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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| PHARMACIST | LICENSED TO DISPENSE DRUGS |
| PHARMACY TECHNICAN | SOMEONE WHO PREPARES AND DISPENSES DRUGS UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A PHARMACIST |
| PHARMACEUTICAL CARE | COUNCILING A PATIENT |
| PHARMACOLOGY | SCIENCE OF DRUGS AND INTERACTIONS WITHIN THAT LIVING SYSTEM |
| PHARMACOKINETICS | THE PROCESS BY WHICH A DRUG IS ABSORBED DISTRIBUTED, METABOLIZED AND ELIMINATED BY THE BODY |
| CHAIN PHARMACY | A COMMUNITY PHARMACY THAT CONSISTS OF SEVERAL SIMILAR PHARMACIES IN THE REGION THAT ARE CORPRATLY OWNED |
| MAIL ORDER PHARMACY | LARGE VOLUME CENTRALIZED PHARMACY OPERATION THAT USES AUTOMATION TO FILL AND MAIL PRESCRIPTIONS TO A PATIENT |
| NUCLEAR PHARMACY | A SPECAILIZED PRACTICE THAT COMPOUNDS AND DISPENSES STERILE, RADIOACTIVE PHARMACEUTICALS TO DIAGONES OR TREAT DISEASE |
| BRAND NAME | TRADE NAME |
| GENERIC NAME | A DRUG THAT CONTAINS THE SAME ACTIVE INGRIDENTS AS THE BRAND NAME, IT IS ABSORBED AND ELIMINATED IN THE SAME TIME AND IS CHEAPER |
| FORMULARY | PREAPPROVED LIST OF DRUGS |
| HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION (HMO) | AN ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES HEALTH INSURANCE USING A MANAGED CARE MODEL |
| PHARMACEUTICS | THE STUDY OF THE RELEASE CHARACHERISTICS OF SPECIFIC DRUG DOSAGE FORMS |
| CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE | A DRUG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUSE |
| OVER THE COUNTER DRUG | A MEDICATION THAT THE FDA HAS APPROVED FOR SALE WITHOUT A PRESCRIPTION |
| LEGEND DRUG | A PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION |
| DRUG | A SUBSTANCE TAKEN IN OR APPLIED TO THE BODY FOR THE PURPOSE OF ALTERING THE BODYS BIO CHEMICAL FUNCTIONS |
| PACKAGE INSERT | THE LEAFLET BY ORDER OF THE FDA THAT IS INSIDE OF THE PACKAGE OF EVERY PRESCRIPTION DRUG |
| CHILD RESISTANT CONTAINER | A MEDICATION CONTAINER WITH A SPECIAL LID THAT CAN NOT BE OPENED BY 80% OF CHILDREN BUT CAN BE OPENED BY 90% OF ADULTS |
| ORPHAN DRUG | A MEDICATION APPROVED BY THE FDA TO TREAT A RARE DISEASE |