Chapter 7 Drug Information References
Generic names:
1. are used by all manufacturers once the brand name drug is off patent. 2. avoid the use of certain letters, such as J and W, to enable them to be translated in all languages. 3. are normally written all in lowercase
Why should technicians join a professional organization?
1. many provide continuing education 2. professional organizations provide opportunities for technicians to network with other technicians 3. these organizations provide technicians the opportunity to stay current on new information
List 5 categories that Martindale's The Complete Drug Reference contains.
1. selected investigational and veterinary drugs. 2. herbal and complementary medicines. 3. pharmaceutical excipients. 4. vitamins and nutritional agents. 5. vaccines.
Explain in your own words what the Red Book is.
A good source of information pertaining to average and wholesale drug cost
Formulary
A list of approved drugs to be stocked by the pharmacy
Nonformulary
A list of drugs that are not included in the list of preferred medications
The Handbook of nonprescription drugs is published by:
American Pharmacists Association (APhA)
How often is the United States Pharmacopoeia National Formulary updated and published?
Annually
A Formulary is a list of:
Approved drugs to be stocked and Drugs covered by an insurance company
What does CDC stand for? What does CDC do?
Centers for disease control and prevention. CDC serves as the national focus for developing disease prevention and control.
The category of a drug, which is based on its chemical structure, mechanism of action, anatomic function, and/or therapeutic use, is called its:
Classification
Monograph
Comprehensive information on a medication's actions within that class of drugs
The information on the label of a syrup formulation, "Do not use in Diabetics" is considered a:
Contraindication
Which of the following is not a section in the reference book Drug Facts and Comparisons?
Drug cost
The benefits of online resources are:
Easy access, faster updating information, and lower cost
The United States Pharmacopoeia-National Formulary (USP-NF) provides access to the official standards of the:
FDA
It is illegal to carry a Pocket Reference Book in the pharmacy while inputting prescriptions. True or False?
False
Explain the difference between a Formulary drug and non-formulary drug.
Formulary - Approved drugs to be stocked by the pharmacy Nonformulary - Not included in the list of preferred medications.
Which resource is widely used when patients do not know if the name of the drug they are taking and have removed it from its original prescription vial?
Ident-A-Drug Reference
What is a contraindication?
Identify the type of people who should not be given these medications.
The primary condition for which a medication is used is called the:
Indication
Describe drug classification
It places the drug into proper categories based on its chemical structure
Explain what the Orange Book is:
List of approved drug products with therapeutic equivalence and used for determining whether a generic drug is the same as a brand drug
Explain what a drug monograph consists of?
Lists generic and trade names, ingredients, dosages, side effects, adverse effects, how the patient should take the medication, and foods or other drugs to avoid while taking the medication
For information on drugs in clinical use worldwide, as well as contrast media and diagnostic agents, medicinal gases, toxic substances, disinfectants, and pesticides, a good reference would be:
Martindale's The Complete Drug Reference
Generic name
Name assigned to a medication or nonproprietary name of a drug
NDC stands for:
National Drug Code
Pharmacy journals contain information about:
New drugs, technicians, and legislative changes
Drugs that are not normally stocked by the pharmacy or covered by insurance are called:
Nonformulary
Technicians should be familiar with reference books, enabling them to find information and have it ready for:
Pharmacist
Which reference book is a compilation of package inserts from manufacturers who have paid a fee to have their drugs included?
Physician's Desk Reference
The American Drug Index contains listings for more than 22,000:
Prescription medications and OTC medications
The reference book to use when looking for average and wholesale costs and prices is:
Red Book Drug Topics
Which of the following trade names is related to the indication of the medication?
Restoril
What are two important details within the United States Pharmacists' Pharmacopoeia?
Specifically, compounding and sterile preparation
Ident-A-Drug primarily lists what?
Tablet and capsule identification, Shape, color, and size
What can a pharmacy technician tell about the medication atenolol (teriormin) from the way the name is written?
Teriormin is the brand name and atenolol is the generic name.
Trade name
The brand name given to a drug by the company that developed it
Package insert
The official prescribing information for a prescription drug
The chemical structure of a medication is:
The shape of molecules and their location to one another in the active compound.
Knowing how to use a reference properly allows the technician to find the correct information in a timely manner. Why is this important?
To keep a steady work flow
Brand Name
Trademark of a drug or device held by the originating manufacturing company
The Physician's Desk Reference contains drug details and the manufacturer's contact information. True or False?
True
The Red Book is a good source for finding information on drug costs. True or False?
True
Describe what therapeutic equivalence means.
Used to describe whether a generic drug is the same as a brand drug.
The American Hospital Formulary Service Drug Information provides drug monographs that list drug information including all except:
Wholesale cost of medication
Drug facts and comparisons
drugs are divided into therapeutic groups for easy comparison
OBC:
stands for orange book code. identifies therapeutic equivalence