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Chapter 17: Hospital Pharmacy

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show Require high school diploma or equivalent and a current state pharmacy technician license.  
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show A work station for medical personnel located on a nursing unit.  
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What are ancillary areas?   show
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show An area of the hospital that may carry supplies not provided by the pharmacy (lotion, mouthwash, pill cutters). They are also be responsible for supplying nursing units with dialysis solutions & some premade IV fluid bags.  
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show Examines the patients and administers treatment for people suffering from injury or disease. M.D.s write majority of all medication orders.  
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show Same responsibilities as an M.D. but practices a "whole person" approach to medicine.  
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N.P., Nurse Practitioner   show
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R.N., Registered Nurse   show
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R.T., Respiratory Therapist   show
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show Coordinates care for patients under the close supervision of a M.D. or D.O.  
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M.S.W., Master's of Social Work   show
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show Additional training and work closely with the medical team.  
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What is inpatient pharmacy ?   show
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show A branch of the inpatient pharmacy responsible for preparing, dispensing, and monitoring medication for specific patient areas.  
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show Located in the same area as the patient care units they are servicing.  
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show Providing first doses of new medications ordered, emergency medications, and replacing any missing or lost doses.  
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What is the central pharmacy?   show
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What is batching?   show
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show Preparing and delivering of unit dose patient medication carts, batching the medications, and covering service areas not covered by the pharmacy satellites.  
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What is the clean room and where is it usually located?   show
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show A committee that assures hospitals research complies with federal, hospital and ethical standards.  
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show A pharmacy attached to a hospital that services patients who have left the hospital or who are visiting doctors in a hospital outpatient clinic.  
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show A review of a nursing unit to ensure compliance with hospital medication policies.  
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What are pediatric satellite pharmacies ?   show
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What are operating room (OR) satellite pharmacies?   show
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What are oncology satellite pharmacies?   show
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What is a hospital formulary?   show
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Whose responsibility is it to set up, add, remove, and periodically evaluate medications list on the hospital formulary?   show
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What is a closed hospital formulary?   show
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What is a non-formulary ?   show
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show A policy approved by the hospital P&T Committee that allows the pharmacist to change a medication order to a therapeutically equivalent formulary medication w/o notifying the doctor.  
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What is a pneumatic tube?   show
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What are medical or heath records?   show
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What is electronic medical records (EMRs) or electronic health records (EHRs)?   show
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What are some different sections in a medical chart?   show
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What is a computerized physician order entry (CPOE)?   show
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show Makes orders more efficient and helps eliminate medication errors due to illegible handwriting.  
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show A standard medical order for patients to receive medication at scheduled intervals.  
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show An order for medication to be administered only on an as needed basis.  
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show An order for medication to be administered immediately.  
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show The initial medications ordered when a patient is administered to the hospital.  
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What is a medication administration record (MAR)?   show
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show Medication name, dose, route, and frequency. The order may also include the duration of therapy.  
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show Used for a certain class of medications like antibiotics or narcotics. These orders are only active for a limited period of time, after which a new medication order is required to continue.  
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What do automatic stop orders help ensure?   show
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show A device used to remove particulate matter. The filter should be placed at the end point of an IV line just before it enters the patient's vein.  
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show A program that allows a specially trained pharmacy technician to check medications prepared by another technician. At least nine states currently allow it.  
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show Med order is written in the patient chart, a copy of the med order is taken, picked up at a nursing station by pharm tech, the order is entered into the computer, pharmacist reviews & verifies order, then filled and checked, &delivered to nursing station.  
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show Physician or physician agent enters med order in the hospital computer which goes directly to the pharmacy.  
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What are drip rounds?   show
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What is the purpose of drip rounds?   show
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What is a drug recall?   show
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show The amount of drug product that should be kept on the pharmacy shelf. May also be assigned to drug products in ADCs.  
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show The pharm techs supervisor.  
