Pharmacy Technician
What is the room temperature for refrigerated items?
1.7 degrees C (35 degrees F) to 7.8 degrees C (46 degrees F).
A system of using lowercase and uppercase letters for medication names to prevent mix up.
Tall-Man Lettering
What does ETASU Stand for?
Elements to assure safe usage
A process to ensure the benefits of specific medications outweigh the risk associated with them
Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS)
What law requires patient counseling for pharmacist?
The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation
What are some of the roles of a pharmacy technician?
Counting medication, stocking medication, and typing prescriptions.
Unique 11-digit number given to all medications for identification purposes.
National Drug Code (NDC)
What is the first step when putting on PPE?
Shoe covers
This type of medication requires extra verification steps prior to dispensing or administering medications to the patient
High Alert Medications
Which DEA form is used for ordering and shipping substances?
DEA 222
What recall class has a temporary chance of adverse effects?
Class II.
A piece of equipment in the institutional pharmacy setting that allows for dispensing and charging of common medications on the nursing unit.
Automated Dispensing Machine (ADM)
What does REMS Stand for?
Risk Evaluation mitigation strategies
This institute creates a list of high alert medication and error prone abbreviations
Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP)
Supplies used to ensure the sterility of the product and protect the technician from spills
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
What does sc, sq, and sub q mean?
Subcutaneous.
Process of reviewing a patient's profile with prescribed medications to ensure patient safety.
Drug Utilization Review (DUR)
What medication needs to be dispensed in its original packaging besides nitroglycerin?
Dabigatran(Pradaxa)
Labels meant to further explain the route of administration to prevent errors
A chapter that defines hazardous medication handling in the health care setting
USP 800
What are some examples of P-listed medications?
Warfarin, Nicotine, and Epinephrine.
Program that collects and distributes data about the prescription and dispensation of federally controlled substances and other potentially addictive or abuse-able prescription medications.
Prescription Monitoring Programs (PMP)
Is primatene OTC or BTC?
BTC
A document that is require to be dispensed with specific medications that have potential adverse reactions and is written in a language that the patient and understand.
MedGuide
A document provided along with a prescription or over-the-counter medication to provide additional information about that medication.
Patient Package Insert (PPI)