I need someone to do this for me! I have been working on this for the past few months. I have poor comprehension problems. I just really need someone to give me DIRECT answers instead of wordy responses. I just really need to know the definition/what every single one of these means.
Following is a list of key words that you should know for each of the major areas listed above. While this is not represented as an exhaustive list of every term you should know, knowing each of these terms and the related concepts help you prepare for the Exam. You may find it helpful to make a list of definitions for words and terminology that may be new to you.
Technician Duties and General Information
Confidentiality Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Over the counter (OTC) drugs
Controlled Substances Act (CSA) Pharmacy security
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) State Board of Pharmacy
Technician duties
Dosage Forms
Aerosols Chewable tablets
Capsules Controlled-released products
Creams Otic preparations
Dosage forms Parenteral medications
Elixirs Reconstituting
Emulsions Solutions
Enteric-coated tablets Sublingual tablets
Gels Suppositories
Lotions Suspensions
Ointments Syrups
Ophthalmic preparations Transdermal patches
Prescription Containers and Closures
Applicator bottles Closures
Child-resistant caps Dropper bottles
Generic Substitution
Brand-name drugs Generic drugs
Dispense as written Multiple-source drugs
Information on Prescription Stock Bottle Labels
Controlled substance mark Lot number
Expiration date National Drug Code (NDC) number
Prescription-only symbol (Rx) Stock bottle label
Legend Statement
Controlled Substances
DEA number Schedule IV (C-IV)
Emergency prescriptions Schedule V (C-V)
Filing prescription forms Schedule VI (C-VI)
Partial filling Schedule V records log
Refilling prescriptions Storing prescription stock
Schedule I (C-I) Transfer warning statement
Schedule II (C-II) Transferring medications
Schedule III (C-III) Transferring prescriptions
Prescribers
Dentist (DDS or DMD) Physician (MD)
Nurse practitioner (NP) Physician assistant (PA)
Optometrist (OD) Podiatrist (DPM)
Osteopathic physician (DO) Veterinarian (DVM)
Receiving Prescriptions
Facsimile prescriptions Transferred prescriptions
Oral Prescriptions
Interpreting Directions for Use
aa or āā disp NKA qod
aa DTD noc Rx
ac EC NR
ad el or elix od SA
ad lib expect oj SC, subQ, or SQ
aff fl ophth Sig
AM fl oz os SL
ANX g or gm otic SOB
app gr ou sol
aq gtt(s) oz SR
aq h, hr or º p ss or
as HA pc stat
ASAP HBP pc & hs supp
au hs ped susp
BC IM PM syr
bid IV po T or tbsp
BP kg pr t or tsp
c or L prn tab(s)
cap(s) LA pulv tid
cc loc q tinc
cpd or cmpd lot qd TR
cr mcg or μg qh UD or ut dict
d mEq q4h ung or oint
DAW mg qhs vag
dis ml qid w or wk
Calculations
Apothecary system Kilogram (kg)
Avoirdupois system Liter (L)
Cubic centimeter (cc) Metric system
Dram (dr or Ȣ) Microgram (mcg)
Fluid dram (Ȣ) Milligram (mg)
Fluid ounce (fl oz or ℥) Milliliter (mL)
Gallon (gal) Ounce (oz)
Grain (gr) Pint (pt)
Gram (g) Quart (qt)
Household measures
Patient Interaction
Calls that technicians can handle Calls that technicians cannot handle
Federal Privacy Requirements
Acknowledgement signature Minimum necessary rule
Covered entity Minor
Department of Health and Human Services Notice of privacy practices
Electronic signature capture Privacy officer
Health Insurance Portability and Protected health information
Accountability Act (HIPAA)
The Dispensing Process
Automatic counting machines Medication history
Auxiliary labels Meniscus
Computer checks NDC number
Conical graduate Over-the-counter (OTC) medications
Contraindications Patient profiles
Counting trays Prescription form requirements
Daily log Prescription history
Distilled water PRN refills
Drug interactions Reconstituting powders
Gelatin capsules Reconstituting tube
Graduated cylinder Refill regulations
