Key Term
Admitting Order
a medication order written by a physician on admission of a patient to the hospital, or may not include a medication order
Cart Fill List
a daily printout of all patient profiles
a list of approved medications for use within the hospital; this list is approved by the P&T Committee
a prescription written in the hospital setting
a drug not included on the hospital's drug formulary
Director of Pharmacy
also known as the Pharmacist in Charge (PIC), the chief executive officer of the hospital pharmacy department
) a patient's medications brought from home to continue use while in hospita
Discharge Order
an order written by a physician that provides take-home instructions, including prescribed medications and doses, for a discharged patient
Electronic Health Record
computer- and health information record to share patient information among authorized healthcare providers to better coordinate health care
Par Levels
the minimum and maximum inventory levels for each drug on each nursing unit
Intake Record
documentation by the nurse upon admission to the hospital
Floor Stock
medications stocked in a secured area at each nursing patient care station or floor
Home Infusion Pharmacy
a specialty pharmacy set up particularly to serve home healthcare dispensing
electronic medication administration record (eMAR) an online record that documents the administration time of each drug to each patient by a nurse using barcode technology
Tech Check Tech
a senior pharmacy technician checks another pharmacy technician's work to add another layer of verification of the medication order prior to drug administration
Investigational Drug
a drug used in clinical trials that has not yet been approved by the FDA for use in the general population, or a drug used for non-approved indications
IV Admixture
a centralized pharmacy service that prepares IV, TPN, and hazardous preparations in a sure-clean, cleanroom work environment
Institutional Review Board
a committee of the hospital that ensures that appropriate protection is provided to patients using investigational drugs, sometimes referred to as the Human Use Committee
Quality Assurance
a system of procedures, activities, feedback, and oversight that ensures that operational and quality standards are consistently met
Pick Station
an area in the inpatient pharmacy that houses frequently prescribed formulary drugs in commercially available unit dose packaging, thus allowing efficient medication cart filling by more than one technician
Automated Medication Dispensiong System
a secure, locked storage cabinet of designated medication or nursing units whose software can track the dispensing and
Joint Commision
an independent governing body that sets standards for quality patient care and safety in hospitals and other healthcare facilities; this organization is responsible for the accreditation of hospitals
Medical Chart
a hard copy or digital legal document that contains the clinical information that a hospital collects in-house and consists of patient identifying demographic, hospital room number, physician notes, problem list, medication orders and list, nursing assessments, and discharge
Policy and Procedures Manual (P&P) Manua
an online or written, step-by-step set of instructions for pharmacists and technicians alike on all operations within the pharmacy department
Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) Committee
a committee of the hospital that reviews, approves, and revises the hospital's formulary of drugs and maintains the drug use policies of the hospital