Pharcal Lab Flashcards
Branch of medicine that deals with disease in children from birth through adolescence
Pediatrics
From birth to 1 month
Neonate / newborn
From 1 month to 1 year
Infant
1 to 5 years
Early childhood
6 to 12 years
Late childhood
13 to 17 years
Adolescence
Born at less than 37 weeks gestation
Considered premature
The field that encompasses the management of illness in the elderly
Geriatric medicine or Geriatrics
Conditions particularly common in the elderly
Degenerative osteoarthritis
Congestive heart failure
Venous and arterial insufficiency
Stroke
Urinary incontinence
Prostatic carcinoma
Parkisonism
Alzheimer’s disease
BSA method is used for 2 types of patient groups
- Cancer patients receiving chemotherapy
- Pedriatric patients
Average adult is considered to have a BSA of
1.73 m2
Applies to the treatment of disease with chemical drugs or chemotherapeutic agents
Chemotherapy
Mainstay treatment of cancer patients, effective in widespread or metastatic cancer
Chemotherapy
Limited to specific body sites
Surgery and radiation therapy
Rx symbol
Recipe
Take thou
Superscription
Body of the prescription
Names and quantities of chief ingredients of the prescription
Dose, dosage form
Inscription
Also called the Sig, Signa, S
Gives instruction to the patient on how, how much, when, and how long the drug is taken
Transcription
Below the signa line
Warnings followed by the signature of the prescriber
Special instructions
BN precedes GN
GN in the parenthesis
BN not in parenthesis
Erroneous Prescription
- filled
- prescription kept
- report to the nearest DOH
GN not written
GN not legible, BN legible
BN indicated with Instructions added: no substitution
Tend to obstruct proper generic dispensing
Violative Prescription
- not be filled
- prescription kept, report to nearest DOH
- Advise the prescriber of the problem / instruct customer to get proper prescription
Only GN written, not legible
GN doen not correspond with BN
GN & BN not legible
Drug product not registered with FDA
Impossible Prescription
-not be filled
-prescription kept, report to DOH
-advise prescriber / instruct customer to get proper prescription
Used to purchase dangerous drugs
Yellow Prescription
S2 license
Prescriber
S3 license
Retail
S4 license
Wholesale or trade
S5-C license
Depot or Storage
S5-D
Manufacture or Repack or Recycle
S5-E license
Export
S5-I license
Import
S6 License
Research or laboratory use
