 | Term | Definition |
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IS AN ANTIEMETIC |
COMPAZINE |
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DILANTIN |
EXAMPLE OF AN ANTICONVULSANT |
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NITROGLYCERIN |
RELIEVES ANGINA |
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ANTITUSSIVE |
RELIEVES AND SUPRESSES COUGH |
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DIGITALIS (DIGITOXIN) |
EXAMPLE OF A PLANT DRUG SOURCE |
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ANTICOAGULANT |
PREVENTS BLOOD FROM CLOTTING (BLOOD THINNER) |
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COAGULANT |
CAUSES BLOOD TO CLOT |
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INSCRIPTION |
STATES THE NAME AND STRENGTH OF PRESCRIBED MEDICATION |
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ANIMAL SOURCE DRUG |
COUMADIN IS WHAT TYPE OF DRUG SOURCE |
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DIURETICS |
INCREASE URINE OUTPUT, AND USED TO TREAT HYPERTENSION |
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ANTACID |
NEUTRALIZES STOMACH ACID |
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TRANQUILIZERS |
REDUCE ANXIETY |
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IBUPROFEN |
CLASSIFIED AS AN ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENT |
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OPIUM |
IS A NARCOTIC |
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QOD |
EVERY OTHER DAY |
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ANTIEMETIC |
RELIEVES N/V |
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ANALGESICS |
RELIEVE PAIN |
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INSULIN IS WHAT DRUG SOURCE TYPE? |
ANIMAL SOURCE DRUG |
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MORPHINE |
AN EXAMPLE OF PALLIATIVE THERAPY |
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DISPOSAL OF NON CONTROLLED SOLIDS... |
FLUSH |
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DISPOSAL OF NON CONTROLLED LIQUIDS |
POUR DOWN DRAIN |
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PHARMACISTS CALL TO VERIFY REFILLS THAT ARE HOW MANY YEARS OLD? |
MORE THAN 1 YEAR OLD |
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MA MAY AUTHORIZE REFILLS WHEN? |
AS LONG AS HE/SHE HAS THE DOCTORS PERMISSION |
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DYDRODIURIL, HCTZ, LASIX |
EXAMPLES OF DIURETICS |
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SCHEDULE I AND II DRUGS... |
MAY NOT BE PHONED IN TO THE PHARMACY |
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NARCOTIC REPORTS SHOULD BE PREPARED EVERY... |
2 YEARS |
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NARCOTIC REPORTS SHOULD BE PREPARDED FOR? |
THE DEA |
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EXPECTORANT |
PROMOTES EJECTION OF PHLEGM FROM THE BRONCHI |
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ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID ACTS AS BOTH A(N) |
ANALGESIC & ANTIPYRETIC |
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HYPNOTIC / SEDATIVE |
INDUCES SLEEP |
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PLACEBO |
INACTIVE SUBSTANCE USED IN PLACE OF AN ACTUAL DRUG FOR TESTING PURPOSES |
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ANTIDOTE |
DRUG WHICH COUNTERACTS THE EFFECTS OF A POISON |
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BRONCHODILATOR |
DILATES THE BRONCHIAL TUBES |
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VASODILATOR |
DILATES BLOOD VESSELS |
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THYROID HORMONE & INSULIN ARE DERIVED FROM? |
ANIMAL DRUG SOURCE |
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DIGITOXIN & QUININE ARE DERIVED FROM? |
PLANT DRUG SOURCES |
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TYLENOL, DILAUDID, AND PERCOCET ARE EXAMPLES OF? |
ANALGESICS |
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TUMS AND RIOPAN |
ANTACIDS |
