Inventory
Action to reduce the potential for dispensing expired medications.
What is rotating inventory?
Digoxin comes in oral, injection and oral solution but unavailable in this formulation.
What is sublingual?
Foods most likely to interact with warfarin.
What are green vegetables (e.g., kale, broccoli)?
The frequency federal law requires a complete inventory of controls on hand in a pharmacy.
What is every month?
Recommended strategy for preventing medication error in the electronic medication administration records.
What is Tall Man lettering?
The drug category used to treat cancer considered Hazardous Drugs?
What is antineoplastic?
This medication and formulation must be dispensed in its original container.
What is nitroglycerin 0.4 mg sublingual?
What are anticoagulants?
Federal law requires a pharmacy how long in years to maintain records for CS purchased, received, distributed, or dispensed?
What is 2 years?
Strategy on the shelf to decrease the possibility of an error reaching the patient when two drugs are commonly mistaken.
What is separate on self?
Most important to ensuring chemical stability.
What is temperature, humidity, and light conditions?
What is extended release?
Medication over the counter (OTC) used as an expectorant.
What is guaifenesin?
An abbreviation used for the review of drug use.
What is a DUR?
For a complete and clear prescription what is missing from the following drug name, dose, frequency, and duration of use.
What is route of administration?
Organization tasked with enforcing proper medication disposal practices to ensure pharmaceutical waste does not contaminate waterways or drinking water?
What is EPA?
The most concentrated insulin on the market.
What is U-500 insulin?
Minor pain medication over the counter for patient taking Xarelto which is most likely to be recommended.
What is acetaminophen?
Person who receives CS acquired from another DEA to return unwanted, unusable, or outdated controlled substances to the manufacturer.
What is a reverse distributer?
The national reporting agency to report an avoided error.
What is MedWatch?
Advair diskus inhaler powered comes in a sealed pouch once opened, the remainder should be discarded in how many months.
What is 1 month?
The brand name of the extended release for of nitrofurantoin.
What is macrobid?
The name of the reaction when a patient is on lisinopril and presents with a cough from the medication.
What is an adverse drug reaction, ADR?
Federal Law requires the pharmacist is alerted for counseling new Rx, DUR, and OTC advice. However, not for this situation.
What is new refills?
Precaution should be applied to medication with similar manufacturer labels.
What is LASA?