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What is a primary area of concern for inventory control?   show
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show Two people.  
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If a narcotic medication is damaged for any reason, what needs to happen?   show
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What is a floor stock?   show
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show The inventory technician may have to go outside of their usual distributor.  
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What is emergency drug procurement?   show
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show 2 to 8 degrees Celsius (36 to 46 F)  
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show -20 to -10 degrees celsius (-4 to 14 F)  
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What are extemporaneous compounds?   show
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What is a bulk compounding log?   show
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What is reconstitute?   show
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What is a unit dose?   show
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Which medications cannot be divided into unit dose increments?   show
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show A system in which medications are dispensed from an automated cabinet at the point of use.  
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show In medication carts containing a 24 hour supply of drugs for each patient.  
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How are oral syringes different from IV syringes?   show
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The documentation logs for prepacked medications have what?   show
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show A small volume parenteral that will be added into or "piggybacked" into large volume parenteral (LVP).  
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show Protein, carbohydrates and essential nutrients to be given to the patient through an IV line.  
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What is an epidural?   show
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What is short stability?   show
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show Single dose are preservative free while multi dose contains preservatives.  
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What are nosocomial infections?   show
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show A broad term that pertains to proper handwashing or use of antiseptic hand gel/rub.  
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What is the Infection Control Committee?   show
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show An infection control practice where healthcare providers avoid direct contact with blood, mucous membranes, body fluids, and non-intact skin by use of barriers like gloves, goggles, gowns, and face shields.  
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show Medications for healthcare providers being exposed to HIV infected blood or needles in order to help reduce the chance of contracting HIV.  
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show A injury or harm due to medication use that may be preventable in some cases but may be unpredictable and unavoidable in other cases.  
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What is medication error?   show
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show Range from allergic reaction to kidney failure to death.  
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What is a common cause of ADEs?   show
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show Elderly because they are often on multiple medications and have multiple medical problems.  
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show Administration error, allergy, compounding error, duplicate therapy, expired product, extra dose, incorrect dosage form, missed dose, omission error, prescribing error, and wrong patient.  
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show A statement of facts surrounding medical error or incident.  
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show A medication safety event that had the potential to cause harm but did not reach the patient.  
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What is a sentinel event?   show
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show A process that evaluates all actions leading to the medical error.  
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show Safety Data Sheets  
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What are red bags used for?   show
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show Red sharps containers  
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show Black hazardous waste bins.  
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Items with trace amounts of chemotherapy or cytotoxic medications are disposed in what?   show
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show Color-based emergency codes systems are used at many hospitals to alert staff to various emergency/safety situations.  
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What is code blue ?   show
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What is code pink?   show
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show fire  
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show Bomb threat  
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What is code orange?   show
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show hostage situation  
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show Disaster plan activation  
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show need for security  
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What does the TJC publish (The Joint Commission)?   show
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Which chapter of the USP-NF talks about hazardous drugs defined by the NIOSH?   show
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What is a code cart?   show
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show Pharmacy technicians  
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show Cardiac Care Unit  
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show Emergency Department  
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ER   show
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show Intensive Care Unit  
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CT ICU   show
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show Neonatal ICU  
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PICU   show
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show Surgical ICU  
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show Obstetrics  
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OR   show
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Who can prescribe medications?   show
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Who can administer medications?   show
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show Pharmacists, social workers, patient care techs, pharmacy techs  
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What is voluntary formulary permitted?   show
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What does the Orange Book two letter evaluation code provide?   show
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What does the first letter say in the code?   show
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show Provide additional info on the basis of FDA evaluations such as info about the dosage form.  
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If they are A products what does that mean?   show
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show They are not bioequivalent. Known issue could dosage form, etc.  
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show Products not presenting bioequivalence problems.  
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If it is labeled AB?   show
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show Ordered when other options have failed and it is used for cystic acne. Cannot use if preg or become preg (major birth defects).  
