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USAN

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United States Adopted names councils designated non-proprietary names for drugs

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Ethics

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Study of standards and moral judgement influenced by society, religion, philosophy or profession

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Food and Drug administration

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Leading enforcement agency at the federal for regulations concerning drug products

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DEA

Drug enforcement administration

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Agency that controls the distribution of drugs that may be easily abused

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Food and drug act of 1906

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Create to regulate and classify drugs so you know what you are putting in your system

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Food and drug and cosmetic act of 1938

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Create to ensure that all drugs are pure and safe before entering the market

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Durham-Humphrey Amendment 1951

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Determines which drug requires a prescription and the “federal law prohibits. Dispensing without a prescription” label

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Kefauver -Harris amendments 1962

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Provide proof of both safety and effectiveness before entering the market

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Poison prevention packaging act

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Childproof packaging on all controlled substances

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Controlled substances act

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Classifies drugs that may be easily abused and restricts their distribution

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1990 omnibus budget reconciliation act

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Pharmacist offer counseling to patients

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HIPAA

Health insurance portability and accountability act 1996

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Law that provides regulations to protect patients privacy

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Placebo

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Substances used to test the effectiveness of drugs used in clinical trials

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Clinical trials

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Test in humans , to test safety and effectiveness of certain drugs

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Double blind

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Clinical trial in which neither the patient nor the physician know who is getting investigational drug

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Generics

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Copies of branded drugs released by competing companies after the original patent protection expires

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Prescription drug label

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Name, address of dispenser, serial number, date filled, prescriber name, patient name , directions for use and cautions

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NDC

National drug code

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Unique number assigned to a medication that shows the manifacturer, dosage , packaging

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Controlled Substances

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Any drug that has potential to be abused

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DEA number

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Unique number with 2 letters and 7 numbers for prescribers of controlled drug prescriptions

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Risk of approved drug

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There is always the potential for adverse effects

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Class 1 recall

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Products will cause serious adverse reactions or death

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Class 2 recall

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Temporary but reversible adverse effects

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Class 3 recall

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Where a product is not likely to cause adverse effects

