WEEK 1: The Prescription and Medication Order

Question 1

refers to the process of preparing and giving medicine to a named person on the basis of prescription

Answer 1

Dispensing

Question 2

it involves a correct interpretation of the wishes of the prescriber and the accurate preparation and labeling of medicine use by the patient

Answer 2

Dispensing

Question 3

includes all the activities the occur between the time the prescription is presented and the time the medicine or other prescribed items are used to the patients

Answer 3

Dispensing

Question 4

ensure that an effective form of the correct medicine is delivered to the right patient in the correct dosage and quantity, with clear instructions, and in a package that maintains the potency of the medicine

Answer 4

Good Dispensing Practice

Question 5

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.

Answer 5

Prescription

Question 6

a formula written on a piece of paper

Answer 6

Prescription

Question 7

orders for medications, nondrug products, and services that are written by a licensed practitioner or midlevel practitioner who is authorized by state law to prescribe.

Answer 7

Prescription

Question 8

an order of medication issued by a physician, dentist, veterinarian, or other properly licensed
medical practitioner

Answer 8

Prescription

Question 9

serves as a vehicle for communication from the prescriber to the pharmacist about the needs of the patient

Answer 9

Prescription

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Prescription Blanks

Question 11

used for in-patients

Answer 11

Medication Order Forms

Question 12

with only one ingredient, those written for a single component or prefabricated product nd not requiring compounding or admixture by the pharmacist

Answer 12

Simple Prescription

Question 13

with more than one ingredient, those written for more than a single component and requiring compounding

Answer 13

Compound Prescription

Question 14

prescriptions for controlled substances contains a narcotic substance or other habit forming drugs

Answer 14

Dangerous Drug Prescription

Question 15

yellow prescription

Answer 15

Dangerous Drug Prescription

Question 16

these are prescriptions transmitted to a pharmacy by computer

Answer 16

E - Prescriptions

Question 17

with ten or more than two ingredients of the same therapeutic uses

Answer 17

Polypharmacy

Question 18

also called shotgun preparation

Answer 18

Polypharmacy

Question 19

is a prescription that is prescribed very often by the same doctor, of the same ingredients and compounded by the same pharmacist

Answer 19

Magistral Prescription

Question 20

also called the blind prescription and consists of word, symbols, to present the names of the drugs

Answer 20

Coded Prescription

Question 21

unethical practice

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Coded Prescription

Question 22

full name and address of the patient are necessary on a prescription for identification purposes

Answer 22

Patient Information

Question 23

important in establishing the medication record of the patient

Answer 23

Date

Question 24

superscription

Answer 24

Rx symbol

Question 25

it forms the beginning of a direct order from the prescriber to the compounder

Answer 25

Rx symbol

Question 26

inscription

Answer 26

Medication Prescribed

Question 27

body or principal part of the prescription

Answer 27

Medication Prescribed

Question 28

orders requiring mixing of ingredients

Answer 28

Compound Prescriptions

Question 29

subscription

Answer 29

Dispensing Direction to the Pharmacists

Question 30

may be the quantity to be dispensed or the dosage form of the drug

Answer 30

Common Prescription

Question 31

the part that gives direction to the pharmacist for preparing the prescription

Answer 31

Compounded Prescription

Question 32

chief, active, ingredient

Answer 32

Basis

Question 33

used as assist to the basis

Answer 33

Adjuvant

Question 34

qualifies the action of basis and the adjuvant

Answer 34

Corrective

Question 35

added to dilute the active ingredients processing the prescription order

Answer 35

Vehicle

Question 36

signa

Answer 36

Directions for the Patients

Question 37

this includes: method of administration, dose, frequency, and special instructions

Answer 37

Directions for the Patients

Question 38

signatura

Answer 38

mark thou

Question 39

“take” or “give”

Answer 39

Oral Dosage Forms

Question 40

“apply”

Answer 40

Externally Applied Products

Question 41

“Insert”

Answer 41

Suppositories

Question 42

“place” or “instill”

Answer 42

For eye, ear, nose drops

Question 43

“as needed” - indicated by the prescriber

Answer 43

Refill Instructions

Question 44

name, office, address, signature, s2 number, and the PTR number

Answer 44

Prescriber’s Information

Question 45

single dose of medication that should be administered immediately

Answer 45

Stat Order

Question 46

one-time medication. Drug is to be given at a certain time

Answer 46

Single Order

Question 47

drug to be given for a certain number of doses for a certain number of days

Answer 47

Standing

Question 48

administered routinely until order is cancelled by another order

Answer 48

Standing

Question 49

the drug is administered when necessary or as needed based on the patient’s needs

Answer 49

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