Brand vs Generic
This is the generic for Actos
What is pioglitazone?
This act was implemented to protect medical information and to ensure patient confidentiality.
What is HIPAA?
This is the science or study of drugs and their interactions with the organ system.
What is pharmacology?
This is a class of medications that is used to treat viral infections
What are antivirals?
This is the brand name for warfarin
What is Coumadin
This act was passed to ensure the use of childproof caps for prescription and over the counter medications.
What is the Poison Prevention Packaging Act?
This is the designated amount of annual medical costs that must be paid by the patient before the full coverage by the insurance company kicks in.
What is a deductible?
These are medications that block certain histamine receptors and are used to treat and lessen the symptoms of allergies
What are antihistamines?
This is the generic for Levemir
This act provided incentives to pharmaceutical companies for developing medications that can be used to treat rare diseases.
This is known as the approval for coverage of a high-cost medication ora medication not on the insurer's approved formulary obtained after a prescriber calls the insurer to justify the use of the drug
What is a prior authorization?
What are proton pump inhibitors?
This is the brand name for amoxicillin/clavulanate
What is Augmentin?
This act was implemented to address the rising costs of pharmacy expenses for Medicaid. It required that a pharmacist review a patients medication profile, conduct drug utilization review, and offer to counsel patient's on new prescriptions.
This is the net price (cost) paid by the pharmacy to acquire a product from a wholesaler or supplier
This class of medications reduce osteoporosis by sowing down the cells that reabsorb the calcium and dissolve the bone.
What are bisphosphonates?
This is the generic for Ancef
What is cefazolin?
This act was implemented to combat and control drug abuse and to supersede previous federal laws regarding drug use. It also classifies drugs with potential for abuse.
What is the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act or the Controlled Substance Act?
This is when an items inventory count goes below a predetermined minimum inventory level, new stock is automatically ordered.
What is a a periodic automatic replenishment (PAR) level?
This class of antibiotics is frequently used to treat conditions such as pneumonia, acne, and other respiratory illnesses but are particularly dangerous for pregnant or nursing patients.
What are tetracyclines?