Intro to Pharmacy
The two-phase structure of the METC Pharmacy Technician program.
What are Phase 1 (METC classroom) and Phase 2 (Clinical Rotations)?
This 1938 act requires that medications must be proven safe before marketing.
What is the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA)?
Abbreviation for "by mouth".
What is PO?
The stock rotation method that ensures items with the shortest expiration dates are used first.
What is FIFO (First In, First Out)?
These sheets, mandated by OSHA, must be maintained for every hazardous chemical and provide safe handling information.
What are Safety Data Sheets (SDS)?
This process includes the steps Collect, Assess, Plan, Implement, and Follow-Up.
What is the Pharmacist's Patient Care Process (PPCP)?
This amendment created the two medication classes: Prescription (Legend) and Over-the-Counter (OTC).
What is the Durham-Humphrey Amendment?
The meaning of the abbreviations TID and QID.
What are "three times a day" and "four times a day"?
An official list of medications approved for use within a healthcare system.
What is a formulary?
This is the term for intentional deception for illicit gain, such as forging a prescription.
What is Fraud?
A pharmacy technician works under the supervision of this person.
Who is a licensed pharmacist?
This 1970 law created the DEA and the five schedules for medications based on abuse potential.
What is the Controlled Substance Act (CSA)?
Abbreviation for "at bedtime".
What is HS?
The universally recognized 11-digit code that identifies a specific medication, its manufacturer, and package size.
What is the National Drug Code (NDC)?
Warning stickers placed on a prescription bottle to provide crucial safety information, such as "May Cause Drowsiness."
What are auxiliary labels?
This certifying body, established in 1995, provides a national standard for pharmacy technicians.
What is the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB)?
This law directs medical professionals in handling patients’ protected health information (PHI).
What is HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)?
These three abbreviations for "eye" mean in the right eye, left eye, and both eyes.
What are OD, OS, and OU?
This is the government-contracted primary wholesaler that shortens lead time for medication delivery to MTFs.
What is the Prime Vendor (PV)?
This type of medication requires physical separation or distinct labeling to prevent filling errors (e.g., Prednisone and Prednisolone).
What are Look-Alike, Sound-Alike (LASA) medications?
According to the AAPT Code of Ethics, this is the number one priority for a pharmacy technician.
What is ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of the patient?
This unique 10-digit ID is used to identify healthcare providers in standard electronic transactions like billing.
What is the National Provider Identifier (NPI)?
According to The Joint Commission's "Do Not Use" list, you should write "daily" instead of this abbreviation.
What is Q.D. or qd?
The process of returning unusable pharmaceuticals like expired or recalled drugs to the manufacturer for disposal and credit.
What is Reverse Distribution?
The removal of a product from the market, initiated by the FDA or manufacturer, due to potential health risks.
What is a recall?