Pharmacy
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This is the temperature range for refrigerated medications.
What is 2–8°C (36–46°F)
This schedule of controlled substances includes drugs with accepted medical use but high abuse potential, such as oxycodone.
What is Schedule II
This type of error occurs when the wrong drug is selected due to similar packaging.
What is a look‑alike/sound‑alike error
This abbreviation means “every day.”
What is QD
This is the generic name for Zyrtec.
What is cetirizine
This type of hood is used for sterile compounding.
What is a laminar airflow hood
This act requires drug manufacturers to prove purity, strength, and safety before marketing.
What is the Pure Food and Drug Act
This organization maintains the MERP (Medication Error Reporting Program).
What is ISMP
This part of the prescription contains the drug name, strength, and quantity.
What is the inscription
This class of medications includes drugs like ibuprofen and naproxen.
What are NSAIDs
This is the correct cleaning agent for a sterile hood.
What is 70% isopropyl alcohol
This form is used to destroy expired or damaged controlled substances.
What is DEA Form 41?
This type of recall is issued when a drug may cause serious health consequences or death.
What is a Class I recall
This alert appears when a patient is prescribed two medications that should not be taken together.
What is a drug–drug interaction alert
This is the brand name for clopidogrel.
What is Plavix
This term describes the process of comparing a patient’s medication lists for accuracy.
What is medication reconciliation
This law created the FDA and regulates drug labeling and safety.
What is the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
This term describes a process that identifies the root cause of an error after it occurs.
What is a root cause analysis
This abbreviation means “apply to the skin.”
What is topically
This medication is used to treat hypothyroidism.
What is levothyroxine
This system tracks medications from manufacturer to patient to prevent counterfeit drugs.
What is track‑and‑trace (Drug Supply Chain Security Act)
This act requires pharmacies to maintain transaction records for all prescription drugs in the supply chain.
What is the Drug Supply Chain Security Act
This type of error occurs when a medication is given at the wrong time.
What is a timing error
This part of the prescription contains instructions to the pharmacist, such as “no substitutions.”
What is the subscription
This class of medications ends in “‑olol” and is used for hypertension.
What are beta‑blockers