Ch1:Intro Pharmacy Word Scramble
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accreditation | the process of granting recognition or vouching for compliance with established criteria (usually in reference to recognition of an institution or program). |
certification | voluntary process by which nongovernmental agency grants recognition to an individual who has met predetermined qualifications specified by the agency. this recognition shows that the certified person has achieved certain lvl of skill,knowledge,experience |
health-system pharmacy | practice of pharmacy in practice setting thats part of a health-system (2+ practice settings that have working relationship with each other & are owned/managed by same entity) Health-systems provide complete healthcare-related services to their patients. |
home health care | physician-ordered health care services provided to a patient in the home or other setting in which the patient lives |
licensure | 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 public health,safety,&wellfare will be protected. |
medication therapy management (MTM) | (group of)services that optimize therapeutic outcomes for patient. such srvcs include: assessment of health status;formulation of med treatment plan; selection,initiation, modification,administration of med therapy;monitoring response;review of meds; etc |
pharmaceutical care | direct,responsible provision of med\-related care that achieves outcomes that improve a patients quality of life. Involves cooperation btwn pharmacist,patient,&other healthcare providers in designing,implementing,&monitoring therapeutic med plan |
pharmacist | health care professional licensed by the state to engage in the practice of pharmacy. Pharmacists have advanced training in the pharmaceutical sciences such as pharmacology, pharmacokinetics,and pharmaceutics |
pharmacy technician | a pharmacy technician assists pharmacists by performing routine, day-to-day functions of the practice of pharmacy that do not require the judgement of a pharmacist |
registration | process of making a list or being enrolled in an existing list. A pharmacy technician may be required to be registered with the state board of pharmacy before being legally able to carry out some pharmacy functions. |
Pharmacists (On-duty/supervising pharmacist) | are ultimately responsible for the technicians' activities and performance and are legally held liable for the technicians' work. |
training prerequisites for pharmacy technicians | vary state to state and from employer to employer |
Most consumers believe that all pharmacy technicians have been trained and | fully certified before they are allowed to prepare prescriptions. |
Pharmacy tech can become certified by | passing national exam that evaluates the technicians knowledge and skills needed to perform the work of pharmacy technicians |
typical pharmacy technician duty | filling an automated medication dispensing cabinet in nursing home |
example of activity technician not allowed to perform | changing dose of prescribed med on basis of a patients poor kidney function |
pharmacy technicians job duties | may include medication preparation, inventory management, and training of other technicians |
technicians may not (example activity) | advise patients abhoout aspirin |
upon passing exam provided by the PTCB, technicians | earn a pharmacy technician certificate |
Technicians have the most patient contact in | ambulatory pharmacy |
PBM | patient benefit manager |
pharmacokinetics | study of the process by wich drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated in the body |
to maintain certification, a pharmacy technician must accumulate | 20 continuing education credits |
pharmacy technicians must recertify | every 2 years |
hospice care | care that is given to those patients with incurable diseases who are generally not expected to live more than 6 months |
example of ambulatory pharmacy | retail pharmacy |
Pharmacy Benefits Manager (PBM) | oversees prescription medication programs and processes and pays prescription medication insurance claims |
tech-check-tech | technicians to check work of other technicians |
nonsterile compounding | extemporaneous |
critical skill in ambulatory pharmacy | communication |
PharmD | pharmacist degree |
medstation | dispensing cabinet |
pharmacist postgraduate training | residency |
pharmacology | study of drugs |
used in bar-code technology | scanner |
method of preparing sterile products | aseptic technique |
IV | intravenous |
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