Chapter 1: Assisting The Pharmacist In Serving Patients

Question 1

Medication order

Answer 1

A written request from a prescriber or a transcription of a verbal/telephone order in an inpatient facility

•hospital pharmacy

Question 2

Prescription

Answer 2

A written request from a prescriber or a transcription of a verbal/telephone order in an outpatient (or ambulatory) facility

•retail pharmacies

Question 3

Generic names

Answer 3

Nomenclature for drugs, medications and other chemical compounds that don’t change, regardless of how pharmaceutical companies have branded them

Question 4

Brand names

Answer 4

Trademarks used by pharmaceutical companies to identify their particular medication formulations

Question 5

Legend drugs

Answer 5

Medications that must be prescribed by someone with prescription authority and must be dispensed by legally qualified pharmacies

Question 6

Over-the-counter (OTC) drugs

Answer 6

Can be purchased without a prescription as long as they’re properly labeled for home use

Question 7

Formulary (hospital)

Answer 7

A list of drugs that the pharmacy stocks that are available to resident prescribers

Question 8

Formulary (retail pharmacy)

Answer 8

A list of drugs that are or aren’t covered under different healthy insurance benefit plans

Question 9

Sig codes

Answer 9

Abbreviations

Question 10

Dx

Answer 10

Diagnosis

Question 11

Sx

Answer 11

Symptoms