Medications
This medication is the generic for Synthroid.
What is levothyroxine?
This act requires pharmacies to maintain records for controlled substances.
What is the Controlled Substances Act?
This abbreviation refers to medications that should not be crushed.
What is EC or ER/XR? (enteric-coated or extended-release)
This part of the prescription contains directions for the patient.
What is the signa (sig)?
A patient is taking Advil and naproxen. This is an example of therapeutic duplication in this drug class.
What are NSAIDs?
This drug class ends in “-olol” and is used for hypertension and heart rate control.
What are beta blockers?
This schedule drug has low abuse potential and may be sold without a prescription in limited amounts.
What is Schedule V?
This system requires scanning medications before dispensing to reduce errors.
What is barcode verification?
This is the total volume in milliliters that should be dispensed for a prescription written as 2 teaspoons twice daily for 5 days.
What is 100 mL?
While entering a prescription, a technician notices a patient already takes Zocor and has a new prescription for Lipitor. This is an example of therapeutic duplication in this drug class.
What is therapeutic duplication of statins?
P.S. increased risk of muscle toxicity
The lab value that has to be monitored when a patient is prescribed warfarin.
What is INR?
The amount of times a controlled substance prescription can be transferred between pharmacies (Schedules III–V)
What is once?
This is the MOST effective way to prevent wrong-patient errors.
What is using two patient identifiers?
This is the total volume in milliliters needed for a medication dosed at 250 mg per 5 mL, when the patient requires 500 mg per dose, twice daily for 7 days.
What is 140 mL?
A patient is taking Tylenol Extra Strength and Norco. This is an example of unintentional therapeutic duplication of this ingredient.
What is acetaminophen?
This medication is a loop diuretic and can cause potassium loss.
What is furosemide?
In an emergency situation, after receiving an oral prescription for a Schedule II medication, this is the number of days within which the pharmacy must receive the written prescription.
What is 7 days?
The type of error when a prescription written for 10 mg is misread as 100 mg.
What is a transcription error?
This is the total volume in milliliters to be dispensed for a medication labeled 100 mg per 5 mL, when the patient requires 150 mg per dose, three times daily for 8 days.
What is 180 mL?
A technician reviewing a patient profile sees Ativan and Xanax listed as active medications. This is the major risk that should be identified.
What is increased CNS/respiratory depression? (benzodiazepine duplication)
A patient is prescribed Bactrim. Identify BOTH active ingredients AND the drug class.
What are sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim AND a sulfonamide antibiotic?
Under federal law, after a Schedule II prescription is partially filled, this is the number of hours within which the remaining portion must be dispensed.
What is 72 hours?
The type of error and cause when a technician selects clonidine instead of klonopin.
What is a dispensing error caused by SALAD?
This is the number of full 100 mL bottles needed for a prescription of amoxicillin 400 mg/5 mL, with directions to take 6 mL twice daily for 10 days.
What is 2 bottles?
A patient prescribed Percocet asks for additional Tylenol for pain relief. This is the issue the technician should recognize.
A: What is duplication of acetaminophen?
P.S. risk of overdose