PTCB Medical Terminology: Vocabulary
i i i
adversei drugi effecti (ADE)i -i i
iiiii anyi negative,i unintended,i ori unexpectedi consequencei ofi ai drug,i whichi mayi ori mayi noti
resulti ini harmfuli consequencesi toi thei patient;i alsoi knowni asi adversei drugi reactioni (ADR)i ori
adversei eventi (AE)
alchemisti -i i
iiiii ai skilledi compoundingi artisan
apothecaryi -i i
iiiii ai shopi ini whichi medicinesi werei compoundedi byi skilledi artisansi usingi herbsi andi otheri
naturali ingredients;i thesei artisansi werei themselvesi ofteni calledi apothecaries
aseptici techniquei -i i
iiiii processesi andi physicali preparationi methodsi usedi byi personneli whoi preparei sterilei
compounds;i meanti toi preventi thei introductioni ofi pathogenici organismsi ori otheri contaminantsi
intoi ai sterilei environmenti ori preparation
aseptici techniquei testingi kiti -i i
iiiii ai kiti thati usesi ai soy-brothi mediumi toi testi ai student'si aseptici techniquei duringi multiplei
withdrawalsi andi injections;i thei completedi kiti ini incubatedi fori ai periodi ofi timei specifiedi byi thei
product'si manufacturer
besti practicei -i i
iiiii ai requirement,i practice,i procedure,i ori guidelinei thati meetsi ori exceedsi thei highesti
standards,i usuallyi thosei seti byi ASHP,i thati arei recognizedi ini pharmacyi practice
beyond-usei datingi -i i
iiiii datei ori timei afteri whichi ai CSPi isi noi longeri sterile,i stable,i ori effectivei andi musti noti bei
used;i alsoi calledi thei expirationi date
Boardsi ofi Pharmacyi -i i
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,iiiii ai statei entityi thati creates,i oversees,i andi enforcesi statei andi federali lawsi andi regulationsi
governingi thei practicei ofi pharmacyi withini thati state;i providesi licensurei andi registrationi fori
pharmacies,i pharmacists,i andi pharmacyi technicians
breaki ini techniquei -i i
iiiii anyi incidencei ofi failurei toi followi aseptici techniquei proceduresi andi protocols;i mayi bei
observed,i ori indicatedi throughi media-fill,i end-i product,i processi validation,i ori otheri testing
compoundedi sterilei preparationsi (CSPs)i -i i
iiiii thei mixingi ofi onei ori morei sterilei productsi usingi aseptici technique;i USPi Chapteri <797>i
containsi extensivei informationi oni thei riski levelsi andi appropriatei pro-i ceduresi relatedi toi theiri
preparation
low-riski CSPi -i i
iiiii compoundedi entirelyi withini ani ISOi Classi 5i environmenti usingi aseptici technique,i mixingi
noi morei thani threei commerciallyi manufacturedi sterilei ingredients,i andi usingi noi morei thani twoi
injectionsi intoi anyi singlei container
medium-riski CSPi -i i
iiiii compoundedi entirelyi withini ani ISOi Classi 5i environmenti usingi aseptici technique,i andi
involvesi thei mixingi ofi multiplei sterilei productsi usingi complexi aseptici manipulations
high-riski CSPi -i i
iiiii compoundedi ini ani environmenti worsei thani ISOi Classi 5,i compoundedi byi incorrectlyi
garbedi ori glovedi personnel,i and/i ori compoundedi withi onei ori morei nonsterilei ingredients
immediate-usei CSPi -i i
iiiii ai riski leveli intendedi onlyi fori CSPsi preparedi outsidei ofi thei pharmacyi ini emergencyi
situations;i administrationi musti begini withini onei houri ofi preparation;i mayi noti bei storedi fori anyi
lengthi ofi time
dextrosei 5%i ini wateri (D5W)i -i i
iiiii ai sterilei solutioni thati con-i tainsi ai concentrationi ofi 5%i dextrosei ini water
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, dyscrasiai -i i
iiiii ai Greeki wordi meaningi "badi mixture";i ani abnormali bloodi chemistry
end-producti testingi -i i
