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pharmacy MJCC
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Periodic Automatic Replinishment | a set level of medications kept on hospital floors |
| formulary | a list of drugs approved for use in hospitals by the pharmacy and therapeutics committee of the institution that have become the standard stock carried by the pharmacy and other departments |
| SureMed | an automated dispensing system often used in hospitals |
| satellite pharmacy | A smaller, secondary pharmacy located in a specific area of a hospital (e.g., ER, ICU, or oncology) that provides localized, fast medication services away from the main central pharmacy. |
| computerized physician order entry | A digital system that allows healthcare providers to enter medication orders directly into a computer network, automatically transmitting them to the pharmacy and reducing transcription errors. |
| crash cart | A mobile, wheeled cart stocked with specialized emergency medications and life-support equipment used by healthcare teams during a medical emergency |
| United States pharmacopeia | An independent, nonprofit organization that establishes the official standards for the quality, purity, strength, and identity of medicines, food ingredients, and dietary supplements. |
| automated dispensing system | A computerized device or cabinet (such as Pyxis, Omnicell, or SureMed) that automates the storage, inventory tracking, and dispensing of medications directly on patient care units. |
| institutional pharmacy | A pharmacy located within a facility where patients receive care on-site, including hospitals, long-term care facilities, rehabilitation centers, and nursing homes. |