Pharmacy Laws Pt. 2: Medications Flashcards
Where can therapeutic equivalence evaluations be found?
The Orange Book
What does the Orange Book contain?
A list of approved drugs and their therapeutic equivalence evaluations.
The pharmacy auxiliary label “Shake well” should always be added to what category of liquid drug formulation?
Suspension
Particles can separate inside the container whilst sitting so they require shaking before use.
What equations are used to calculate volume, rate, and time for IV solutions?
Volume/Time= Rate
Volume/Rate=Time
Rate x Time = Volume
What government entity approves medications for patient use in the United States?
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
What is the FDA responsible for?
1.) Drug Approvals:
a.) package labeling
b.) Indications for Use
How does the FDA track safety and adverse event reports?
It tracks it with the MedWatch Initiative
IV is an abbreviation of what route of administration?
Intravenous
IM is an abbreviation of what route of administration?
Intramuscular
SC is an abbreviation of what route of administration?
Subcutaneous
SL is an abbreviation for what route of administration?
Sublingual (Under the tongue)
PO is an abbreviation for what route of administration?
Oral (By mouth)
ODT is an abbreviation for what route of administration?
Oral Disintegrating Tablet (Melts on Tongue)
A drug ending in Cillin indicates that the drug is what?
An antibiotic
What are visual signs of compounded product Incompatibility?
1.) formation of a precipitate
2.) color change from the original product
3.) separation of the ingredients
4.) unexpected cloudiness
What are non-visual signs of compounded product incompatibility?
pH Incompatibility
True or False: If a drug has no listed storage requirements, it should be kept in the refrigerator.
False.
Drugs without a listed storage requirement should be kept at room temp.
True or false: The generic name must be written on a prescription for it to be filled generically.
False.
A prescriber may write the generic name or write “substitutions permitted.”
True or false: A therapeutic substitution is different from a generic substitution.
True.
Therapeutic substitution is made with a drug that has the same clinical effect. This may be made with a generic or brand name drug.
What type of medications require frequent blood testing to ensure their levels in the body are within adequate therapeutic range?
Narrow Therapeutic Index (NTI) Medications.