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LOVENOX, HEP-LOCK, AND COUMADIN ARE EXAMPLES OF? |
ANTICOAGULANTS |
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EXAMPLES OF PROPHYLACTIC THERAPY |
IMMUNIZATIONS, AND BIRTH CONTROL PILLS |
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IPECAC, NARCAN, MUSTARD & WARM WATER |
EXAMPLES OF AN ANTIDOTE THAT INDUCE VOMITING |
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PALLIATIVE THERAPY |
PROVIDED TO RELIEVE SYMPTOMS |
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PC/pc |
AFTER MEALS |
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OS |
LEFT EYE |
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UD/ud |
AS DIRECTED |
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PDR, DRUG EVALUATIONS (AMA), U.S. PHARMACOPEDIA NATIONAL FORMULARY, AMERICAN HOSPITAL FORMULARY SERVICE (ASHP) |
SEVERAL WAYS TO OBTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT DRUGS |
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SUPERSCRIPTION, INSCRIPTION, SUBSCRIPTION, SIGNATURE |
THE FOUR PARTS OF A PRESCRIPTION |
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INJECTED DRUGS |
ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, SUBQ, OR MUSCLE |
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ORAL DRUGS |
DIGESTED AND ABSORBED BY THE INTESTINES OR STOMACH |
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MUCOUS MEMBRANE DRUGS |
ABSORBED THROUGH THE MOUTH, EYE, EAR, VAGINA, OR RECTUM |
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TRANSDERMAL DRUGS |
PLACED DIRECTLY ON THE SKIN AND ABSORBED |
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INTRAVENOUS DRUGS |
DIRECTLY INSERTED INTO THE BLOOD STREAM |
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GENERIC NAME |
UNIVERSAL NAME, CONSIDERED THE OFFICIAL NAME GIVEN BY THE FDA; USUALLY LESS EXPENSIVE |
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TRADE NAME |
BRAND NAME GIVEN BY THE MANUFACTURER; PATENTED FOR 17 YEARS AND COPY WRITTEN |
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CHEMICAL NAME |
NAME COMPRISED OF THE CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS INCLUDED |
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PRESCRIBE |
WHEN A PHYSICIAN GIVES THE PATIENT A PRESCRIPTION TO BE FILLED BY A PHARMACIST |
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ADMINISTRATION |
TO INTRODUCE THE DRUG DIRECTLY INTO THE PATIENT BY ANY ROUTE |
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DISPENSE |
DISTRIBUTING A PROPERLY LABELED DRUG TO A PATIENT FOR SELF ADMINISTRATION |
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PLANTS |
OLDEST SOURCE OF DRUGS; USES: BULBS, ROOTS, STEMS, BUDS, LEAVES, OR OTHER PARTS (ex: digitoxin, digitalis, coumadin, quinine) |
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ANIMALS |
MANY ANIMAL COMPOUNDS ARE HIGHLY COMPATIBLE WITH HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY (ex: insulin, estrogen, thyroid hormone, cod liver oil, tetanus, antitoxin, pancreatin pepsin) |
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MINERALS |
DERIVED FROM GROUND MINERAL SOURCES (ex; potassium, chloride, mineral oil, vitamins |
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BACTERIA AND FUNGI |
SIMPLE ORGANISMS PRODUCE SUBSTANCES USABLE AS ANTIBIOTICS |
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CHEMICAL DEVELOPMENT |
LABORATORY SUPPLICATION OF PREVIOUSLY NATURAL DRUGS TO DECREASE SIDE EFFECTS AND INCREASE EFFICACY (ex: human insulin, biaxin) |
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FDA |
REGULATES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF ALL DRUGS |
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ADVERSE EFFECT |
NEGATIVE EFFECT |
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SIDE EFFECT |
CONSEQUENCES OF USE |
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TOXIC EFFECT |
POISONOUS EFFECT OF PROLONGED, INAPPROPRIATE OR EXCESSIVE USE |
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TERATOGENIC |
EFFECTS ON A FETUS OR INFANT THROUGH THE PLACENTA |
