Medications
Federal Requirements
Patient Safety & QA
Order Entry & Processing
100

Tablets covered with a special coating to prevent dissolution in the stomach and promote dissolution in the intestine

enteric coated

100

According to the DEA< a complete and accurate inventory of controlled substances must be completed every...

2 years

100

This ACE inhibitor has a brand name that is a look-alike/sound-alike medication for AcipHex

quinapril (Accupril)

100

The abbreviation "b.i.d." is an example of a medication...

frequency

200

The physical and chemical integrity of the dosage unit

stability

200

According to federal law, a new controlled substance prescription must inslude this

prescriber's DEA number

200

This issue is the most likely target of a DUR

theraputic duplication

200

The organizations that assign medications' lot numbers

drug manufacturer

300

Ths medication is indicated for both depression and certain types of pain

Duloxetine

300

Handling hazardous substances should be done wearing this

Personal protective equipment (PPE)

300

A medication that has the potential to cause significant harm to patients if used in error

high-alert medication

300

Private company that serves pharmacies by returning certain unwanted or expired medications to the manufacturer

reverse distributor

400

Incompatability between two components in a non-sterile compound may result in this

formation of a new active ingredient

400

According to federal law, hard copies of prescriptions for which type of drugs must be stored in a file separate from other prescription records

Schedule II

400

When a patient requests refills at unreasonable intervals, this kind of error may be indicated

adherence error

400

Is used to identify a particular batch of compounded product

Lot number
500

Medications in this class should be handled with care because they are considered hazardous

antineoplastics

500

If there is an error in a medication's expiration date on the manufacturer's label, the FDA is most likely to request this type of recall

class III

500

Use designations like this one to reduce the chance of selecting the wrong patient when entering demographic information

Jr. or Sr.

500

The USP Chapter number which regards non-sterile compounding

USP Chapter 795

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