TERMINOLOGIES

Question 1

Calculating the amounts to be used in a pharmaceutical formula to make a smaller amount than the original formula.

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REDUCING

Question 2

Calculating the amounts to be used in a pharmaceutical formula to make a larger amount than the original formula.

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ENLARGING

Question 3

Is based on the relative quantity of the total formula to be prepared.

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FACTOR METHOD

Question 4

Derived from the Latin word “preascriptio” and “scribo”

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PRESCRIPTION

Question 5

“PRAE”=
“SCRIBO”=

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BEFORE
I WRITE

Question 6

An order of medication issued by a physician , dentist, veterinarian and licensed medical practitioner.

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PRESCRIPTION

Question 7

It contains names and quantities of the desired substances, with instructions for the pharmacist for the preparation of the medicine and to the patient for the use of the medicine at a particular time.

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PRESCRIPTION

Question 8

A formula written on a piece of paper

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PRESCRIPTION

Question 9

Written by a pharmacist in pursuant to the telephoned dictation of the physician.

Answer 9

PRESCRIPTION

Question 10

Oral instruction that direct use of certain drugs or call for the use of some physical agent.

Finished product compounded and dispensed by a pharmacist in pursuant to the instructions of a prescriber.

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PRESCRIPTION

Question 11

TWO BROAD LEGAL CLASSIFICATION OF MEDICATIONS:

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1. those that can be obtained only by a prescription and;
2. those that may be purchased without a prescription.

Question 12

those that may be purchased without a prescription.

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nonprescription drugs or over-the-counter (OTC) drugs.

Question 13

Medications that may be dispensed legally only on prescription are referred to as

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prescription drugs or legend drugs

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are printed forms containing blank spaces for filling in the required information, usually supplied in pads

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PRESCRIPTION BLANKS

Question 15

Prescription order forms are used for

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in-patients

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TYPES OF PRESCRIPTION

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SIMPLE AND COMPOUND PRESCRIPTION

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With only one ingredient

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Simple Prescription

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With more than one ingredient

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Compound Prescription

Question 19

is the computer-to-computer transfer of prescription information between authorized prescribers, pharmacies, intermediaries, and payers under nationally accepted standards.

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e-Prescribing or e-Prescription

Question 20

8 PARTS OF PRESCRIPTION

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1. PATIENT INFORMATION
2. DATE
3. RX SYMBOL
4. MEDICATION PRESCRIBED
5. DISPENSING DIRECTIONS TO THE PHARMACIST
6. DIRECTIONS FOR THE PATIENNT
7. REFILL INSTRUCTIONS
8. NAME OF THE PRESCRIBER

Question 21

Provides the full name and address of the patient for identification purposes

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PATIENT INFORMATION

Question 22

ALSO PROVIDE PATIENT’S AGE AND WEIGHT

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PRESCRIPTION BLANKS

Question 23

is the date it was written

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DATE AFFIXED

Question 24

Establish the need of the medication

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DATE

Question 25

Also important to a pharmacist in filling prescriptions for controlled substances.

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DATE PRESCRIBED

Question 26

Specify that no prescription order for controlled substances may be dispensed or renewed more than 6 months after the date prescribed.

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Drug Abuse Control Amendments

Question 27

A contraction of the Latin verb “recipe” meaning you take or take thou.

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Rx Symbol

Question 28

Rx symbol originated from the sign of?

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JUPITER (GOD OF HEALING)

Question 29

It forms the beginning of a direct order from the prescriber to the compounder.

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Rx Symbol

Question 30

Representative of the prescription and the pharmacy itself.

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Rx Symbol

Question 31

The body or principal part of the prescription

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Medication prescribed or inscription

Question 32

Contains the names and quantities of the prescribed medications.

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Medication prescribed or inscription

Question 33

Are orders requiring mixing of ingredients. It will include names and quantities of each ingredients.

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Compounded Prescription

Question 34

In a compounded prescription, this is the part that gives direction to the pharmacist for preparing the prescription.

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Dispensing Directions to the Pharmacist or Subscription

Question 35

In a common prescription, this may be the quantity to be dispensed or the dosage form of the drug and the number of dosage units to be supplied.

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Dispensing Directions to the Pharmacist or Subscription