ABBREVIATIONS
DISEASES OF HOME INFUSION
ROLES OF A TECHNICIAN
TYPES OF PHARMACIES
MISCELLANEOUS
100
NPTA
What is the National Pharmacy Technician Association?
100
inflammation at the site of the catheter insertion
What is phlebitis?
100
responsible for the coordination and operation of the warehouse
What is warehouse supervisor/technician
100
provision of health care services by a health care professional in the patient's place of residence
What is home health care?
100
provider of home health services
What are home health agencies?
200
PCA
What is patient controlled analgesia?
200
catheter is improperly place or dislodged from the vein and the drug is infused into the surrounding tissue
What is infiltration?
200
transports the products to the patient's home
What is driver or delivery representative
200
pharmacy that dispenses maintenance medication to members through mail delvery
What is a mail order pharmacy?
200
the selection, delivery, setup, and maintenance of equipment and the education of the patient in the use of equipment
What are home equipment management services?
300
TPN
What is total parenteral nutrition?
300
occurs when a blood clot is introduced into the vein
What is an embolism?
300
responsible for contracting patients and making sure they have an appropriate inventory of ancillary supplies and medications
What is a patient service representative
300
provision of health care services that target people who can no longer care for themselves
What is long term care pharmacy?
300
a medication that is taken on an ongoing basis for a chronic condition
What is a maintenance medication?
400
NABP
What is the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy?
400
an infection in the blood, caused by phlebitis, if left untreated
What is sepsis
400
responsible for processings bills for home infusion therapy with insurance companies or medicare carriers
What is a billing clerk/case manager
400
fills maintenance prescriptions for individuals and is covered by a single payer
What is a traditional mail-order pharmacy?
400
a medication that is taken on an urgent basis for conditions such as infection or pain
What is an acute medication?
500
AAPT
What is the American Association of Pharmacy Technicians?
500
results from the pump, due to malfunction, causing the entire infusion to be delvered into the catheter in an extremely short period of time
What is free flow?
500
responsible for ordering drugs and supplies from wholesalers and manufacturers
What is a purchasing manager?
500
concentrates on specific areas of the prescription drug market and the prescriptions are often covered by multiple payers
What is a specialty mail order pharmacy?
500
involved in compounding and dispensing IV solutions in a ready-to-administer form
What are pharmacy services?
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