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Terminology

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Automated Dispensing Technology   Electronic storage cobinets or robotics that secure medications and dispense them to nurses or other caregivers when needed  
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Automated Medication Dispensing Device   A drug storage device or cabinet that contains and inventory of medications that are electronically dispensed so they may be administered to patients in a controlled manner  
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Bioavalibility   Thepercentage of an administrated dose of medication that reaches the blood stream  
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Brand-Name Drug   A drug that is covered by a patient & is thetrefore only avalible from a single manufacturer  
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Buccal   A solid medication dosage form that is placed in the pocket betweem the cheek and gum & is absorbed through the cheek into the blood stream  
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Centralized Dispensing Automation   Technology that assist in the section and dispensing of drug products that are located in a central location, such as the pharmacy, and that can include robotics and carousels that use barcodes scanning to select and label drug products for patients  
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Centralized Pharmacy   Pharmacy services that are provided from location ( usually centrally located) in the hospital. Pharmacy personell, resources, and functions primarily reside within this self contained location  
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Certification   A voluntary process by which a nongovernmental agency or association grants recognition to an individual who has met certain predetermined qualifications specified by that agency or association. This recognition demonstrated that the certified individual  
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Chain Pharmacy   A pharmacy that is a part of a large number of corparatly owned pharmacies that use the same name and carry similarly branded OTC products  
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Community Pharmacy   Generally a stand alone pharmacy located within a community that provides medication servcices to ambulatory patients  
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Controlled Substances   Drugs or chemical substance whose possession & use are regulated under the federal controlled substance act & by state controlled substance laws & regulations. Controlled substances are subject to stricter controls than other prescrip & non prescrip  
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Decentralized Pharmacy   Pharmacy services that are provided on or near a patient care area. These services are often supported by a central pharmacy. Ex. A pharmacy Satellite  
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Dispensing   The act of preparing a medication for use by a patient as authurized by a prescription  
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Drug Distribution Services   The systems used to distribute medications that begin when the medication is recieved by the pharmacy and ends when the medication is administered to the patient  
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Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)   The federal agency that administers and enforces federal laws for controlled substances and illegal substances such as narcotices and other dangerous drugs. The DEA is part of the U>S>Deprt, of Justice  
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Expectorante   To cough up or spit  
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Generic Drug   A drug that is no longer covered by a patient and is therefore generally avalible from multipule manufactures usually resulting in a significant reduction in cost  
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Health Insurance Probablity & Accountability Act (HIPPA)   Federal legislation enacted to establish guidlines for the protection of patients private health information  
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Inhalant   A fine powder or solution of a drug delivered as a mist through the mouth into the respitory tract  
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Intracadiac   Injected directly into the heart muscle  
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Intradermal   Injected into the top layers of the skin  
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Intramuscular   Injected directly into a large muscle mass, such as the upper arm,thigh ,or buttock, and absorbed from the muscle tissue into the blood stream  
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Intraperioneal   Administered into the pertitoneal space (abdominal cavity)  
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Intrapleural   Administered into the peritoneal space (abdominal cavity)  
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Intrathecal   Injected into the space around the spinal cord  
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Intravenous   Injected into a vein and therefore immediatly avalible to act in the body  
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Legend Drug   A drug that is requiered by federal law to be dispensed by prescription only. It is the older term for drugs that are now identified as "Rx Only"  
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Licensure   The process by which an agency of the government grants permission to an individual to engage in a given occupation upon finding that the applicant has attained a degree of competency necessary to ensure that public health , safety, and wellfare will be p  
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Lozenge   A hard, disk- shaped solid medication dosage form the contains medication in a sugar base, which is released as the lozenge is held in the mouth and sucked  
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Mail order pharmacy   A pharmacy that functions like a warehouse, which pharmacists and technicians who dispense prescriptions that are mailed to patients  
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Medication Order   A written, elctronic , Telephone, or verbal request for a patient medication in an inpatient setting  
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National Drug Code (NDC) Number   A unique number assigned to each drug, strength, and package size for the purpose of identification  
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Ointment   A semi solid medication dosage form, appliec to the skin or mucous membranes, which lubricates & softens or is used as a base for drug delivery  
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Over - The - Counter (OTC) Drugs   Drugs that are avalible without a prescription  
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Parenteral   A route of medicaytion administration that by passes the gastrointestinal tract, such as intravenous, intramuscular, or subcutaneous administration  
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Patient counseling   The act of educating a patient , by a pharmacist, regarding the proper use of a prescribed drug, at the time of dispensing  
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Pharmacist   A health care professional licensed by the state to engage in the practice of pharmacy. Pharmacist have advance training in the pharmaceutical sciences, such as pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, and pharmaceutics  
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Pharmacy Satellite   A physical space located in or near a patient care area that can provide a variety of distributive and clinical services  
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Professional   A person who practices an occuptiation or vacation that requiers advance specilized training  
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Professionalism   Actrively demonstrating the attitudes, qualitys, and behaviors of a professional while performing the duties of one's profession  
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Prescription   The written or verbal authorization , by an authorized prescriber, for the use of a particular pharmasutical agent for an individual patient.This term also referes tot he physical product dispensed  
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Practice of pharmacy   Regulated by each state through its pharmacy laws and regulations. The state laws and regulations established the responsibilitys of the practice of pharmacy in the particular state  
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Primary prescription   A label on a dispensed drug product, that contains legally requiered information, including pharmacy name & address, patient name, prescriber name, drug name, directions for use, date dispensed, cautionary statements, sequential prescription number.  
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Registration   The process of making a list or being enrolled in an existing list. A pharmacy technician may be requiered to be registered with the state board of pharmacy before being able to legally carry out some pharmacy fuctions.  
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STAT   Abbreviation of the Latin word statin, meaning immedeatly. Commonly used on medication orders to indicate the need for ther drug right away  
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Subcutaneous   Deposited in the tissue just under the skin  
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Subgingival   Administarted via the subgingival space, space between the tooth and the gum  
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Sublingual   Placed under the tongue, where it disolves & is absorbed into the blood stream  
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Transdermal   Through the skin ; percutaneous  
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Topical   Applied to the skin, mucous membranes, or other external parts of the body, such as fingernails, toenails,& hair  
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Technician   An individual skilled in th epractice of practical or mechanical aspects of a profession. A pharm tech assist the pharmasist by performing routine, day- to- day functions of the practice of pahrmacy that do not requier the judgment of a pharmacist  
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Primary Prescription (continued)   Initials or name of dispensing pharmasist,quantity dispensed, number of refills expiration date, and lot number  
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