I am smart
I can do this
I am capable
I will succeed
I will keep working hard
100
Elements of the prescription (important info required for script to be filled)
pg 204
What is
DATE
PATIENTS NAME /DOB/ADDRESS
PRESCRIBERS INFO
DATE OF PRESCRIPTION
DRUG NAME AND STRENGTH
100
The 2 primary regulators that set up rules for sterile compounding.
pg 305
What are the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and individual state boards of pharmacy?
Since 2004 the USP-NF has been setting the standards in Chapter <797> Many states use the USP-NF to set their state standards.
100
The Meniscus
pg 273
What is the curved surface of a column of liquid?
Measure from the bottom of the curve.
100
Three of the possible requirements that must be on the prescription label.
pg 65
What is
the name and address of the dispenser,
prescription serial number
date filled
name of prescriber (as a minimum requirement for all)
and if stated on the prescription also
name of patient
directions for use
cautionary statements
100
It is nature's aspirin.
pg 5
What is willow bark from a white willow tree that's active ingredient is Salicylic Acid
200
i gtt OU bid
pg 202
What is
1 drop in both eyes twice a day
200
100, 250, 500, 1,000 mL
pg 306
What are the most common sizes of LVP?
Large Volume Parenteral (LVP) solutions without additives are commonly used for the correction of electrolytes and fluid balance disturbances, nutrition, and vehicles for administrating drugs.
200
When compounding, it is the recipe telling you what should happen after compounding.
pg 264 vocab
What is the Formulation Record?
200
Definition of a Class I recall
pg 68
A recall where there is a strong likelihood that the product will cause serious adverse effects or DEATH
Class 1 recalls are when stuff is really bad
Class 2 recalls are when a product causes temporary but reversible adverse effects or little likelihood of serious effects
Class 3 recalls are when a product is not likely to cause adverse effects
Hint to remember: first-degree felonies are worse and get more jail time than third-degree felonies
200
The 4 parenteral routes
pg 235
What are intravenous, intramuscular, subcutaneous, and intradermal
300
ADME is the acronym
pg 360
What is
Absorption -> Distribution -> Metabolism -> Excretion
Also called disposition
Used in blood concentration and half life
300
The parts of a needle.
pg 329
What are HUB, SHAFT and BEVEL (lumen)
300
The taste of fruit, citrus and cherry.
pg 281
What is sour/ acid?
300
This schedule drug requires a DEA 222 order form
pg 71
What is Controlled Substance Schedule I and II (C-I and C-II)?
DEA 222 is filled out in pen, typewriter, or indelible pencil and signed by authorized person in triplicate.
Copy 1 retained by the supplier
Copy 2 forwarded to DEA
Copy 3 retained by purchaser (pharmacy) to record the date received and the number of containers. These are kept for 2 years
300
This book is used to determine therapeutic equivalent drugs from a brand or generic drug.
pg 88
Orange Book or Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations.
Drugs with Code A are considered equivalent, while Code B are documented as nonequivalent.
400
The body organ that filters the blood and removes wastes, drugs, and metabolites.
pg 365
What are the kidneys?
400
The angles that we use to effectively transfer a solution from a syringe to a vial?
pg 325
What is start at 45-60 degrees and just before penetration is complete, the needle should be vertical at 90 degrees.
Following these steps prevents CORING which is when fragments of the closure fall into the containers and contaminate the contents
400
Two organizations that work to understand the causes of errors?
pg 38
What are TJC (the Joint Commission) and the ISMP (the Institute for Safe Medication Practices?
400
Heroin, various opium derivatives and hallucinogenics substances with no accepted medical use in the US and a high potential for abuse
What is Schedule I?
Schedule II examples are amphetamines, opium, cocaine, methadone, and various opiates-high potential for abuse and dependence
Schedule III examples are anabolic steroids and various compounds containing limited quantities of narcotics - moderate to low dependence
Schedule IV examples are phenobarbital, chloral hydrate, and anesthetic methohexital - limited dependence
Schedule V examples are compounds containing limited amounts of narcotics like codeine - limited dependence
400
Root word ot
pg 110
What refers to the ear?
500
The amount of a drug that is delivered to the site of action and the rate at which it becomes available.
pg 366
What is Bioavailability?
500
The percentage of coverage in each swipe when cleaning the Laminar Airflow Workstation.
What is 25% to 50%
500
The requirements for renewing your certification.
pg 30
What is every 2 years doing 20 contact hours of continuing education with 1 hour of patient safety and 1 hour of pharmacy law for the PTCB?
500
It is called Synergism
pg 388
When 2 drugs with similar pharmacological actions produce greater effect equal to the sum of the individual effects 1 + 1 = 3
500
Prescription reads
i tab p.c. translated into words
pg 158
What is "take one tablet after meals"