Factoids Flashcards
Drug used to treat malaria
Quinine. Found in cinchona bark.
Legend drug
Any drug that requires a prescription with the legends “Rx only” or “fed law prohibits dispensing w/o a prescription”
REMS
Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies- info and procedures that are required of manufacturers by the FDA for drugs with known risks.
HIPAA
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HITECH
The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act-strenthens hippa and promotes electronic prescriptions/medical records
PHI
Protected health information
Pharmaceutical equivalent
Drug products that contain identical amounts of the same active ingredients in the same dosage form
Therapeutic equivalent
Pharmaceutical equivalents that produce the same effects in pts.
Controlled substance mark
Mark that indicates the control category of a drug with potential abuse CII-CV
Injunction
A court order preventing a specific action
CSA
The Controlled Substance Act
Civil law
Laws pertaining to a wrong to an individual.
Contracts
Legal agreements that have duties associated with them
Criminal law
Laws pertaining to a wrong to society
Liability
Legal responsibility for costs or damages arising from misconduct or negligence
Malpractice
A type of negligence lawsuit brought against a person with a professional license
Negligence
A tort arising from the breach of the duty of care
Torts
Civil wrongs that have duties associated with them
CMEA
Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act
Exempt Narcotics
Meds that contain habit forming ingredients but can be sold by a pharmacist w/o a prescription
Duel marketing
A drug that has both prescription drug status and OTC status
Adverse effect
Unintended side effect of a med that is negative or injurious to a pts health
Recall
Action taken to remove a drug from market and return it to the manufacturer
Ethics
Branch of philosophy that helps determine what should be done in a principled sense
Abstracting services
Services that locate and summarize prof and scientific journals on specific topics
Primary literature
Original materials including clinical trials, case studies and case reports
Secondary literature
Compilation of original articles accessible through indexing and abstract services
Tertiary literature
Summarized and interpreted primary lit compiled into textbooks, compendia, review articles, and info on the net
OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Medication guides
Patient handout provided to help avoid serious adverse reactions
PPIs patient package inserts
Product info included with the product package
SDSs Safety Data Sheets
Outline the dangers, composition, safe handling and disposal procedures for chemicals and substances
Physicians’ Desk Reference PDR
Provides FDA regulation info on prescription drugs
Drug Facts and Comparisons
Contains info on drugs in easy to use comparative tables of therapeutic groups
Handbook on Injectable Drugs
Also known as Trissel’s. Includes info on prep, storage, administration, compatibility and stability of injectable drugs
Red Book
Latest pricing info on bulk chemicals and prescription drugs
Orange Book
Used to determine the therapeutic equivalence of brand and generic drugs
United States Pharmacopeia-National Formulary USP-NF
Collection of 2 sets of standards
USP and NF
Handbook of Non Prescription drugs
OTC drug information
Monograph
Document or standard describing a drug, drug ingredient or chemical
Off label indication
A use of medication for and indication not approved by the FDA
Back box warnings
Information on a prescription drugs label calling attention to serious of life threatening risks
USP-NF chapter 795
Regulations pertaining to compounding non sterile preparations
USP-NF chapter 797
Regulations pertaining to compounding sterile preparations
