NTI medications
A pharmacy receive the following prescription: Digoxin 125mcg (disp liquid)
Sig: 125mcg PO QD
Quantity: 1 month supply
Digoxin oral solution is supplied as .05 mg/ml. How much should be dispensed for this NTI (narrow therapeutic index) medication?
75 ml
A person on birth control should know this "type" of medication can reduce the effectiveness of birth control
Antibiotics
Adderall requires what number be present on a prescription?
DEA number
Aricept
Donepezil
What act established the five schedules?
Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act or CSA (Controlled Substance Act) of 1970
Coumadin goes by which other name and requires which lab value monthly?
Warfarin, INR blood test
What should a patient not take with Flagyl?
Alcohol
A DEA number must begin with these letters....name all.
A B F G
Plaquenil
Hydroxychloroquine
What does HIPAA stand for and what does it do?
Protect Patient information
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Digoxin has which reversal agent?
Digibind
Fluoroquinolone antibiotics should not be administered concurrently with which of the following?
Antacids (they bind to it and decrease absorption)
A DEA number (in exception to the normal rule) must have an "X" in front if they are allowed to order which medication?
SUBOXONE (buprenorphine and naloxone)
Apresoline
Hydralazine
This act required counseling for patients with new prescriptions and at patient request
Omnibus Reconciliation Act 1990 (OBRA)
According to the FDA, a small difference in the dose of NTI medications may an increase in what?
Increased side effects
The concurrent use of MAOI's and SSRI's can cause which potentially fatal condition?
Serotonin Syndrome
Per federal law, how many months are partial fills of a Schedule V controlled substance prescription permitted?
6 months
Singulair
Montelukast
The amendment sought to guarantee the safety, purity, and efficacy of both prescription and non-prescription medicines;
Kefauver-Harris Amendment, 1963
Which lab test is performed prior to the initiation of Tegretol because of it's black box warning?
CBC- It can cause anemia
Patients who take statin medications should avoid which food?
Grapefruit
According to federal Law, how long after issue does a prescription for a Schedule III and Schedule IV expire?
6 months
Haldol
Haloperidol
What act required prescriptions for "legend" medications?
Durham-Humphrey Amendment, 1951