Community Pharmacy Theory

In ________, a provider supervises patient care and refers those patients to a pharmacist.

CPA

Helping patients choose, use, and monitor their drugs is known as

medication therapy management (MTM)

examples of community pharmacy

independent, chain, intuitional, HMOs, and mail order

Galen pioneered in ________.

dissection of animals

Modern Pharmacopeias are called

formularies.

Hippocrates

father of modern medicine

The emerging field of pharmacology is:

the study of drugs, their use and effects, and modes of action made it necessary for pharmacist to receive more formalized higher-education

Examples of Institutional Pharmacy

hospitals, long term care facilities, home healthcare pharmacies, and specialty compounding pharmacies

what are homeopathic remedies

products comprised of natural substances that purportedly stimulate the body’s immune system Dietary supplements (vitamins, minerals, herbs) are not considered

what are the five classifications of medications

• Therapeutic Agents

• Prophylactic Agents

• Destructive Agents

• Pharmacodynamic Agents

• Diagnostic Agents

what is responsible for insuring approved drugs are both safe and effective

HPB

what drugs are less potent and less dangerous than prescription drugs

OTC’s (nonprescription drugs)

what promotes adhesion of the materials in the tablet

binder

what assists the patient’s swallowing of the tablet, improves the flavor of the tablet; protects the stomach lining from the side effects of the drug; delays the release of the medication once it has been consumed

coating

what provides tablet identification

colouring

what allows for appropriate concentration of the medication in the tablet; provides built and cohesions

diluent

what helps break up the ingredient once the tablet has been consumed

disintegrant

what gives the tablet a slippery sheen, aids in the manufacturing process

lubrication agent

what maintains the ingredient in solution; helps ingredient pass into solution in the body

solubilizer

what is the Medication prescribed, including generic or brand name, strength, and amount known as

inscription

What is a patients identifying information

Patient's full name including middle initial in some cases, street address, telephone number, birth date, and sex

what are Plans that have their own staff of doctors. Patients are required to use the HMO’s doctors known as

**Health Maintenance Organizations (HMO’s**)

what are Plans that encourage patients financially to use doctors that have contracts with the plan. The patients costs are lower if they see in-network providers known as

**Preferred Provider Organizations (PPO’s)**

When Patients can choose any doctor , pay at a set percentage is known as what

**Traditional Insurance Plans**

what are charge backs

certified of medical necessity was not completed properly

Estimating Insurance Reimbursements

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AWE x reimbursement percentage rate + dispensing fee=