unauthorized drug error would include wrong drug, a dose to wrong patient or unordered drug. Omission error describes failure to administer a drug; monitoring error describes failure to review a prescribed regimen; wrong dosage describes administration of a dosage form other than what was ordered.
Bacteriostatic water is used to reconstitute powder form of medication. Purified, sterile water for irrigation and water can’t be used to reconstitute injectable drug because it is not considered free of certain microorganisms.
Ranitidine is used to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Infliximab treats Crohn’s disease; Loperamine treats diarrhea; Bisacodyl treats constipation
Clinical screening help pharmacy personnel analyze and filter data to make clinical decisions. Electronic audit request, financial information and codified prescription sig formatting are types of standards created by the NCPDP for electronic exchange.
A Schedule II prescription are not transferrable because they can be filled only once. Schedule III – V prescriptions may be transferred one time only.
Answer "Eat" - phagia means eat; -algia means pain; -pathy means disease; peri- means around
Simply divide and multiply to convert grains to milligrams.
The selling price minus the purchase price of a medication is considered the gross profit. The purchase price plus the cost to dispense is the selling price; overall cost multiplied by desired percent profit is the net profit; selling price minus the overall cost is the profit.
"The correct answer:
0.6 ml"
The pharmacy is notified by the FDA or manufacturer with the drug name, strength package size, lot number and expiration and reason for recall.
An incorrect pharmacy is not a quality related event because it doesn’t involve inappropriate dispensing or administration of a prescribed medication.
DEA Form 510 is used to for retail pharmacies that want to engage in wholesale distribution of bulk quantities containing pseudoephedrine, phenylpropanolamine or ephedrine. DEA Form 41 is used for authorization to destroy controlled substances; DEA Form 106 is used for loss and theft of controlled substance; DEA Form 222 is used to order and transfer Schedule II controlled substances.
"The correct answer:
1 ml"
Expectorants are used to remove mucous secretions by loosening and thinning sputum making it easy to expectorate. Antitussives are used to decrease the coughing reflex; Decongestants are used to shrink swollen membranes in the nasal cavity; Antihistamines are used to inhibit the effects of histamines.
"The correct answer:
31 gtt/min"
The correct answer:
4 ml
