PTCE 4

Epilepsy

chronic brain disorder characterized by recurrent, unprovoked seizures

Top 5 epilepsy drugs

Lamotrigin, Levetiretam, Carbamazepine, Topiramate, and Valproic acid

Calamine lotion active ingredient

Zinc oxide and Iron oxide

Calamine lotion indication

relieve itching, pain, and discomfort of minor skin irritations, such as those caused by poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac

Antidepressant Drug classification

SSRI, SNRI, tricyclics, and MAOIs

Medications known to treat Gout

Corticosteroids, Cochicine, NSAIDS, ALLOPURINOL

Cox Enxyme

Inhibited by NSAIDS (play a role in inflammation, pain, and other physiological processes)

Low molecular weight heparin

Dalteparin, Enoxaparin, and Tinzaparin

HAART Therapy

combination of Antiretroviral medications used to treat HIV infection

Therapeutic equivalence

when a drug has the same active ingredient, dosage, delivery route, and identity

Beta-Lactam rings

Penicilllins and Cephalosporins have enzymes that break down these rings

DUR

ensures that prescriptions for patients are appropriate, necessary, and not likely to result in adverse medical consequences

Black box warning (boxed warning)

indicaties that the medication carries serious or life threatening risks

Pennicilin ending - Antibiotic

-cillin

Tetracycline ending - antibiotic

-cycline

Aminoglycosides ending - Antibiotic

-mycin

Fluoroquinolones ending - Antibiotic

-floxacin

Nitroimidazoles ending - Antibiotic

-nidazole

Cephalosporins ending - Antibiotic

-cef

Antiviral medication suffix

-vir and -clovir

Steroid suffix

-sone or -solone

Heparin suffix

-parin

Quality assurance

establishing systems and processes to ensure that products and services consistently meet quality standard

What kinds of daily pharmacy practices contribute to quality assurance

Standard order sets, peer review, self-evaluation, and an antimicrobial stewardship program

DME

Durable Medical equipment

Examples of DME

Wheelchairs, hospital beds, blood glucose meters, crutches

What part of medicare covers DME

Medicare Part B

BMI =

patient weight (kg) / height of patient m²

NCPDP

National council for prescription drug programs

What is NCPDP

standards for e-prescribing include telecommunication standards, prescription transfer standards, and billling unit standards

Intracavernous

injecting medications directly into the penis

D/C

discharge or discontinue

#9 is used when

when a person’s name is not used to register the DEA number, the number 9 is used to represent the business address registered insteadO

Orphan Drug Act

incentivize the development of drugs for rare diseases

Which law distinguished legend from non-legend drugs

Durham-Humphrey Amendment

Bin number is

four-eight digits of a card which is used to identify the financial institution that issued the card

JIT

just in time, an inventory management method where medications are received from suppliers precisely when needed, minimizing storage costs and potential wastage while streamlining operations

Disadvantages of JIT

system wont work if staff fails to report high usage, pharmacies most stock infrequently used medications as a matter of clinical principle, pharmacies may not stock some specific medications at all

PAR

the minimum and maximum levels quantities hospitals establish for products they hold in inventory

Class III Prescription Balance

manufactured to meet the requirements of the national burea standards

How do you best care for a Class III prescription balance

weights should be stored in correct boxes and should be handled with forceps, NOT FINGERS

Viscous

thick, resistance to flow property of a liquid

How do you measure viscous substances

USE A SYRINGUE (lidocaine is viscous)

Ointments can be prepared using a technique called___

Fusion or levigation methods

Levigating

to grind a fine smooth powder while in moist condition

Spatulation

act of mixing or manipulating a substance with a spatula

Trituration

process of grinding a substance into a fine powder, usually by a mortar and pestle

Pyxis

automated medication dispensing system

Omnicell

medication dispensing system that uses robotics, software, and expert services to automate pharmacy operations

Script Pro

robotic systems that automate the dispensing, labeling, and collating of prescirption

Med Carosel

SEMI-automated medication storage and retrieval system for hospitals

POS

Point of sale system-manages transactions, customer data, and inventory

Radiopharmaceutical is

drugs that contain radioactive substances, known as radioisotopes, used for medical diagnosis and therapy

WHat kinds of vials and syringes should be used when compounding these radiopharmaceutical medications

Shielded vials, Glass vials, Filtered vials, Shielded syringes, Plastic syringes, Luer lock syringes

Wgat are shielded syringes and vials

designed to reduce radiation exposure for healthcare workers during the preparatio and administration of these medication

What is a filered needle

syringe needle with a filter at the base that removes particles and impurities from medication

Filtered needles should be used

every time a medication is drawn from a glass ampule