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53 Cards in this Set
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Drug
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is a substance intended for the use in the diagnosis, cure, treatment or prevention or disease in human beings or animals
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Legend Drugs
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require a prescription and are not considered safe without medical supervision
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OTC (Over The Counter)
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does not require a prescription and are considered safe without medical supervision
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Prescription
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is an order for a medication or medical device, issued by a licensed prescriber
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Dispensing directions
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name, strength, dosage form, quantity and directions for use
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Generic Name
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a contraction of the chemical name, sometimes indicating the chemical class to which the drug belongs to and is properly referred to as its nonproprietary name
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Chemical Name
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describes the structure of the drug by standard chemical nomenclature
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Label Requirements
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referred to as “dispensing labels”
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Auxiliary Labels
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small labels that provide additional information, warnings, or reminders, that are affixed to the prescription container
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Patient Medication Profile
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a listing of all medications dispensed by the pharmacy to a particular patient
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Physicians Order Sheets
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sheet where physicians orders for hospital inpatients or nursing home residents are written on
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Repackaging Log
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a record of all activities related to the repackaging process and must be maintained
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Dosage Form
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refers to the physical form in which the drug product is made available for administration to the patient
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Tablets
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solid dosage forms prepared by mechanical compression in a tableting machine
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Chewable Tablets
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compressed tablets that are designed to be chewed or dissolved
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Enteric-Coated Tablets
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compressed tablets coated with a special substance to prevent the dissolution within the stomach
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Sublingual Tablets
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tablets you keep placed under your tongue so it is promptly absorbed into the blood stream
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Buccal Tablets
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tablets you keep between your gum and cheek so dissolves slowly over a period of time
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Film-Coated Tablets
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coated with a thin layer of water-soluble material that masks the objectionable odor or taste of certain medications
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Sustained, Time-Released Tablets
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this is a tablet that is released at a constant rate for a prolonged period of time (8-24 hours) and are referred to as “long acting”, “delayed-release”, “prolonged-action”
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Lozenges
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dissolve slowly to keep the drug in contact with the mouth or throat for a prolonged period of time and are referred to as “troches or pastilles”
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Pellets
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small cylindrically shaped tablets meant for implantation subcutaneously (just under the skip) for prolonged continuous drug absorption
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Capsules
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a drug that is enclosed within a soft or hard gelatin shell that dissolves and the drug is released
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Effervescent Tablets
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tablets containing sodium bicarbonate with either citric or tartaric acid
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Solutions
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mixtures containing one more soluble ingredient (solute) dissolved usually in water (solvent), in which the molecules of solute are uniformly dispersed among those of the solvent
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Syrups
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sweet, viscous, concentrated, aqueous solutions of sugar that is used as a vehicle for antibiotics, antihistamines, antitussives (cough preparations) and vitamins as well as for other drugs
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Elixirs
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sweetened hydroalcoholis (water and alcohol) solutions and are probably the most widely used
Because of their pleasant taste, relative stability and ease of preparation |
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Tinctures
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alcoholic or hydro alcoholic solutions prepared from vegetable, animal or chemical materials
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Suspensions
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preparations containing insoluble medical products dispersed in a liquid
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Emulsions
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preparations containing either water dispersed in oil (w/o) or oil dispersed in water (o/w) stabilized with the acid of an “emulsifying agent”
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Microemulsion or Transparent Emulsion
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the particle size of the inner phase is 0.05 microns or less
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Ointments
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semisolid preparations used for external application to skin or mucous membranes
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Pastes
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ointment-like preparations for external application
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Creams
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semisolid emulsions, containing suspensions or solutions of medicinal agents intended for external application
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Powders
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finely divided, relatively dry, solid material intended for external application
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Gels and Jellies
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two phase systems consisting of a solid internal phase diffused through out a viscous liquid phase
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Transdermal Patches
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patches applied to the skin formulated to deliver a constant, controlled-dose of a medication through the skin and into the bloodstream
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Ophthalmic Drops
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sterile solutions that are instilled into the eye in the form of an “eye drop”
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Ophthalmic Ointments
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sterile emulsions, properly formulated for application into the eye
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Medicated Contact Lenses
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sterile contact lenses, pre-soaked with medication, inserted into the eye
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Ocular Inserts
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drug pre-soaked inserts places in the lower eye sac between the sclera (white of the eye) and the eyelid
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Suppositories
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solid dosage forms for insertion into the rectum, vaginal cavity, or urethral tract
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Inhalers
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solutions or suspensions of solid or liquid particles in gas or air intended for inhalation via nose or mouth
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Otic Product
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solutions suspensions instilled into the ear canal
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Enemas
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liquid medications introduced into the rectum via a bulb syringe
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Douches
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aqueous solutions which are directed into the cavity of the body
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Unit Dose Drug Distribution
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allows for less preparation time for nursing to administer medications and increase the time for direct patient care
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Medical Administration Records
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are provided by pharmacy to each nursing unit which allows for a coordinated and verifiable means of drug distribution
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Centralized unit dose system
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where the majority of medications are prepared and dispensed from one central location
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Decentralized Unit Dose System
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where one or more “satellite” pharmacies are dispersed throughout the institution
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Coding
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refers to the notation on the medication order by a pharmacist or pharmacy technician of the name, strength and dosage form of the medication prepared for the patient
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Automatic Stop Order
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those medications that have a predesignated duration of therapy and must be discontinued if the physician has not ordered them and are determined by the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee
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Expiration date
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the last date of the sale as determined by the manufacturer
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