Pharmacy Ch. 6

diabetes

Liberty Medical specializes in servicing what disease state?

maintenance

PBMs often target patitents who are getting ... medications from a retail pharmacy in an effort to move them from a retail to a mail-order channel

specialty pharmacy

a mail-order pharmacy that specializes in dispensing mediation to treat complex diseases like hepatitis C is called a

formulary intervention

an effort to switch a patient from a nonpreferred to a preferred formulary drug is called

adherence call

an outbound call to remind patients to refill their medication is called

select the proper drug

dispensing techs working in a manual fill area must scan the bar code on the stock bottle and before a prescription label is generated

utilization

drug-drug interactions or drug-age precautions are often examined during drug ... reviews

8.3%

it is estimated that .. of the US population has diabetes

1/3

it is estimated that up to ... of patients in the US do not take their medication as prescribed

prescriber contact

one of the jobs a pharm tech may perform in a mail order pharmacy setting is prescription entry, customer service and

communication

one of the primary qualification for working in a mail-order pharmacy is good ... skills

3-5%

percent of controlled substances dispensed in a mail-order pharmacy setting

oral solids

tablet and capsule drug formulations are also known as

enter the quantity to be dispensed

techs performing the prescription entry function must select the proper patient, select the proper drug and strength, call the prescriber but not

90

traditional mail-order pharmacies generally dispense.. day supplies