Hypodermic needle and syringe log Schedule V sales record log
Label requirements
Alternative Drug Distribution Systems
24-hour exchange Medication cart
7-day exchange Patient drawer or tray
Back-up dose Punch card
Blister pack Repackaging
Compliance aids Returning unused medication
Dosage spoon Unit-dose system
Dropper USP-NF Class B packaging materials
Long-term care facility (LTCF) USP-NF Class C packaging materials
Lot or control number
Sterile Product Compounding
Ampule High efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter
Aseptic technique Horizontal-laminar flow hood
Biological safety cabinet Intramuscular (IM)
Biomedical waste disposal Intravenous (IV)
Chemotherapy (cytotoxic drugs) Labeling requirements
Clean room Large-volume parenteral
Compounding Multiple-dose vial
Dextrose 5% in water (D5W) Parenteral medications
Diluent Piggyback
Filter needle Sterile product risk levels
Route of administration
Sterile Product Compounding (continued)
Sharps Subcutaneous (SubQ, SQ or SC)
Small-volume parenteral Total parenteral nutrition (TPN)
Sterile drug products Vertical laminar-flow hood
3. SELECTED STATUTES AND REGULATIONS
Following is a list of selected statutes and regulations that you should know for the Exam. This should not be considered to be a comprehensive list of all statutes and regulations that you should know as a pharmacy technician. Explanations of these statutes and regulations should be a part of the various Board-approved training programs. In addition, the text for each of these statutes and regulations is available from the Virginia Board of Pharmacy’s website (www.dhp.virginia.gov/pharmacy).
Regulations
18VAC 110-20-170 Required minimum equipment
18VAC 110-20-200BCD Storage of drugs, devices, and controlled paraphernalia
18VAC 110-20-240 Manner of maintaining record, prescriptions, inventory records
18VAC 110-20-255 Other dispensing records
18VAC 110-20-270 Dispensing of prescriptions, acts restricted to pharmacists; certification of completed prescriptions
18VAC 110-20-275 Delivery of dispensed prescriptions
18VAC 110-20-280 Transmission of a prescription by facsimile machine
18 VAC 110-20-285 Electronic Transmission of prescriptions from prescriber to pharmacy
18VAC 110-20-290 Dispensing of Schedule II drugs
18VAC 110-20-320 Refilling of Schedule III through VI prescriptions
18VAC 110-20-330 Labeling of prescriptions as to content and quantity
18VAC 110-20-350 Special packaging
18VAC 110-20-355 Pharmacy repackaging of drugs; records required; labeling requirements
18VAC 110-20-360 Issuing a copy of a prescription that can be refilled
18VAC 110-20-370 Issuing a copy of a prescription that cannot be refilled
18VAC 110-20-400 Returning of drugs and devices
18VAC 110-20-411-416 Compounding sterile pharmaceutical products
Statutes§ 54.1-2952.1 Prescription of certain controlled substances and devices by physician assistant
§ 54.1-2957.01 Prescription of certain controlled substances and devices by nurse practitioners
§ 54.1-3320 Acts restricted to pharmacists
§ 54.1-3404 Persons required to keep records of drugs; contents and form of record
§ 54.1-3408 Professional use by practitioners
§ 54.1-3408.03 Dispensing of therapeutically equivalent drug products
§ 54.1-3408.01 Requirements for prescriptions
§ 54.1-3410 When pharmacist may sell and dispense drugs
§ 54.1-3410.2 Compounding; pharmacists; authority to compound under certain conditions; labeling and record maintenance requirements
§ 54.1-3411 When prescriptions may be refilled
§ 54.1-3412 Date of dispensing; initials of pharmacist; automated data processing system
§ 54.1-3416 No prescriptions for preparations listed pursuant to Schedule V
§ 54.1-3427 Dispensing drugs without safety closure container
§ 54-1-3467 Distribution of hypodermic needles or syringes, gelatin capsules, quinine or any of its salts
§ 54.1-3468 Conditions to dispense device, item , or substance; records