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Medwatch
FDA program for healtcare proffessionals to report adverse effects from the use of a drug
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Criminal
Laws pertaining to a wrong to society
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Civil
Laws pertaining to a wrong to an individual
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Liability
You can be prosecuted for misconduct
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Negligence
Failing to do something that should or must be done
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Schedule 1
Drug with high potential for abuse ( illegal in the USA)
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Schedule 2
High potential for abuse and may lead to physical or psychological dependence but is accepted in the us
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Schedule 3
Moderate potential for abuse , moderate to low physical dependence or high psychological dependence
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Orange book
List of all fda approved prescriptions published annually
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Beneficence
Actions of any health are provider should always be in the best interest of the patient
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Adverse effect
Unintended negative action of a medication which is in some way injurious to the patient
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Legend drug
Medication valid with a prescription and requires the label rx only
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Autonomy
Right of a patient to choose their own treatment
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PHI
Protected health information | Any info that could identify and individual or their medical history
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NDC
National drug code | Number on manufacturer’s label indicating the manufacturer and product information
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OTC
Over the counter | Drug without prescriptions
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Room temperature
20-25 degrees C or 68-77 degrees f
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Non controlled drugs
Medications that require a prescription
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Phase 1
Testing of a drug on health volunteers to check safety
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Phase 2
Test of a drug to check efficacy and side effects
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Phase 3
Testing of a drug on a large number of patient to check safety, effectiveness
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Efficacy
Production of desired results
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Inscription
Part of prescription with drugs name, strength and amount that should be dispensed
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Signa
Directions for use of a prescription
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NDC break down
First 5 manufacturers Next 4 drug product Final 2 package size and packaging
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Expiration date
Amount of time product will be pure safe and effective
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Morals
Standards to which we hold ourselves based on beliefs or profession requirements
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Scope of practice
Tasks pharmacy technicians may perform based on their license that doesn’t require clinical judgement
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Confidentiality
Requirements of healthcare provider to keep all patient information private among those directly involved
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Personal inventory
Someone’s different characteristics skills, qualities…
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Competent
Being capable or qualified for a task
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ASHP
American society health system pharmacist
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Ada
American with disabilities act
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Excpt
Exam for the certification of pharmacy technicians
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Medication reconciliation technician
Specialist in identifying most accurate list of all drugs patient is taking
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Common dispensing errors
Wrong drug, wrong strength but right drug, incorrect directions
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Joint commission
Organization responsible for accrediting health care facilities and organizations
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Look alike sound alike
Drugs with similar spelling or pronunciation but very different properties
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Tall man lettering
Practice of writing part of à drugs name in upper case letter to help distinguish drugs that sound or look alike
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Certification
Legal proof or document an individual meets certain objective standards
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Registration
State agency attests that an individual has been identified by the state
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CPht
Certified pharmacy technician
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State boards of pharmacy
Establish standards for training and competency of pt
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State law
Departments of professional regulation responsible for licensing all prescribers and dispensers
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Non physician prescribers
Dentists, veterinarians, pharmacists, nurse practitioners and physician assistants
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Compliance
Doing what is required
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Protocol
Strict and specific guidelines for practice
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AChC
Accreditation Commission for health care | Private non profit organizations offers services for home health, hospice …
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USP 795
Set ups legal standards for non sterile compounding
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USP 797
Sets up legal standards for sterile compounding
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USP 800
Provides standards for handling hazardous drugs in healthcare settings
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Thalidomide tragedy
Late 1950’s sleeping pill contained drug caused birth defects in pregnant women (Kefauver Harris amendment)
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CDER
Center for drug evaluation and research branch | Provides index of drug specific information for patients
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REMS
Risk evaluation and mitigation strategies for drugs
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HITECH
Health information technology for economic and clinical health act that strengthens HIPAA
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CHEMM
Chemical hazards emergency medical management
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MedMARx
Voluntary program which reports errors in us hospitals
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Prescription
The legal document that conveys a prescriber’s medication treatment plan
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Outpatient
Individual who is undergoing treatment without direct supervision by a provider
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OBRA
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation administration. Law that requires pharmacists to keep records of all meds used by medicaid patients
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Institute for safe medication practices
Organization that established « do not use » « error-phone » abbreviation in prescriptions
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Generic name
The chemical name of product
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Bio-hazard
Any substance that is dangerous to humans and the environment
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BOP
Board of pharmacy | Agency that governs who has prescribing authority
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PPPA
Poison Prevention Packaging Act | Law that governs the packaging of prescription medications
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Copay
Fixed amount a patient pays at the time of receiving a medication or service covered by insurance
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OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration | Agency governing sharps and medical waste disposal
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CSA
Controlled substances act | 1970 act regulating manufacture, importation, possession and distribution of abused substance
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Benzonatate BN
Tessalon Pearls
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Benzonatate class and ther
Respiratory agent | Antitussive
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Benzonatate what it does in the body
This antitussive anesthesizes the stretch receptors in the upper respiratory tract to suppress the cough reflex for those with symptomatic cough
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Benzonatate dosage / 1st adverse reaction
Oral fluid filled capsule | Headache dizziness
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Evaluate Benzonatate | Teach patient
Reduced coughing | Capsules must be swallowed whole never chew or break capsules
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Beclomethasone | Brand name
Qvar redihaler
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Beclomethasone | Class and ther
Hormone agent | Steroid anti inflammatory
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Beclomethasone what it does
Inhibits local inflammatory mediators released by a variety of cells in those with asthma
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Beclomethasone dosage and adverse
Oral inhalation | Pharyngitis
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Beclomethasone measurements and what to teach patients
Increase in fev | Not a rescue inhaler use only as directed no extra doses
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Tyroid dessicated | Brand name
Armour Tyroid
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Thyroid dessicated | Class/ ther
Hormone and modifier | Natural porcine Thyroid
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Thyroid dessicated | What it does + dosage
This natural porcine thyroid is Used as a replacement for the endogenous hormone in those with primary and secondary hypothyroidism
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Thyroid dessicated | Dosage/ first common reaction
Oral/ tablet | Hyperthyroidism
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Thyroid dessicated | Evaluation : what to teach
Blood test, thyroid panel | Take tablets as exactly prescribed do not increase dosage unless instructed by doctors
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Morphine Sulfate Er | Bn/ class / therapeutic
MS Contin Analgesic Full opioid agonist
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Morphine Sulfate ER | What does it do
Used for round-the-clock relief of chronic severe pain in those with conditions such as ms
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Morphine sulfate er | Dosage and adverse
Oral/ tablet, capsule, IV , solution | Misuse abuse , addiction
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Morphine sulfate er | Evaluation and what to teach patient
Pain rating, | Store drug out of reach of children not accessible to others do not share
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Statute
Enacted law
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Regulations
Descriptions that clarify statutes

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