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The _______ ________ _______ of ordering inventory is when a staff member records medication to be ordered when it reaches a pre-determined level.
Minimum Maximum Method
What is the HPA?
Health Professions Act
Give 2 examples of why a compliance pack/blister pack would be used.
Pick 2:
Patient Request
Physician Request
Patient Non-Compliance
Patient in Care Home/Nursing home
Used for wardstock on nursing units in hospital
What is the first thing you should do when demonstrating a device to a patient?
Introduce yourself as a pharmacy technician
How long must records be kept for repackaged medications?
3 years
________ ________ (2) is a method of controlling inventory by recording usages
Perpetual Inventory
What is a Long Acting medication?
One type of extended release formulation
Give 2 examples of your role as a health care professional in the area of Drug Distribution.
Pick 2:
Ensure you keep your knowledge of new drug products current
Have an organized complete checking procedure
Help to maintain a distraction free work environment by avoiding excess chatter and inturruptions
What is the first step when using ear/eye products?
Wash hands with soap and water
What type of hospital distribution system stocks most medications directly on the nursing unit?
Ward Stock System
_______ _______ (2) is a method of financially controlling inventory. It is also referred to as the 80/20 method
Pareto’s Principle
What is the Special Access Program?
A program that allows drug manufactures to release medication not approved for sale in Canada
List 2 disadvantages of a Traditional Distribution system in hospital.
High Waste
Large work flow requires more staff
What is priming?
Making sure that the device is delivering a full dose before the patient takes their first dose.
What are 2 examples of good inventory management?
Pick 2:
Effectively maintaining appropriate levels of stock
Displaying inventory in an organized fashion
Distruction/handling of returns in a timely manner
Performing yearly inventory counts
The number of times a pharmacy’s inventory is sold in one year is referred to as (3)
________ _______ ______
Annual Turnover Rate
What is reconstitution?
Adding liquid to a powdered medication
What are the three most common ways to order inventory?
Buying Direct
Warehouse Buying
Wholesale Distribtor
When demonstrating any device you should explain the ________ and ________of the device to the patient.
Name / Components
What is a trailing zero and why is it wrong?
An extra, unnecessary 0 added after the decimal point in a number.
2.0
7.30
It is wrong because it can easily cause a huge increase in a dose, which could be fatal
20 instead of 2
730 instead of 7.3
______ _______ _______ (3) is when individual doses of patient medications are prepared by pharmacy and delivered to hospital wards.
Unit Dose Distribution
What is a meniscus?
A curve that is seen at the top of a liquid in response to its container.
Give 4 examples of information that must remain on a trimmed label:
Prescription Number
Dispensing Date
Patient Name
Drug Name
What 2 things should you do at the end of the demonstration?
Ask the patient to repeat the steps back to you
Ask the patient if they have any further questions for yourself or the pharamcist
What do you always have to include in your answers to math questions?
The units of measure.
1.34 mg is completely different than 1.34 m ²