Pharmacy Licensure Exam Review: Storage, Stock, and Clinical Practice

Vocabulary flashcards covering pharmaceutical storage conditions, warehouse management systems, packaging categories, and critical clinical drug interactions based on Pharmacy Licensure Exam preparation materials.

Normal storage conditions

Storage in dry, well-ventilated premises at temperatures of $15\,^{\circ}\text{C}$ to $30\,^{\circ}\text{C}$.

Protect from moisture

A labeling instruction requiring the pharmaceutical product to be stored at $60\%$ relative humidity.

Cold Storage

Any temperature not exceeding $8\,^{\circ}\text{C}$ and usually maintained thermostatically between $2\,^{\circ}\text{C}$ to $8\,^{\circ}\text{C}$.

Cool place

A storage environment where the temperature is maintained between $8\,^{\circ}\text{C}$ and $15\,^{\circ}\text{C}$.

Freeze

A defined storage instruction indicating a temperature range between $-20\,^{\circ}\text{C}$ to $-10\,^{\circ}\text{C}$.

Fixed location system

A stock location method where each item is always stored in the same place, offering ease of management but limited flexibility.

Fluid location system

A stock system where items are stored in any available designated location and assigned unique identifier codes, maximizing space efficiency.

Semifluid location system

A combination system where regular stock items have fixed locations while casual items are assigned to any available room.

Therapeutic/Pharmacological classification

A method of organizing medicines within a store according to their function and uses, such as grouping all antibiotics together.

Commodity code

An abstract organizational system using unique location codes derived from WHO and UNICEF specifications to offer maximum storage flexibility.

Primary packaging

The material that first envelops the product and is in direct contact with the contents, such as ampoules, vials, or blister packaging.

Secondary packaging

Packaging that lies outside the primary packaging, such as cartons or boxes, often used to group primary packages together.

Tertiary packaging

Materials used for bulk handling and transport shipping, commonly seen as palletized unit loads.

Bulk ward stock system

An inpatient dispensing practice where the pharmacy functions as a warehouse, issuing bulks on requisition without reviewing individual drugs for appropriateness.

Unit dose dispensing

The preferred inpatient dispensing method from a patient care perspective that allows for close monitoring of medication profiles and minimizes unnecessary expense.

Safety stock

A level of extra stock maintained to mitigate the risk of stock outs caused by uncertainties in supply and demand.

Seasonal stock

Pharmaceutical inventory that is in high demand during particular times of the year, such as cough syrups during cold seasons.

Stock cards

Records used as the base for requisitioning and issuing products and for monitoring drug price fluctuations.

Bin cards

Reference cards kept with each item in the store, filled by the store keeper to track stock levels and expiry dates.

Omission error

A category of medication error defined as a prescribed dose being due but not administered to the patient.

Enzyme Inhibitors (SICKFACES COM)

A group of substances including Cimetidine, Omeprazole, and Erythromycin that can increase the serum levels and toxicity of other drugs.

Enzyme Inducers (SCRAP GP)

A group of substances including Phenytoin, Carbamazepine, and Phenobarbital that can decrease the efficacy of medications like oral contraceptives.

Ketoconazole-Antacid Interaction

The requirement to administer Ketoconazole oral tablets $2$ hours prior to antacids to prevent reduced absorption due to high gastric pH.

Levodopa-Protein Interaction

A dietary consideration where high protein intake ($>2\,g/kg$) may decrease the efficacy of Levodopa by competing for transport across the blood-brain barrier.

Gingival hyperplasia

A side effect involving overgrowth of gum tissue, specifically associated with the use of the anti-epileptic drug Phenytoin.

Rabeprazole administration

Instructions for this Proton pump inhibitor to be taken $30$ to $60$ minutes before a meal to maximize inhibition of gastric acid production.