Asencia

Question 1

reverse distributor

Answer 1

an organization that collects unusable controlled substances and destroys them

Question 2

DEA Form 106

Answer 2

used to report loss or theft of controlled substances

Question 3

Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS)

Answer 3

a plan developed by a drug’s manufacturer to decrease the occurrence and severity of a drug’s possible serious adverse effects

Question 4

deteriorated drug error

Answer 4

when an expired drug is used, or the chemical or physical potency and integrity of the drug has been compromised (e.g., it has not been stored properly)

Question 5

drug utilization review (DUR)

Answer 5

computerized review of each prescription to identify any possible issues (e.g., drug-drug interaction, incorrect, dosage)

Question 6

disinfection

Answer 6

kills all pathogens except bacterial spores

Question 7

trituration method

Answer 7

a potent drug powder is diluted with an inert diluent powder (usually lactose)

Question 8

reconstitution

Answer 8

the process of adding a precise amount of sterile water to the powdered form of a drug to form a suspension

Question 9

NAS

Answer 9

intranasal

Question 10

spacers

Answer 10

tubes attached to inhalers that ensure the patient receives an accurate dose of a medication

Question 11

biovailability

Answer 11

usable amount of drug that reaches body circulation

Question 12

agonist vs antagnosit vs partial agonist

Answer 12

agonist = binds to receptor and stimulates activity
antagonoist = binds and blocks
partial agonist = partially activates

Question 13

theapeutic window

Answer 13

quanitity of med needed to be effective vs quantity that would cause adverse side effects

Question 14

third party administrator

Answer 14

outsourced company employed by insurance to manage prescription drug benefits

Question 15

prescription drug monitoring program

Answer 15

state monitored programs that spot possible abuse of controlled substances

Question 16

therapeutic substitution

Answer 16

medication with same therapeutic effect

Question 17

auxiliary label

Answer 17

attached to medication bottle to provide guidance on how medication should be taken or stored

Question 18

expired drugs are class __ recall

Answer 18

3

Question 19

how long must a pharmacy maintain records of controlled substances

Answer 19

5

Question 20

st johns wort is used as an

Answer 20

antidepressant

Question 21

psuedophedrine interacts with this disease

Answer 21

hypertension

Question 22

sulfa drugs include

Answer 22

bactrim, septra

Question 23

complete inventory of controlled substances on hand must be made every ___

Answer 23

2 years

Question 24

this vitamin is necessary to prevent birth defects

Answer 24

folic acid

Question 25

reconstituted augmentin lasts ___ days

Answer 25

10