Pharmacy Orientation Flashcards
Prescription drug
A drug that can be obtained only with a written
prescription or verbal order from a physician or
licensed healthcare provider
Prescription drug
A drug that can be obtained only with a written
prescription or verbal order from a physician or
licensed healthcare provider
Off-label use
Prescription of drugs for uses other than those
specified in the FDA approval
FDA
Food and Drug Administration)
United States F ood and D rug A dministration
government agency
evaluates safety of drugs
regulating their testing
manufacturing
labeling
advertising
marketing
efficacy
)OTC) drugs
Over-the-counter
Drugs that can be used without a prescription
FDA approves these drugs as safe
when used according to the label’s directions and
warnings
Controlled substances (Schedule drugs)
Drugs with potential for:
❖ addiction, abuse, or dependence,
❖Controlled Substances Act regulates
Schedule I drugs
A type of drug with no known medicinal uses
It is extremely addictive
not medically available
Schedule II drugs
A type of drug with medicinal uses
is highly addictive
only available with a prescription
Schedule III drugs
A type of drug with medicinal uses
moderately to highly addictive
only available with a prescription
Schedule IV drugs
A type of drug with medicinal uses
moderately addictive
only available with a prescription
Schedule V drugs
Schedule V drugs
A type of drug with medicinal uses
not very addictive
only available with a prescription
Dose
The amount of drug
dispensed at a single
time
Dosage regimen
Dosage regimen is a formal
schedule of drug administration
amount of drug
the number of doses in a period
of time
the time between doses
Example:
1 tab tid
(One tablet to be
taken three times
daily)
Overdose
The action of, and condition resulting from,
ingesting too much of a substance or drug
may result from one dose
or multiple doses over the course of time.
