Brand/Generic
This is the generic for Lipitor.
What is atorvastatin?
Lisinopril belongs to this drug class.
What is an ACE inhibitor?
This schedule drug has the highest abuse potential and no accepted medical use.
What is Schedule I?
If a patient takes 1 tablet twice daily for 15 days, this is the total quantity needed.
What is 30 tablets?
“PO” means this route of administration.
What is by mouth / orally?
This is the brand name for metformin.
What is Glucophage?
Metformin belongs to this drug class.
Metformin belongs to this drug class.
This law created the DEA and controlled substance schedules.
What is the Controlled Substances Act?
A prescription says take 5 mL twice daily for 10 days. This is the total mL needed.
What is 100 mL?
“BID” means this frequency.
What is twice daily?
This is the generic for Synthroid.
What is levothyroxine?
Losartan belongs to this drug class.
What is an ARB?
This law requires child-resistant containers for most prescriptions.
What is the Poison Prevention Packaging Act?
Convert 1.5 grams into milligrams.
What is 1500 mg?
“PRN” means this.
What is every night at bedtime?
This is the brand name for omeprazole.
What is Prilosec?
Amlodipine belongs to this drug class.
What is a calcium channel blocker (CCB)?
This act protects patient health information.
What is HIPAA?
If a medication comes in 250 mg tablets and the dose is 500 mg, this is how many tablets are needed.
What is 2 tablets?
“QHS” means this frequency.
What is every night at bedtime?
This is the generic for Eliquis.
What is apixaban?
Atorvastatin belongs to this drug class.
What is a statin?
This law requires pharmacists to offer counseling for Medicaid patients.
What is OBRA ’90?
A patient needs 30 units of insulin. If using U-100 insulin, this equals this many mL.
What is 0.3 mL?
“TID AC” means this.
What is three times daily before meals?