iiiii ai typei ofi qualityi assurancei testingi ini whichi ai CSPi isi assayedi toi verifyi thei strengthi ori
concentrationi ofi itsi ingredientsi asi welli asi toi deter-i minei itsi sterility;i guidelinesi fori end-producti
testingi arei providedi ini USPi Chapteri <797>
eucrasiai -i i
iiiii ai Greeki wordi meaningi "goodi mixture,"i ai statei ofi homeostasisi reflectingi goodi health
Exami fori thei Certificationi ofi Pharmacyi Techniciansi (ExCPT)i -i i
iiiii ani exami offeredi byi thei Institutei fori thei Certificationi ofi Pharmacyi Technicians,i ai divisioni
ofi Assessmenti Technologiesi Institutei (ATI);i noti yeti widelyi acceptedi asi ai nationali certificationi
exam
fivei patienti "rights"i ofi correcti drugi administrationi -i i
iiiii patient,i righti drug,i righti dose,i righti time,i andi righti route;i designedi toi reducei thei chancei
ofi medicationi error;i everyi healthcarei workeri whoi administersi ori preparesi medicationsi shouldi
verifyi thesei fivei rightsi priori toi administeringi ai drugi toi ai patient
Foodi andi Drugi Administrationi (FDA)i -i i
iiiii U.S.i govi agencyi responsiblei fori lawsi andi oversighti ofi regulationsi relatedi toi thei
development,i manufacture,i andi labelingi ofi medicationsi withini thei US;i protectsi publici byi
ensuringi thati food,i drugs,i andi cosmeticsi arei safe,i effective,i andi truthfullyi labeled
humori -i i
iiiii ai componenti ofi ai medievali medicali theoryi ofteni creditedi toi Hippocratesi thati believedi
optimali healthi mayi bei attainedi onlyi wheni thei fouri elemen-i tali bodyi fluids,i ori humorsi (blood,i
phlegm,i blacki bile,i andi yellowi bile),i werei ini perfecti balance
Institutei fori Safei Medicationi Practicesi (ISMP)i -i i
iiiii ai non-i profiti organizationi thati educatesi thei healthcarei communityi andi consumersi abouti
safei medicationi practices
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i i i
adversei drugi effecti (ADE)i -i i
iiiii anyi negative,i unintended,i ori unexpectedi consequencei ofi ai drug,i whichi mayi ori mayi noti
resulti ini harmfuli consequencesi toi thei patient;i alsoi knowni asi adversei drugi reactioni (ADR)i ori
adversei eventi (AE)
alchemisti -i i
iiiii ai skilledi compoundingi artisan
apothecaryi -i i
iiiii ai shopi ini whichi medicinesi werei compoundedi byi skilledi artisansi usingi herbsi andi otheri
naturali ingredients;i thesei artisansi werei themselvesi ofteni calledi apothecaries
aseptici techniquei -i i
iiiii processesi andi physicali preparationi methodsi usedi byi personneli whoi preparei sterilei
compounds;i meanti toi preventi thei introductioni ofi pathogenici organismsi ori otheri contaminantsi
intoi ai sterilei environmenti ori preparation
aseptici techniquei testingi kiti -i i
iiiii ai kiti thati usesi ai soy-brothi mediumi toi testi ai student'si aseptici techniquei duringi multiplei
withdrawalsi andi injections;i thei completedi kiti ini incubatedi fori ai periodi ofi timei specifiedi byi thei
product'si manufacturer
besti practicei -i i
iiiii ai requirement,i practice,i procedure,i ori guidelinei thati meetsi ori exceedsi thei highesti
standards,i usuallyi thosei seti byi ASHP,i thati arei recognizedi ini pharmacyi practice
beyond-usei datingi -i i
iiiii datei ori timei afteri whichi ai CSPi isi noi longeri sterile,i stable,i ori effectivei andi musti noti bei
used;i alsoi calledi thei expirationi date
Boardsi ofi Pharmacyi -i i
1i |i P a g e
,iiiii ai statei entityi thati creates,i oversees,i andi enforcesi statei andi federali lawsi andi regulationsi
governingi thei practicei ofi pharmacyi withini thati state;i providesi licensurei andi registrationi fori
