(KROGER) Pharmacy/EPRN Terminology Exam
Study Guide with Complete Solutions
Absorption - Answer✔️✔️-The way in which a drug enters the bloodstream
Acquisition Cost - Answer✔️✔️-The price a pharmacy pays for a product
intended for re-sale
Adjudication - Answer✔️✔️-The process of sending a prescription claim
from the pharmacy to the patient's insurance provider
Allergy - Answer✔️✔️-The abnormal sensitivity to a substance
Anaphylaxis - Answer✔️✔️-A rare, but potentially life-threatening allergic
reaction to a drug
Anesthetic - Answer✔️✔️-A substance that provides partial or complete lack
of feeling
Anti-Inflammatory - Answer✔️✔️-A drug that decreases inflammation
Arrhythmia - Answer✔️✔️-An irregular heart rate or beat
Arthritis - Answer✔️✔️-Acute or chronic inflammation of a joint
AWP - Answer✔️✔️-Average Wholesale Price. This is the published price for
the drug, not what is paid by most end users
BOH - Answer✔️✔️-Balance on Hand. The amount/quantity of medication
in the stock bottle and on the shelf. How much of a product is actually in
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the pharmacy, whether or not it is being used for a prescription in product
dispensing
BAR - Answer✔️✔️-Bill After Release. This tool is used when a prescription
has already been sold and needs to be re-billed. For example, you may
need to submit a third party claim for a prescription that was already billed
as cash
Bin - Answer✔️✔️-A claims processor used to identify a third party payer
for a claim; uses the bank identification number
CAO - Answer✔️✔️-Computer Assisted Ordering. A program we use, in the
legacy system, to order pseudoephedrine products and pharmacy supplies
Controlled Substance - Answer✔️✔️-Medications identified as having the
potential for abuse and therefore require more strict regulations, as defined
by the Controlled Substances Act of 1970
Copay - Answer✔️✔️-The amount the patient must pay above what is paid
by the third party insurance for a prescription
Decongestant - Answer✔️✔️-A drug used to relieve congestion, usually of
the nose, lungs, or chest
Diabetes - Answer✔️✔️-The inability of the body to use sugar
DUR - Answer✔️✔️-Drug Utilization Review. A method of checking drug
interactions, dosages, and allergies when dispensing a medication
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