Pharmacy Hodge Podge
This was established by the Joint Commission to enhance patient safety by minimizing the risk of miscommunication in healthcare settings that includes abbreviations that have been identified as potentially dangerous due to their similarity to other terms or their potential for misinterpretation.
What is the Do Not Use List for Abbreviations?
He is considered to be the father of medicine.
Who is Hippocrates?
These are the three major, broad categories of dosage forms.
What are solids, semisolids, and liquids ?
SSRI means :
What is Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor ?
po
What is By Mouth / Orally ?
This can be added to a mixture of water and oil to bind them together in a medication base.
What is Emulsifier ?
This is an incision into the skull to create an exit portal for disease.
What is trephining?
The following dosage forms are medications often aimed at a local action in the mouth or throat :
What are Lozenges and Troches ?
Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers are commonly identified by using this as their stem.
What is -sartan ?
IM
What is Intramuscularly ?
Agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is responsible for ensuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biologic products, medical devices, the national food supply, cosmetics, and radioactive products.
What is the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ?
This soft drink originally contained cocaine and caffeine.
What is Coca-Cola ?
This is the meaning of ADME
What is absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination ?
Benzodiazepines are a classification for most antianxiety and medications used to treat insomnia, and target this particular system of the body.
What is the Central Nervous System (CNS)?
Q.D.
What is every day (Daily) ?
This required the labeling, “Caution: Federal law prohibits dispensing without a prescription .
What is 1951 Durham-Humphrey Amendment ?
The concept that doctors act only for the good of the patient and keep confidential what they learn about their patients reflects the _____________ .
What is Hippocratic Oath?
The primary site of drug metabolism in the human body.
What is the liver ?
Calan and Cardizem are classified as this type of drug.
What are Calcium Channel Blockers ?
SL
What is Sublingually ?
The first set of numbers of a National Drug Code (NDC) number, which is assigned by the FDA, is the :
What is Labeler Code (Manufacturer Code) ?
The first vaccine, developed in 1796, was for the prevention this condition.
What is smallpox?
The time is takes for the body to break down and excrete one half of the medication and plasma concentration of the medication to decrease by 50% .
What is Half-Life ?
This classification of drugs works by slowing down the heart rate, therefore, reducing the workload of the heart; They are pretty funny!
What are Beta-Blockers (-olol) ?
IV
What is intravenously ?