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IMMUNE-COMPROMISED |
EFFECTS ON PATIENTS WHO ARE UNABLE TO METABOLIZE THE DRUG CORRECTLY |
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AGE SPECIFIC |
EFFECTS ON PATIENTS AT EITHER END OF THE AGE SPECTRUM |
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DISEASE SPECIFIC |
EFFECTS ON PATIENTS WITH SERIOUS CHRONIC CONDITIONS |
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CARCINOGENIC |
CANCER CAUSING EFFECTS |
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DRUG INTERACTIONS |
EFFECTS PRODUCED WHEN USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH CERTAIN OTHER DRUGS |
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CONTRAINDICATIONS |
CONDITIONS WHICH PROHIBIT USAGE |
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CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT |
1970, FEDERAL LAW CREATED BY THE DEA |
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DEA # |
DOCTOR REGISTRATION, MUST HAVE CURRENT MEDICAL LICENSE TO REGISTER, MUST BE RENEWED EVER 3 YEARS |
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SCHEDULE I |
CANNOT BE ORDERED ( ILLEGAL ) |
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SCHEDULE II |
CAN ONLY BE ORDERED THROUGH THE DEA |
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SCHEDULE III |
ORDERED THROUGH MANUFACTURER WITH DEA # |
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IF DRUGS ARE STOLEN |
NOTIFY DEA, STATE BUREAU OF NARCOTICS, AND POLICE |
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DISPENSING RECORDS |
NOTATIONS OF DATE, PATIENT NAME, ADDRESS, DRUG NAME, AND QUANTITY DISPENSED |
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INVENTORY RECORDS |
DAILY COUNT AND BALANCING OF DRUGS ON HAND |
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DISPOSAL RECORDS |
MUST FILL OUT DEA FORM 41, CALL DEA FOR DISPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS |
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ACUTE THERAPY |
PRESCRIBED TO IMPROVE A LIFE THREATENING OR SERIOUS CONDITION (ex: epinephrine) |
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EMPERIC THERAPY |
PRESCRIBED ACCORDING TO EXPERIENCE, (ex: penicillin) |
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MAINTENANCE THERAPY |
PRESCRIBED TO MAINTAIN CONDITION OF HEALTH, (ex: insulin) |
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PROPHYLACTIC THERAPY |
PRESCRIBED TO PREVENT A CONDITION (ex: birth control, immunizations) |
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REPLACEMENT THERAPY |
PRESCRIBED TO PROVIDE MISSING CHEMICALS, (ex: estrogen, insulin) |
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SUPPORTIVE THERAPY |
PRESCRIBED FOR A CONDITION OTHER THAN THE PRIMARY DISEASE (ex: corticosteroids) |
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SUPPLEMENTAL THERAPY |
PRESCRIBED TO AVOID DEFICIENCY, (ex: vitamins, iron) |
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PHYSICIANS DESK REFERENCE (PDR) |
PUBLISHED ANUALLY BY MEDICAL ECONOMICS INC., ARRANGED IN SECTIONS OF BRAND-NAME, GENERIC NAME, DRUG CATEGORY, MANUFACTURER, AND PICTORIALS |
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DRUG EVALUATIONS |
YEARLY PUBLICATION BY AMA |
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U.S. PHARMACOPEDIA NATIONAL FORMULARY |
PUBLISHED EVERY 5 YEARS |
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AMERICAN HOSPITAL FORMULARY SERVICE |
YEARLY PUBLICATIONS BY THE ASHP |
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SUPERSCRIPTION |
INCLUDES DATE, PATIENT NAME, PT, ADDRESS, RX |
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INSCRIPTION |
NAME OF THE DRUG AND THE AMOUNT (STRENGTH) |
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SUBSCRIPTION |
CONTAINS DIRECTIONS TO THE PHARMACIST, TO INCLUDE SIZE OF EACH DOSE, FORM, # TO DISPENSE |
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SIGNATURE |
REFERS TO PT. INSTRUCTION, USUALLY FOLLOWING (SIG:), DIRECTIONS FOR USAGE IN ABBREVIATIONS |
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