Ptcb stuvia - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

A Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) requires a patient to use ____ and either recommends or requires the use of ____. - ANSWER in-network pharmacies; generic drugs Patients in a Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) can use ____. - ANSWER in-network or out-of-network pharmacies The 4 parts of Medicare are: Part A (hospital insurance), Part B (medical insurance), Part C (Medicare Advantage Plan that is private insurance), and Part D (______________________). - ANSWER prescription drug i...

What are the non-sterile compounding standards? - ANSWERUSP 795 Regulations What are ointments? - ANSWEROil-based in which they are preparations of water in oil. What are creams? - ANSWERWater-based in which they are preparations of oil in water. How are suppositories prepared? - ANSWERHand rolling, fusion molding, or compression molding. What are enemas? - ANSWERSolution formulations that are used rectally to treat various conditions. What does Weight/weight (w/w%) mean? - ANSWER...

"A" rating - ANSWERdrugs that are therapeutically equivalent to the reference drug, with no known bioequivalence problems "AB" rating - ANSWERtherapeutically equivalent to each other; known or potential bioequivalence problems may exist but have been found to meet standards for bioequivalence "B" rating - ANSWERnot therapeutically equivalent to other pharmaceutical products; actual or potential bioequivalence problems have not been resolved A1C - ANSWERglycosylated hem...

one ml is the same as - ANSWER20 drops one tsp is the same as - ANSWER5 ml one tbsp is the same as - ANSWER15 ml one kg is the same as - ANSWER2.2 lbs one inch is the same as - ANSWER2.54 cm IM - ANSWERintramuscular IN - ANSWERintranasal IV - ANSWERintravenous one oz is the same as - ANSWERapproximately 30 ml one pint is the same as - ANSWER473 ml PO - ANSWERBY MOUTH

There are ____ grams of dextrose in 1000mL of D10W. - ANSWER100 g The label of a medication that has been repackaged should include the ______. - ANSWERgeneric names A pharmacy is required to provide patient ______ ______ to all patients receiving metered-dose inhalers, oral contraceptives, estrogen, progesterone, and isotretinoin. These are informational leaflets written for the lay public describing the benefits and risks of the medications and must be included every time the prescription ...

On a hard copy prescription, a prescriber has written, "lorazepam 1mg, take 1 tablet by mouth at bedtime, #30" for the patient. Which would be the dose? a. by mouth b.#30 c. 1mg d. tablet - ANSWERc. 1mg Which of the following is NOT an important reason to get the correct phone number from the patient when he or she is dropping off a prescription? a. to verify the patient's name in the computer system b. to be able to reach the patient in case of questions c. to sell the patien...

Toprol is the brand name for what medication? propranolol carvedilol metoprolol atenolol - ANSWERmetoprolol What source should be used to determine therapeutic equivalence? Orange Book Facts and Comparisons Lexi-Comp Federal Register - ANSWERThe Orange Book The Orange Book provides a list of approved drug products with therapeutic equivalence evaluations. A prescription is written for Paxil 10 mg QD. What medication and dosing schedule are being ordered? paroxetine 10 mg once d...

1906 Pure Food and Drug Act - ANSWERClamps down on misrepresentation, institutes content labeling. 1912 Sherley amendment - ANSWERProhibited the labeling of medications with false therapeutic claims. 1914 Harrison Narcotics Act - ANSWERRegulates production, Importation, Distribution, and use or Opiates 1922 Narcotic Drug Import and Export Act(Jones-Miller Act) - ANSWERIntended to eliminate use of narcotics except for legitimate medicinal use

to compound a custom solution, you are asked to add 10mg of drug to a 500ml bag of 5% dextrose injection. the drug is available in pre mixed bottles of 0.5% solution. how many ml should you add? a. 4,5 mL b. 1.2 mL c. 0.5 mL d. 2.0 mL - ANSWER.5% means .005 of each ml is the GRAMS of drug .005 * X gm / ml = 10 mg 5 mg /ml * X = 10 mg X = 2.0 ml Coumadin is mainly prescribed as an anticoagulant. It's generic name is Warfarin, and it works by reducing and preventing the formation...

(SSRIs) - ANSWERselective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. Depression. examples citalopram (Celexa), fluoxetine (Prozac), paroxetine (Paxil), sertraline (Zoloft) a compound that binds to a receptor and stimulates activity - ANSWERagonist DEA form 106 - ANSWERreport of theft or loss of controlled substances intradermal injection - ANSWERthe administration of medication by injection into the middle layers of the skin