Rxs Unit 3 Flashcards
A compounded prescription is one in which the medicine
is prepared and dispensed by the pharmacy technician or pharmacist.
How may the prescriber prevent the substitution of a generic drug for a brand name drug?
Write on the prescription “dispense as written”
what does the word “recipe” mean?
take thou
what is the abbreviation for “after meals”
p.c.
After a physician sees a patient and completes a hospital medication order, who checks this order?
a nurse or ward clerk
What action requires pharmacists to keep a record of receipt and disposal of certain drugs?
The Controlled Substances Act
A Latin prescription written as “M. powder and liquid with aq. into caps” is translated into English as
“mix powder and liquid with water into capsules.”
In order to minimize noncompliance by the patient, the _______ should instruct the patient on how to
take the medication.
prescriber
The word “Sig.” on a prescription signifies what part of the prescription?
directions to the patient
A therapeutic equivalent is a drug….
in generic form, equal to a brand name product.
what is the abbreviation for “at once”
stat
The generic name of a drug is also known as the _______ name.
nonproprietary
a medication order is written by a ____.
physician
The prescription number is the same as the _______ number.
label
The word “dispense” on a prescription is sometimes abbreviated as “disp.” This is what part of the
prescription?
Directions to the pharmacist
The indication for refills on a prescription means
the exact number of times that the medicine can be obtained after the dispensing of the original prescription.
Which of the following drugs carry the following warning: “Caution: Federal law prohibits the transfer
of this drug to any person other than the patient for whom it was prescribed”?
Schedule II, III, IV, and V drugs
Which of the following would be an example of noncompliance to drug therapy?
Taking a drug not prescribed
Select the abbreviation which means “don’t refill.”
n.r.
Which of the following would be an example of compliance in drug therapy?
Taking the drug according to the instructions on the label
In hospital pharmacies, only _____ (period of time) worth of medication is dispensed at a time. (if the patient is staying in the hospital for more than a couple days
24 hours at a time (everyday)
T or F. A hospital physician’s order form is necessary for a doctor to order blood tests for a
patient.
T
T or F. Schedule V drugs can’t be prescribed over the telephone
F
With whom must a prescriber register to prescribe controlled substance drugs?
Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
