmacy technician organization that promotes the education and training of pharmacy technicians |
| United States Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) | An independent organization that strives to ensure the quality, safety and benefit of medicines and dietary supplements by setting standards and certification processes |
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