PHR exam 1 definitions With Complete Solutions

Apothecary correct answer: General medical/pharmacy practitioners dating back to 2600BC. Compounding correct answer: The preparation and mixing of various ingredients to make a dosage form of a drug in accordance with a prescription. Dispensing correct answer: Reviews, record keeping, drug product preparation and labeling, checking, and patient counseling when distributing prescription medications. I.V. Admixture correct answer: The sterile preparation of small volume intravenous fluids containing medications for patient administration. These medications are usually "piggy‐backed" by administration through an existing i.v. fluid line. Unit Dose correct answer: Drug distribution systems which utilized single‐unit packaging with label identification on each dose. These systems improve medication safety because the drug can be identified until administration to the patient and produce cost savings due to the ability to reuse returned doses. Pharmaceutical Care correct answer: The responsible provision of drug therapy for the purpose of achieving outcomes that improve a patient's quality of life. (Hepler & Strand, 1990) Medication Therapy Management correct answer: Services designed to optimize therapeutic outcomes, improve medication use, reduce the risk of adverse drug events and drug interactions, increase patient adherence with prescribed regimens, and decrease overall costs. MTM "core elements" include medication therapy reviews, preparation of a personal medication record, development of a medication‐related action plan, intervention and referral, and documentation and follow‐up. Pharmacist Collaborative Practice Agreement (CPA) correct answer: A formal agreement in which a licensed provider makes a diagnosis, supervises patient care, and refers patients to a pharmacist under a protocol that allows the pharmacist to perform specific patient care functions. Patient Centered Medical Home correct answer: a model or philosophy of primary care that is patient‐centered, comprehensive, team‐based, coordinated, accessible, and focused on quality and safety. It is a place where patients are treated with respect, dignity, and compassion, enabling strong and trusting relationships with providers and staff. Licensure/License correct answer: permission granted by a competent authority to engage in an occupation or activity otherwise unlawful. Covenant correct answer: a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement. Generic Drug correct answer: A medication marketed under its "United States Adopted Name (USAN)" or nonproprietary name, with equivalent ingredients and characteristics of an analogous brand name product. Adverse Drug Event correct answer: Any injury caused by a medication Adverse Drug Reaction correct answer: Unexpected harm caused by the normal use of a medication at the normal dosage. Adherence correct answer: To take a medication as directed by