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Prescriptions & Abbreviations Flashcards

0
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What does ad stand for?

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Right ear

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What does ac stand for?

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Before meals

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What does am stand for?

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Morning

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As?

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Left ear

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ASAP

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As soon as possible

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Au?

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Both ears

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Bid

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Twice a day

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c

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With

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cc

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Cubic centimeters (same as mL)

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d

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Day

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DAW

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Dispense as written

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dc

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Discontinue

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gtt

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Drop

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h

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Hour

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hs

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At bedtime

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i

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One

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ii

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Two

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iii

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Three

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iv

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Four

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19
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od

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Right eye

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opth

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Ophthalmic (for the eye)

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os

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Left eye

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22
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otic

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For the ear

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ou

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Each eye

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nte

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Not exceed

25
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p

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After

26
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pc

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After meals

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pm

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In evening

28
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po

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By mouth

29
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pr

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By rectum

30
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prn

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As needed

31
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pv

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In vagina

32
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q

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Every

33
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qd

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Every day or daily

34
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q4d

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Every four hours

35
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qid

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Four times a day

36
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qod

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Every other day

37
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qs

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Quantity sufficient or to make

38
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qsad

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Add quantity to make specific volume

39
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s

A

Without

40
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ss

A

One-half

41
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sig

A

Directions

42
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sl

A

Under the tongue

43
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stat

A

At once or now

44
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supp

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Suppository

45
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tid

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Three times a day

46
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ud

A

As directed

47
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Correct DEA number

A

Add first, third, and fifth number
Add second, fourth, and sixth number then multiply by 2
Add first and second
The last digit in answer is the last number on DEA number

48
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NDC number
00000-0000-00
What do sets of numbers mean?

A

1st set indicates manufacturer
2nd set indicates drug product
3rd set indicates package size

49
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What does USP provide?

A

Drug standards required in pharmacy setting

50
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What does the USP- Drug Information or USP-DI Volume I provide?

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Into for the health professional

51
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What does Volume II of the USP-DI provide?

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Advice for the patient written in easy-to-understand language

52
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What does Volume III provide?

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Approved drug products and legal requirements

53
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What does Remington’s Pharmaceutical provide?

A

Information for compounding purposes and also contains physical characteristics of different drugs and recipes

54
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What does Fact and Comparisons provide?

A

Drug information. It’s easy to read and is the most updated reference source and the most used drug info reference for pharmacists

55
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What does Physician’s Desk Reference or PDR provide?

A

Information about drugs, mainly inserts from drug manufacturers
Limited info, as book is dependent in which drug inserts are included; difficult to eead

56
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What does American Drug Index provide?

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Brief info about all trade and generic drugs available

57
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Handbook of OTC drugs provides what?

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Info on all OTC drugs on market

Includes all ingredients, active and inactive

58
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Handbook of Injectable Drugs provides what info?

A

Info about IV solutions and drug-drug compatibilities

Also includes charts that indicate compatibility of drugs and IV solutions

59
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Redbook provides what?

A

Info about average wholesale pricing of prescriptions

For insurance or third-party pricing

60
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The Orange Book provides what?

A

Listing of generic drug equivalences compared to other generic drugs or trade name drugs
Used to gel in the ordering of generic drugs

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