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show Once they have written the prescription, a pharmacy needs has 7 days to fill the prescription.  
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show Computer program risk management for prescribing and dispensing.  
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Who must be registered in the program?   show
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How do the methods of BC work?   show
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Do you need preg tests?   show
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show Adenosine, atropine, and epinephrine (high alert).  
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What are intravenous electrolytes?   show
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Who gives a list of high alert medications in most settings?   show
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What does it mean for something to be a high alert medication ?   show
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What are critical care medications?   show
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show Coagulation tests that see how long to take for the blood to clot to see if the patient is on a blood thinner.  
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show Acyclovir, Fluconazole-Diflucan, Vancomycin (Vancocin)-small windows of therapeutic indexes  
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show protected health information  
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What was the first part of HIPAA?   show
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What are questions that should be asked when the nursing unit calls saying the drug isn't there?   show
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show Like a grocery list that the manufacturer will check if they have it and will send you the things you need. You only get charged when you receive the items.  
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What is Class 1?   show
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show Temporary but reversible adverse effects or little likelihood of serious adverse effects.  
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What is Class 3?   show
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show Application for registration of your site to carry controlled substances.  
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show used to order schedule 2 drugs  
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show Used to report theft/loss of controlled substances  
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DEA form 41   show
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show Short stability (usually expire in 10-14 refrigerator).  
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show Hyperalimentation  
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show It is a line near the subclavian vein where the TPN needs to go in through because the solutes can be harsh on those veins.  
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show label multidose vials with new expiration date 28 days from date of opening unless manufacturer date is sooner.  
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What is a common problem with fentanyl ?   show
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show Chemotherapy agents, fentanyl, heparin, insulin U-500, potassium chloride, sodium chloride 3%, vecuronium  
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show Prone to peptic ulcers and bleeding  
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show Post-Anesthesia Care Unit  
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show Pediatrics  
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show Doctors, nurses, and pharmacists that must meet on a routine basis to make decision on safe and effective use of meds and make decisions on formulary. Also looks at adverse drug reactions.  
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What are restricted medications?   show
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show Do not exceed 8 C (46 F)  
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What is temp for cool ?   show
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What is room temp?   show
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What is warm temp?   show
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show Informs manufacturers of errors with packaging and labeling.  
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What is FDA Adverse Effect Reporting System (FAERS)?   show
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What is Med Watch?   show
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What is Vaccine Adverse Effects Reporting System (VAERS)?   show
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show Reported to ISMP by HC provider.  
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What is MedMarx?   show
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show Alphabetical order using generic name.  
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show Epoetin, Filgrastim, Fosphenytoin, Most vaccines like Hep B, Pneumococcal Influenza/MMR, chickenpox, and shingles in freezer.  
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show No longer than 6 months or the earliest expiration date, in controlled room temp.  
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show No longer than 14 days or the earliest date at controlled cold temp.  
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show No longer than 30 days or the earliest date at controlled room temp.  
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show 6 months  
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When should you monitor temperature?   show
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show every 6 months  
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show Every 6 months  
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show every 6 months  
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How long should you keep the laminar flow hood before use?   show
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show 6 months  
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show Beginning of shift, before each batch, after spills or contamination  
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show Monthly  
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show Negative pressure room with at least 12 air changes per hour (how many times the air in the room is replaced each hour)  
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Where should antineoplastics go (chemotherapy)?   show
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What is compliance error?   show
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show Failure to review a prescribed regimen or problems/failures of using appropriate clinical or lab data assessment of pt response to drug therapy.  
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What is error class A?   show
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show Error but no harm for patient  
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show Error occurred that had temporary harm but no intervention  
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What is error class I?   show
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show Educates the healthcare community and consumers about safe medication practices. Oversees VERP, MEDMARX, and MERP.  
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What is a black box warning?   show
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show Daily  
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What is the list of do not crush?   show
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