PTCB Medication History Certificate Exam
Questions and Answers
1. Info in a Patient's Medication History: A list of all medications that a patient is taking
whether it is prescribed by a physician or purchased OTCs as well as known drug allergies, height,
weight, medical conditions, discontinued medications and medications tried in the past
2. Medication Reconciliation: The process of identifying the most accurate list of all medications
that the
patient is taking including name, dosage, frequency and route by comparing the medical record to an
external list of medications obtained from patient, hospital or provider
3. Medication Adherence: The extent to which patients take medication as prescribed by their
doctors such
as getting prescriptions filled, remembering to take medication on time and understanding the directions
4. Primary Non-Adherence (PNA): Patient takes the time to go to the physician to get
diagnosed and does not get the prescription filled
5. Secondary Non-Adherence (SNA): Patient took the time to visit the physician and
picked up the prescription from the pharmacy then started using the medicine but didn't take it as
prescribed (i.e. insuflcient doses required to experience therapeutic ettect, missing doses, discontinuing
therapy early and medication possession rate over 80%)
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, 6. Medication Therapy Management (MTM): identify patients that need assistance with
using drug therapies correctly; prevent drug-related issues and increase adherence to improve and
maintain health; designed to help people who are taking multiple medications manage chronic health
conditions
7. Medication Synchronization: coordinate all medication refills so patients can pick up their
medications
at the same time every month
8. where to request a copy of your immunization record?: their PCP's oflce OR
state's department of health
9. Vaccination: product that stimulates a person's immune system to produce immunity to a
specific disease protecting the person from that disease
10. Immunization: the action of making a person immune to infection, typically by inoculation
11. -itis: inflammation, often caused by infection or injury
12. -logist: one who studies
13. -oma: often refers to a tumor which could be benign or cancerous
14. -plasty: applies to surgical procedures that repair, restore, replace or improve the body
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Questions and Answers
1. Info in a Patient's Medication History: A list of all medications that a patient is taking
whether it is prescribed by a physician or purchased OTCs as well as known drug allergies, height,
weight, medical conditions, discontinued medications and medications tried in the past
2. Medication Reconciliation: The process of identifying the most accurate list of all medications
that the
patient is taking including name, dosage, frequency and route by comparing the medical record to an
external list of medications obtained from patient, hospital or provider
3. Medication Adherence: The extent to which patients take medication as prescribed by their
doctors such
as getting prescriptions filled, remembering to take medication on time and understanding the directions
4. Primary Non-Adherence (PNA): Patient takes the time to go to the physician to get
diagnosed and does not get the prescription filled
5. Secondary Non-Adherence (SNA): Patient took the time to visit the physician and
picked up the prescription from the pharmacy then started using the medicine but didn't take it as
prescribed (i.e. insuflcient doses required to experience therapeutic ettect, missing doses, discontinuing
therapy early and medication possession rate over 80%)
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, 6. Medication Therapy Management (MTM): identify patients that need assistance with
using drug therapies correctly; prevent drug-related issues and increase adherence to improve and
maintain health; designed to help people who are taking multiple medications manage chronic health
conditions
7. Medication Synchronization: coordinate all medication refills so patients can pick up their
medications
at the same time every month
8. where to request a copy of your immunization record?: their PCP's oflce OR
state's department of health
9. Vaccination: product that stimulates a person's immune system to produce immunity to a
specific disease protecting the person from that disease
10. Immunization: the action of making a person immune to infection, typically by inoculation
11. -itis: inflammation, often caused by infection or injury
12. -logist: one who studies
13. -oma: often refers to a tumor which could be benign or cancerous
14. -plasty: applies to surgical procedures that repair, restore, replace or improve the body
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