Drug Calculations and Dosage Latest version
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What should technicians do in order to be considered proficient?
Interpret prescribers' orders correctly
Due to the illegibility of many doctors' handwriting, what is the responsibility of the pharmacy?
Interpret and clarify orders if necessary
What used in prescribing medication look very much alike?
Many abbreviations
Where does Pharmacy and medical terminology come from?
Latin and Greek languages
What serves as universal languages in medicine?
Latin and Greek
Because pharmacy began in Europe, how do most abbreviations have their origins?
In a foreign language
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,What must technicians learn to decipher prescribers' orders?
All the dosage forms and abbreviations
What are abbreviated on prescriptions in which many pharmacy computers are programmed to
accept these abbreviations?
Dosing times
What did drug errors that have occurred as a result of the misinterpretation of medication orders
lead to the creation of?
"Do Not Use" list
What does the "Do Not Use" list outline?
The most common misread abbreviations
What five classifications can drugs be put into different groups based on?
1) Pharmacology
2) Intent of use
3) Route of administration
4) Mechanism of action
5) Body system affected
What are the three classifications used to describe the drugs available to consumers?
1) Over-the-counter (OTC) drugs
2) Legend drugs
3) Behind-the-counter (BTC) drugs
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, What is the means by which a drug is available for use?
Dosage form
Which ways can tablets be created?
Scored or unscored and coated or uncoated and some can be split in half
How is the dosage form primarily determined?
Which form makes the drug most effective
How do manufacturers prepare certain medications?
With the ability to release the active ingredient over an extended period
What are the three major categories of dosage forms?
1) Solids
2) Liquids
3) Semisolids
What can be contained in various packages and administered by almost all routes except
parenterally?
Solids
What do most solids contain?
Fillers (inert substances that have no active ingredient), sugar coatings, and certain additives
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What should technicians do in order to be considered proficient?
Interpret prescribers' orders correctly
Due to the illegibility of many doctors' handwriting, what is the responsibility of the pharmacy?
Interpret and clarify orders if necessary
What used in prescribing medication look very much alike?
Many abbreviations
Where does Pharmacy and medical terminology come from?
Latin and Greek languages
What serves as universal languages in medicine?
Latin and Greek
Because pharmacy began in Europe, how do most abbreviations have their origins?
In a foreign language
1
,What must technicians learn to decipher prescribers' orders?
All the dosage forms and abbreviations
What are abbreviated on prescriptions in which many pharmacy computers are programmed to
accept these abbreviations?
Dosing times
What did drug errors that have occurred as a result of the misinterpretation of medication orders
lead to the creation of?
"Do Not Use" list
What does the "Do Not Use" list outline?
The most common misread abbreviations
What five classifications can drugs be put into different groups based on?
1) Pharmacology
2) Intent of use
3) Route of administration
4) Mechanism of action
5) Body system affected
What are the three classifications used to describe the drugs available to consumers?
1) Over-the-counter (OTC) drugs
2) Legend drugs
3) Behind-the-counter (BTC) drugs
2
, What is the means by which a drug is available for use?
Dosage form
Which ways can tablets be created?
Scored or unscored and coated or uncoated and some can be split in half
How is the dosage form primarily determined?
Which form makes the drug most effective
How do manufacturers prepare certain medications?
With the ability to release the active ingredient over an extended period
What are the three major categories of dosage forms?
1) Solids
2) Liquids
3) Semisolids
What can be contained in various packages and administered by almost all routes except
parenterally?
Solids
What do most solids contain?
Fillers (inert substances that have no active ingredient), sugar coatings, and certain additives
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