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second set terms
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Question | Answer |
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PRESCRIPTION | AN ORDER WRITTEN BY A QUALIFIED, LICENSED PRACTITIONER FOR A MEDICATION TO BE FILLED BY A PHARMACIST FOR A PATIENT IN ORDER TO TREAT A QUALIFED MEDICAL CONDITION |
UNIVERSAL PRECAUTION | PROCEDURES FOLLOWED IN HEALTHCARE SETTINGS TO PREVENT INFECTION AS A RESULT OF EXPOSURE TO BLOOD OR OTHER BODILY FLUIDS |
SIDE EFFECT | AN EFFECT WHETHER THERAPEUTIC OR ADVERSE THAT IS SECONDARY TO THE ONE INTENDED |
THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATION TPA | DIRECT INSURANCE BILLING |
VITAMIN | ORGANIC MATERIAL NECESSARY FOR LIFE |
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION | THE AGENCY OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THE SAFETY AND EFFICIENCY OF FOOD AND DRUGS PREPARED FOR THE MARKET |
NATIONAL DRUG CODE NDC | A UNIQUE NUMBER ASSIGNED TO A BRAND NAME, GENERIC, OR OTC PRODUCT TO IDENTIFY THE MANUFACTURE, DRUG, AND PACKAGE SIZE |
INERT INGREDIENT | INACTIVE INGRIDENTS IE: FILLERS PRESERVATIVES COLOR FLAVORS |
ACTIVE INGREDIENT | THE BIOCHEMICALLY ACTIVE COMPONENT OF THE DRUG THAT EXERTS A DESIRED THERAPEUTIC EFFECT |
DEDUCTIBLE | AMOUNT THAT MUST BE PAID BY THE INSURED BEFORE THE INSURACE COMPANY PAYS |
ACQUIRED IMMUNITY | IMMUNITY FROM EXPOSURE IE: MMR SHOT |
ACTIVE IMMUNITY | EXPOSURE TO LIVE PATHOGENS AND BECOMING IMMUNE IE: CHICKEN POX COUGHT FROM SOMEONE |
ATTENUATED | A VACCINE THAT IS WEAKENED OR LESSENED |
IMMUNITY | PROTECTION AGAINST A DISEASE |
INTRA | WITHIN OR INTO |
AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICE AWP | THE AVERAGE PRICE THAT WHOLESALERS CHARGE THAT PHARMACY FOR THE DRUG |
KILLED VACCINES | VACCINE FROM KILLED MICROBES IE: RABIES |
PASSIVE IMMUNITY | IMMUNITY PASSED FROM PERSON TO PERSON IE: MOTHER TO CHILD |
VACCINE | PREPARATION FROM WHOLE OR FRACTIONED MICROOGRANISIMS TO GIVE ANTIBODIES |