The "Name Game"
This is the brand name for Levothyroxine, used to treat hypothyroidism.
What is Synthroid?
This DEA Form is required to order Schedule II controlled substances.
What is Form 222?
Using "Tall-man lettering" for medications like busPIRone and buPROpion helps prevent errors between these types of drugs.
What are Look-Alike/Sound-Alike (LASA) medications?
Translate the following Sig: "1 tab po qid ac & hs"
What is "Take one tablet by mouth four times a day, before meals and at bedtime"?
A patient presents a prescription for Amoxicillin but tells you they have a "throat-closing" allergy to Penicillin. You should do this.
What is flag the order and alert the pharmacist (Cross-sensitivity)?
These two medications represent a therapeutic duplication if taken together because they both belong to the NSAID class.
What are Ibuprofen (Advil/Motrin) and Naproxen (Aleve)?
Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Warfarin and Nicotine are examples of this specific hazardous waste list.
What is the P-list?
This liquid medication should never be stored in a syringe if it is intended for the ear, to avoid this type of "wrong route" error.
What is an Otic preparation? (Never give Otic via IV or Oral).
A prescription calls for 150ml of a liquid. If the dose is 1 tsp tid, how many days will this bottle last?
What is 10 days? (1 tsp = 5ml; 5ml x 3 = 15ml/day; 150/15 = 10).
A patient is picking up Nitroglycerin Sublingual tablets. You must ensure they know the drug should be stored in this type of container.
What is the original amber glass bottle (to protect from light/moisture)?
This drug class, ending in the suffix -statin, is used to treat hyperlipidemia but is contraindicated in pregnancy.
What are HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors?
This type of medication recall is issued when there is a reasonable probability that the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
What is a Class I Recall?
These types of medications, such as Insulin and Heparin, bear a heightened risk of causing significant patient harm when used in error.
What are High-Alert Medications?
Convert 98.6^F to Celsius using the formula: C = (F - 32/1.8
What is 37°C?
A mother asks if she can use her 10-year-old’s Ciprofloxacin eye drops for her 2-year-old’s ear infection. This requires what?
What is a Pharmacist intervention/consultation? (Technicians cannot give clinical advice).
A patient taking Warfarin must avoid excessive Vitamin K (spinach/kale) due to this type of interaction.
What is a Drug-Nutrient (or Drug-Food) interaction?
According to federal law, an inventory of all controlled substances must be performed at least every ___ years.
What is two years (Biennial)?
If a patient experiences a severe allergic reaction to a new medication, the technician should immediately do this.
What is alert the Pharmacist?
A 1-liter bag of IV fluids is running at 125 ml/hr. How many hours will the bag last?
What is 8 hours?
You notice a bottle of Reconstituted Amoxicillin on the shelf that was mixed 20 days ago. You should...
What is dispose of/quarantine it? (Reconstituted liquids usually expire in 10-14 days).
This life-threatening side effect, characterized by swelling of the face and lips, is most commonly associated with ACE Inhibitors (e.g., Lisinopril).
What is Angioedema?
This program (REMS) is required for the drug Isotretinoin (Accutane) to prevent pregnancy-related risks.
What is iPLEDGE?
This 10-digit number is divided into three segments: the Labeler, the Product, and the Package Size.
What is the National Drug Code (NDC)?
You need to prepare 500ml of a 10% solution using a 50% stock solution and water. How much stock solution do you need?
What is 100ml? (C1xV1 = C2xV2) = 50% x X = 10% x 500).
A patient is prescribed Alendronate (Fosamax). They must be instructed to take it with a full glass of water and remain upright for 30 minutes to avoid this.
What is esophageal irritation or erosion?