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A list of all medications covered under a specific insurance plan is known as?
Drug formulary or formulary List
Name 3 benefits of inventory management?
1. medications are readily available for patient needs
2. Cost savings for the pharmacy
3. Reduces the amount of sent back medications back to the distributor
What is OBRA 90'?
An act that specifically states that a pharmacist must counsel all Medicaid patients who receive new prescriptions
What are the 3 DUE alerts required under OBRA 90'?
1. Possible Drug interactions
2. Contraindications
3. Appropriateness of dosage and duration of therapy
Most individual states have set higher standards than those of OBRA 90' in what?
Name one thing a patient can do?
Name one thing that a technician can't do?
Patient Counseling
Patient can refuse counsel
A tech can never counsel
A medication that is most often prescribed is known as ?
FAST MOVER
Explain stock rotation
when items with the earliest expiration date is moved to the front so they are used first
Name 3 valid reasons that a medication can be returned to the warehouse?
1. Drug damaged during delivery
2. Drug is expired or expiring
3. Drug was recalled
A patient has Valsartan in their medication profile and they bring in a new prescription for Olmsartan, what DUE ALERT will you see?
Duplicate Therapy
A patient has high blood pressure and was prescribed a nasal decongestant, what DUE ALERT may pop up?
Drug to disease interaction
A 6 year old patient was prescribed 20ml b.i.d of medication A with codeine, what DUE ALERT may you see?
Dug to Age precaution
Name 4 common areas in a retail pharmacy?
1. intake window
2. reconstitution area
3. Pick-up window
4. Counseling area
When does the pharmacy send in daily medication orders to the vendor?
end of business day
How many refills can be given?
C-II
C-III TO V
LEGEND DRUGS
C-II NO REFILLS
CIII TO CV 5 TIMES IN 6 MONTHS
LEGEND - AS MANY AS DR. ALLOWS WITHIN 12 MONTHS
Does a pharmacist need to counsel on a new refill?
Why?
No
patient has already been on medication just ran out of refills
What dosage form of medications should not be crushed?
sustained release, delayed release, extended release.....
What does the acronym OBRA stand for?
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
Where are finished prescriptions placed?
will call or pick-up area
Can be transferred 1 time from originating pharmacy?
C-III THRU CV
Can never be transferred?
C-II
Name a medication that may cause a Drug to pregnancy precaution?
Isotretinoin / Accutane
FREEZER, FRIDGE OR ROOM TEMP?
23 CELCIUS
WHAT TYPE OF MEDS WOULD YOU FIND?
ROOM TEMP
TABLETS, CAPSULES, AND SOLUTIONS
FREEZER, FRIDGE OR ROOM TEMP?
2C - 8C
WHAT MEDS WOULD YOU FIND?
FRIDGE
VACCINES, INSULINS, SOME EYE DROPS, SOME BIRTH CONTROL
FREEZER, FRIDGE OR ROOM TEMP?
-20C TO -10C
WHAT MEDS WOULD YOU FIND?
FREEZER
VACCINES (ZOSTAVAX)
WRITE THE FORMULAS FOR TEMPERATURE CONVERSIONS ON THE WHITE BOARD
(C) X 1.8 + 32 = FEIRENHIEGHT
(F) -32 = ? / 1.8 = CELCEIUS