pharmacies,i pharmacists,i andi pharmacyi technicians
breaki ini techniquei -i i
iiiii anyi incidencei ofi failurei toi followi aseptici techniquei proceduresi andi protocols;i mayi bei
observed,i ori indicatedi throughi media-fill,i end-i product,i processi validation,i ori otheri testing
compoundedi sterilei preparationsi (CSPs)i -i i
iiiii thei mixingi ofi onei ori morei sterilei productsi usingi aseptici technique;i USPi Chapteri <797>i
containsi extensivei informationi oni thei riski levelsi andi appropriatei pro-i ceduresi relatedi toi theiri
preparation
low-riski CSPi -i i
iiiii compoundedi entirelyi withini ani ISOi Classi 5i environmenti usingi aseptici technique,i mixingi
noi morei thani threei commerciallyi manufacturedi sterilei ingredients,i andi usingi noi morei thani twoi
injectionsi intoi anyi singlei container
medium-riski CSPi -i i
iiiii compoundedi entirelyi withini ani ISOi Classi 5i environmenti usingi aseptici technique,i andi
involvesi thei mixingi ofi multiplei sterilei productsi usingi complexi aseptici manipulations
high-riski CSPi -i i
iiiii compoundedi ini ani environmenti worsei thani ISOi Classi 5,i compoundedi byi incorrectlyi
garbedi ori glovedi personnel,i and/i ori compoundedi withi onei ori morei nonsterilei ingredients
immediate-usei CSPi -i i
iiiii ai riski leveli intendedi onlyi fori CSPsi preparedi outsidei ofi thei pharmacyi ini emergencyi
situations;i administrationi musti begini withini onei houri ofi preparation;i mayi noti bei storedi fori anyi
lengthi ofi time
dextrosei 5%i ini wateri (D5W)i -i i
iiiii ai sterilei solutioni thati con-i tainsi ai concentrationi ofi 5%i dextrosei ini water
2i |i P a g e
, dyscrasiai -i i
iiiii ai Greeki wordi meaningi "badi mixture";i ani abnormali bloodi chemistry
end-producti testingi -i i
iiiii ai typei ofi qualityi assurancei testingi ini whichi ai CSPi isi assayedi toi verifyi thei strengthi ori
concentrationi ofi itsi ingredientsi asi welli asi toi deter-i minei itsi sterility;i guidelinesi fori end-producti
testingi arei providedi ini USPi Chapteri <797>
eucrasiai -i i
iiiii ai Greeki wordi meaningi "goodi mixture,"i ai statei ofi homeostasisi reflectingi goodi health
Exami fori thei Certificationi ofi Pharmacyi Techniciansi (ExCPT)i -i i
iiiii ani exami offeredi byi thei Institutei fori thei Certificationi ofi Pharmacyi Technicians,i ai divisioni
ofi Assessmenti Technologiesi Institutei (ATI);i noti yeti widelyi acceptedi asi ai nationali certificationi
exam
fivei patienti "rights"i ofi correcti drugi administrationi -i i
iiiii patient,i righti drug,i righti dose,i righti time,i andi righti route;i designedi toi reducei thei chancei
ofi medicationi error;i everyi healthcarei workeri whoi administersi ori preparesi medicationsi shouldi
verifyi thesei fivei rightsi priori toi administeringi ai drugi toi ai patient
Foodi andi Drugi Administrationi (FDA)i -i i
iiiii U.S.i govi agencyi responsiblei fori lawsi andi oversighti ofi regulationsi relatedi toi thei
development,i manufacture,i andi labelingi ofi medicationsi withini thei US;i protectsi publici byi
ensuringi thati food,i drugs,i andi cosmeticsi arei safe,i effective,i andi truthfullyi labeled
humori -i i
iiiii ai componenti ofi ai medievali medicali theoryi ofteni creditedi toi Hippocratesi thati believedi
optimali healthi mayi bei attainedi onlyi wheni thei fouri elemen-i tali bodyi fluids,i ori humorsi (blood,i
phlegm,i blacki bile,i andi yellowi bile),i werei ini perfecti balance
Institutei fori Safei Medicationi Practicesi (ISMP)i -i i
iiiii ai non-i profiti organizationi thati educatesi thei healthcarei communityi andi consumersi abouti
safei medicationi practices
3i |i P a g e
