Question | Answer |
Antigen | A substance that is capable of causing the production of antibodies |
Absorption | The amount to medication that enters the blood stream |
Active ingredients | Ingredients responsible for the therapeutic of pharmaceutical action of the medication |
Adjudication | Left over debt after your insurance payments go through |
Aresol | Suspension of very fine liquid |
Agranulocytosis | Dramatic decrease. Of white blood cells |
Ambulatory pharmacy | Pharmacy near or in a clinic or hospital |
Blister package | Bubble wrap |
Brand name drug | A drug that is covered by a patent and only available from a single manufacturer |
Buccal | Solid medication placed between the cheek and the gum |
Certification | Non gov agency grants recognition of someone who has met predetermined qualifications |
Chain pharmacy | A pharmacy that is part of a large number of corporately owned pharmacies that use the same name and carry similarly branded OTC products |
Compounding | Usually tame place in a pharmacy and includes preparation, mixing , packaging and labeling of medication |
Cost sharing | The amount of insurance costs shared by the employee or beneficiary |
Drug enforcement administration | The federal agency administers and enforces the federal laws on controlled substances |
Elixir | A clear sweet flavored water and alcohol mixture intended for oral usage |
Generic drug | A drug that is no longer covered by a patent and is therefore generally available in many forms for cheaper |
Half life | The amount of time required for one half of the amount of radioactivity to decayor time needed for the drug to exit the body 50% |
HIPPA | Health insurance portability and accountability act protecting the privacy of patients |
Licensure | When the government grants a person the right to practice their skills once this person has earned a degree of competency in that practice to ensure public safety |
Metabolism | The breakdown of medicines in the body |
National drug code number | Contains the strength the package size and a unique number to indicated the medication |
Over the counter drug | Drug that do not require a prescription |
Package inserts | A manufactures prod cut information sheet that provides general drug information (instruction) how it works, dosage forms, how it reacts |
Stock rotation | Placing products that will expire sooner to the front and the ones. That would expire. Later to the back. |
Technician | A person skilled in the practical or mechanical aspect of the professio, they assist the pharmacist by doing day to day tasked that don't require Pham. Insight |
Wholesaler | A warehouse for medication, contains medication from all around the world |
Transdermal | Through the skin |
Test strip | Used to measure blood glucose |
STAT | As soon as possible |
Trituration | Act of mixing and crushing powders |