Key Term
Tech Check Tech (TCT)
a senior pharmacy technician checks another pharmacy technician's work to add another layer of verification of the medication order prior to drug administration
total parenteral nutrition (TPN)
an IV infusion therapy treatment that supplies a patient with all the nutrition needed by the body
unit dose
an amount of a drug that has been prepackaged or repackaged to a particular patient for a single administration at a particular time
Unit Dose Cart
a mobile storage unit that contains individual patient drawers of medication for all patients on a given nursing unit
Unit Dose Product Label
contains product information on drug label; drug name, dose, strength, manufacturer, expiration date, and barcode