Pharmacy Law& Regulations
When federal and state pharmacy laws conflict, this general rule dictates which one the pharmacy must follow.
What is the stricter/more stringent law?
Based on the generic suffix, medications ending in "-olol" (such as Metoprolol and Atenolol) belong to this class.
What are beta-blockers?
This specific USP chapter provides the minimum standards and guidelines for non-sterile compounding.
What is USP <795>?
This branch of science deals with the study of poisons, toxic substances, and their clinical detection or treatment.
What is toxicology?
This national organization (abbreviated ISMP) is responsible for maintaining the official list of High-Alert Medicationsand coordinating safety initiatives.
What is the Institute for Safe Medication Practices?
This 1990 act mandates that pharmacists perform a Drug Utilization Review (DUR) and offer counseling to patients.
What is OBRA '90 (Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act)?
Omnicef (cefdinir) and Ancef belong to this broad class of antibiotics often prescribed for bacterial infections.
What are cephalosporins?
This essential pharmacy process involves adding a specified amount of purified water to a powdered antibiotic bottle to create an oral suspension.
What is reconstitution?
Required by the FDA, this prominent warning classification is enclosed in a thick black border to highlight life-threatening or severe adverse risks on a drug's package insert.
What is a Black Box Warning (Boxed Warning)?
A patient taking an ACE inhibitor (like lisinopril) calls complaining of this hallmark, persistent side effect that often requires switching their blood pressure medication.
What is a dry, hacking cough?
This federal agency enforces controlled substance laws and assigns schedule classifications.
What is the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration)?
Medications ending in the generic suffix "-prazole" (such as omeprazole) are used to treat conditions like GERD and ulcers by acting as this type of inhibitor.
What are Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs)?
When performing the proper order of garbing for sterile compounding, these specific items are put on first before entering the cleanroom environment.
What are shoe covers (and hair/beard covers)?
This type of drug interaction occurs when a patient's pre-existing medical condition makes the use of a specific medication medically dangerous or inadvisable.
What is a Drug-Disease interaction?
This vital FDA program allows healthcare professionals and patients to voluntarily report serious adverse events, product quality problems, or medication errors.
What is MedWatch?
This act was passed to help curb the illegal manufacturing of methamphetamine by placing limits and logbook requirements on the retail sale of pseudoephedrine.
What is the Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act (CMEA)?
Vyvanse and Oxycontin fall under this DEA controlled substance schedule, which carries a high potential for abuse and zero allowed refills.
What is Schedule II (C-II)?
This piece of flat glass equipment is utilized by pharmacy technicians to complete the process of spatulation during ointment preparation.
What is an ointment slab (or glass plate)?
This industry reference book is the most appropriate resource for pharmacy personnel to look up the Average Wholesale Price (AWP) of a medication.
What is the Red Book?
This specific type of FDA product recall is issued for dangerous or defective products that strongly predict reasonable probability of causing serious adverse health consequences or death.
What is a Class I recall?
This restricted distribution program is strictly required for pharmacies and patients handling drugs with high risk of severe birth defects, such as Accutane (isotretinoin).
What is the iPLEDGE program?
The brand name Flomax (tamsulosin) is primarily indicated for this condition in male patients.
What is Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)?
According to USP <795>, this is the maximum default Beyond Use Date (BUD) for a non-aqueous compounded ointment stored at room temperature.
What is 6 months (or the earliest expiration date of any active ingredient)?
This official FDA publication lists approved drug products with therapeutic equivalence evaluations, using a rating system of "AB" equivalents.
What is the Orange Book?
This specific type of financial or operational healthcare crime involves intentionally billing for services, supplies, or brand-name drugs that were never actually provided or ordered.
What is Fraud?