Pharmacy History
This drug was the first effective local anesthetic.
What is cocaine?
The presence of the stem cillin is an indication that amoxicillin is which type of medication?
What is a penicillin type antibiotic?
The PTCB and ExCPT certification must be renewed this often.
What is every 2 years?
This is the law that must be followed if state and federal law do not agree.
What is the more strict law?
According to TJC, the abbreviation q.d. should not be used. It should be written as this.
What is once daily, or every day?
The presence of the stem farin is a clue that warfarin is which type of medication?
What is an anticoagulant?
This organization has an internet accessible database that is used by hospitals to track medication errors.
What is MEDMARX?
This was the first law that required that a drug manufacturer offer proof of a drug's safety before it could be marketed in the United States.
What is the 1938 Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act?
This type of writing is used to help distinguish between drug names that look alike or sound alike such as:
glipiZIDE - glyBURIDE
What is Tall-Man Lettering?
This drug was derived from the foxglove plant and is widely used in the treatment of heart disease.
What is digoxin?
The presence of the stem floxacin is a clue that the drug levofloxacin is which type of medication?
What is a fluoroquinolone antibiotic?
This organization developed the "Error Prone Abbreviation" List.
What is ISMP or the Institute for Safe Medication Practices?
Getting the right drug to the right person at the right dose in the right dosage form is an essential component of this type of program?
What is a Quality Assurance Program or quality assurance?
This drug was derived from the bark of the Peruvian Cinchona Tree and was the first effective treatment for malaria.
What is quinine?
The presence of the stems azolam and azepam are clues that alprazolam and clonazepam are which type of medications.
What are benzodiazepines?
Training, education, certification and licensure requirements are determined by this organization.
What is the state board of pharmacy?
This was the law that divided drugs into those that needed a prescription and those that did not.
What is the Durham-Humphrey Amendment?
This organization has issued a "Do Not Use" list of pharmacy abbreviations.
What is TJC or The Joint Commission?
This scientist discovered that a compound produced by a fungus was able to kill bacteria and led to the development of the drug penicillin.
Who is Alexander Fleming
The presence of the stem lol, is a clue that metoprolol is which type of medication.
What is a beta blocker?
According to NCCMERP, pharmacists and technicians should verify NDC numbers, final check on prescriptions and pyxis machine restocking this many times to prevent errors.
What is 3 times?
This was the first law that required that manufacturers of a drug prove that their medication was effective before the drug could be brought to market.
What is the Kefauver Harris Amendment?
Drugs such as anticoagulants, NaCl in strengths higher than 0.9% and U-500 Insulin are classified as this type of medication.
What is high risk or high alert?