PTCB Exam Prep
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- Official name for "prescription"
- Retail Medication Order
- Required information in body of prescription order
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(1) Name of drug prescribed
(2) Strength and dosage form
(3) Quantity of drug to be dispensed - How long is a prescription valid?
- 1 year (6 months for controlled substances)
- Ways to establish authenticity of DEA number
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(1) comparing letters with name and status of practitioner
(2) Numerical calculation - Required information in the bottom portion of prescription order
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(1) Refill instructions
(2) Dosage instructions
(3) Substitution permission
(4) Signature of prescriber - If prescription is unreadable or questionable, the technician should...
- Ask the pharmacist for clarification
- Refill requests may be made by who and by what means?
- The patient, by telephone, fax, or in person (does not apply to schedule II)
- Who may approve refill requests?
- The technician
- If patient requests all refills be given in one lump sum, the technician...
- Must consult the pharmacist for a decision based on his discretion.
- Refills can not be dispensed for...
- Schedule II drugs
- Refills must only be dispensed in designated increments for...
- Schedule III-IV drugs
- Definition of "Refill Authorization"
- If a patient runs out of a needed prescription without obtaining a new one, the practitioner may be contacted for an extension--but only by licensed pharmacy practitioner (pharmacist or pharmacy intern)
- Receiving presciptions in electronic form
- Only pharmacist or licensed pharmacy intern can take prescriptions from electronic devices, and must be transferred to hard copy before filing.
- Inpatient Medication Order (basic definition)
- Drug order given at a hospital or institutional pharmacy. It is much more detailed than a retail presciption
- Information included on Medication Orders
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(1) Schedule for administration of drugs
(2) Preparation instructions for the drugs (if necessary)
(3) Exact dosage form of the drugs
(4) Route of administration (in hospitals) - MAR
- Medication Administration Record
- MAR lists what actions by the pharmacy?
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(1) Drugs dispensed from pharmacy
(2) Time of dispensing
(3) Initials of person dispensing
+ Dosages and times of administration (done by nurses)
- MAR dosage schedule
- Schedule determines when the patient should be given each drug and is normally determined by the institution.
- Unit Dose System
- Unit Dose is amount needed for one dose. Unit Dose System has one dose sent up at a time