Medication Knowledge
This abbreviation means a medication should be taken "as needed."
What is PRN?
These 3 words are represented by the initials DUR.
What is Drug Utilization Review?
This part of a prescription contains the directions for patient use.
What is the SIG?
This citrus fruit can interact with several medications.
What is grapefruit?
This is the generic name for Lipitor.
What is Atorvastatin?
This category of medication includes products such as Humalog, Novolog, and Apidra.
What is insulin?
Right patient, right medication, right dose, right route, and this fifth "right."
What is the right time?
This process is used by insurance plans to determine whether a medication meets coverage requirements.
What is prior authorization?
This medication class includes drugs such as amoxicillin, azithromycin, and doxycycline.
What are antibiotics?
Eliquis is the brand name for this anticoagulant.
What is apixaban?
Lisinopril is a common example of this type of medication used to treat high blood pressure.
What is a hypertension medication (or antihypertensive?)
This is the first action you should take after identifying a potential dispensing error.
What is report/escalate the error according to pharmacy policy?
These three words are represented by the abbreviation NDC.
What is National Drug Code?
Insulin was the first hormone successfully used to treat this disease.
What is diabetes?
This generic is sold under the brand name Synthroid.
What is levothyroxine?
Hydroxyzine and hydralazine are common examples of this medication safety risk category.
What are Sound-Alike Look-Alike (SALA) drugs?
What is report/escalate the error according to pharmacy policy?
What is prescription verification?
The full name of our RXE Manager.
What is Leticia Garcia?
A prescription that has no remaining refills requires this before it can be dispensed again.
What is a new prescription (or prescriber authorization?
Ozempic and Wegovy share this generic name.
What is semaglutide?
This vitamin is commonly used as an antidote to reverse the effects of warfarin.
What is Vitamin K?
This type of event is a medication error that is caught before it reaches the patient.
What is a near miss?
Patient name, prescriber information, and drug name are three examples of these required components.
What are the elements of a valid prescription?
This process occurs when an insurance claim is submitted electronically for coverage determination.
What is adjudication?
This generic antidepressant is marketed under the brand name Zoloft.
What is sertraline?