Medication Knowledge
NCD Queue
Pharmacy Operations
Pharmacy Potpourri
Brand vs Generic
100

This abbreviation means a medication should be taken "as needed."

What is PRN?

100

NCD stands for...

What is Non Clinical Divert?

100

This part of a prescription contains the directions for patient use.

What is the SIG?

100

This citrus fruit can interact with several medications.

What is grapefruit?

100

This is the generic name for Lipitor.

What is Atorvastatin?

200

This category of medication includes products such as Humalog, Novolog, and Apidra.

What is insulin?

200

Queue that will research prescriber NPI, DEA, SLN. 

What is PBR?

200

 This process is used by insurance plans to determine whether a medication meets coverage requirements.

What is prior authorization?

200

This medication class includes drugs such as amoxicillin, azithromycin, and doxycycline.

What are antibiotics?

200

Eliquis is the brand name for this anticoagulant.

What is apixaban?

300

Lisinopril is a common example of this type of medication used to treat high blood pressure.

What is a hypertension medication (or antihypertensive?)

300

This queue we ask to simplify the drug regimen in Clinical Interventions

What is DO1?

300

These three words are represented by the abbreviation NDC.

What is National Drug Code?

300

Insulin was the first hormone successfully used to treat this disease.

What is diabetes?

300

This generic is sold under the brand name Synthroid.

What is levothyroxine?

400

Hydroxyzine and hydralazine are common examples of this medication safety risk category.

What are Sound-Alike Look-Alike (SALA) drugs?

400

The system that is used in NIS to verify stock. 

What is SAP?

400

The full name of our NCD Manager.

Who is Rachel Leinenbach?

400

A prescription that has no remaining refills requires this before it can be dispensed again.

What is a new prescription (or prescriber authorization?

400

Ozempic and Wegovy share this generic name.

What is semaglutide?

500

This vitamin is commonly used as an antidote to reverse the effects of warfarin.

What is Vitamin K?

500

The name of the Med B vendor 

What is Xifin?

500

Patient name, prescriber information, and drug name are three examples of these required components.

What are the elements of a valid prescription?

500

This process occurs when an insurance claim is submitted electronically for coverage determination.

What is adjudication?

500

This generic antidepressant is marketed under the brand name Zoloft.

What is sertraline?