PTCE Prep Final Review

Sig Codes

100

This sig code means by mouth

po

200

This sig code means twice daily

bid

300

This sig code means both ears

au

400

This sig code means four times daily

qid

500

This sig code means after meals

pc

Pharmacy Law and Regulations

100

This administration assures the efficacy, and quality of food, drugs, cosmetics and medical devices

FDA

200

This act makes health care professional responsible for maintaining privacy and security of patient information

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

300

This act requires pharmacists to offer counseling to Medicaid patients regarding medications

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA)

400

This act established optional Medicare Part D coverage for prescription drugs and introduced HSAs and created Medical Therapy Management (MTMs)

Medicare Modernization Act

500

This not-for-profit organization sets guidelines and practices for ensuring uniform quality, purity, and strength standards for medicines

United States Pharmacopeia (USP)

Patient Safety and Quality Assurance

100

This is a patient safety incident that is caught before reaching the patient

Near Miss

200

This is a structural process of reviewing clinical interventions for potential changes to patient therapy for optimal patient outcomes

Drug Utilization Review (DUR)

300

Process of replacing a drug with another drug from the same class that has the same clinical effect as the substituted drug

Therapeutic Substitution

400

Kidney failure from a drug treatment is this type of drug event

Adverse Drug Event

500

This is used to help discover potential preventative measure to reduce the possibility of an error occuring

Root Cause Analysis

Medications

100

This is the generic name for Deltasone

Prednisone

200

This is the brand name of venlafaxine

Effexor

300

Esomeprazole treats this condition

Acid Reflux or GERD

400

Coreg treats this condition

High Blood Pressure

500

Metoprolol belongs to this classification of cardiac medications

Beta Blockers

Order Entry and Processing

100

This is the name given to the date after which a compounded medication should not be used

Beyond-Use-Date (BUD)

200

An order states: TK IV tabs po tid for 5 days. How many tabs should be dispensed to fill this order?

60 tabs

300

A 28-day supply of oral contraceptives is an example of this type of packaging 

Unit-of-Use

400

This USP chapter provides guidance on good compounding practices for preparing non-sterile compounded drugs

USP<795>

500

Order: Amoxicillin 400 mg
Stock: Amoxil 600 mg/5 mL. 

How many mL should be administered per dose?

3.33 mL per dose