KEY TERM
Pharmacist Recovery Network(PRN)
an organization to provide assistance and treatment for impaired colleagues who seek help without the risk of losing their license of registration
Physical dependence
taking a drug continuously so that when the medication is stopped, physical withdrawal symptoms occur
Psychological dependence
when the patient takes a drug on a regular basis because it produces a sense of well-being that the patient does not want to consider living or being without
REACT
an acronym for what to do in the case of a robbery
Right of refusal
the ability of a pharmacist to decline with cause to fill any prescription, especially those for controlled substances
REMS (risk evaluation and mitigation strategy)
a program designed by the FDA for prescribers, pharmacies, and patients to more closely monitoe selected high-risk drugs
Root-cause analysis
a logical and systemative process used to help identify what, how, and why something happened to prevent reoccurrence
Rushed error
occurs because of the pressure of meeting corporate or self imposed time constraints and thus not fully checking and double-checking information by the technician and pharmacist
Selection error
an error that occurs when two or more options exist, and the incorrect option is chosen
SPEAK UP
an acronym for advice for hospital patients to get the safest, best healthcare, promoted by the Joint Commission and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Tall man lettering
enhanced lettering on the stock labels of similar-sounding high-risk medications, or other labeling changes to help better differentiate products and dosages and reduce medication errors
Technical failure
an error generated by failure of equipment
Wrong amount error
occurs when a dose is either above or below the correct amount by more than 5%
VAERS (vaccine adverse event reporting system)
a postmarketing surveillance system operated by the FDA and CDC that collects information on adverse events that occur after immunization
VERP (vaccine error reporting program)
a program designed to allow healthcare professionals to report vaccine errors directly to the Institute for Safe Medication Practices