Mosby's Pharmacy Technician Principles and Practices: Chapter 11

FUJ

Fujisawa Pharmaceutical

GG

Geneva Pharmaceuticals

Mortar and pestle

Glass porclein

GLX

GlaxoWellcome

Hydrophilic

Having a strong affinity for water; any substance that easily mixes in water

HMR

Hoechst Marion Roussel

ICN

ICN Pharmaceuticals

Filters

0.5 and 0.2 micrometers

Beakers

1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500, 1000 mL

3MP

3M Pharmaceuticals

ROB

A H Robins

Elixir

A base solution that is a mixture of alcohol and water

Mortar and Pestle

A bowl and tool with a rounded knob used to grind substances into fine powder or to mix liquids

Formulation Record (FR)

A document similar to recipe that is used in the preparation of non-sterile compounds

Troche

A flat, disklike tablet that dissolves between the gum and cheek

Cream

A hydrophilic base

Ointment

A hydrophobic product, such as petroleum jelly

Periodic Automatic Replacement (PAR) level

A minimum set amount of stock that must be kept on hand

Emulsion

A mixture of two or more liquids that do not usually blend using a stabilizing agent; the process of making an emulsion is called emulsification

Bubble Pack (blister card)

A preformed card with 28-, 30-, 31-day depressions that can hold medications; the medication is sealed into the pack with a foil card backboard; this type of packaging usually is used for long-term care medications

Unit Dose

A single dose of a drug

Suspension

A solution in which the powder does not dissolve into the base; the solution must be shaken before use

Strip Pack( unit dose pack)

A strip of heat-sealed packets, each holding one tablet or capsule; used in the bilk repackaging process

Syrup

A sugar-based liquid

Solution

A water base in which one or more ingredients are dissolved completely

G&W

G & W Laboratories

BRR

Barr Laboratories

ABB

Abbott Laboratories

FDA

Acronym for the U.S. Food and Drug Adminsrtation

B-L

Bausch & Lomb

BYR

Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corp

Oleaginous base

An ingredient used in compounding that does not dissolve in water

Excipient

An insert substance added to a drug to form a suitable consistency for dosing

AZN

AstraZeneca

Magnetic stir plate

Automatically stirs for long periods

GEI

Geigy Pharmaceuticals

B-I

Boehringer Ingelheim

BW

Burroghs Welcome

DEY

Dey LP

Ointment Mill

For increasing the overall surface area of the active substance, thereby maximizing the benefit to the patient; produces very smooth and elegant ointments

Molds

Capsules, tablets, lozenges, troches, suppositories, popicles, lollipops

Paper sheets 12x12

For levigation and mixing ingredients

Capsule Molds

For making multiple capsules

Hot Plate

For melting ingerdients

Glass tile

For mixing ingredients

CIB

Ciba Pharmaceuticals

Balance

Class A balance, torsion digital balance

COP

Cologate Oral Pharmaceuticals

Graduated cylinders

For performing various measurements

Heat Gun

For sealing packages

Crimpers

For sealing tubes and glass bottles

Autoclave

For sterilization

Glass Stirring Rods

For stirring/mixing liquids

Funnels

For transferring liquids

DUP

DuPont Pharmaceuticals

ECO

Econo Med Pharmaceuticals

Blender

Electric

LY

Eli Lilly and Company

EON

Eon Laboratories

Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)

Federal guidelines that must be followed by all entities that prepare and package medication or medical devices

Foil Wraps

For Wrapping Suppositories

Metal measuring scoop

For transferring powders to scale

JJ

Johnson & Johnson

Hydrophobic

Lacking an affinity for water; any substance that does not mix or dissolve in water

LED

Lederle

Punch Method

Manual filling of capsules with a powdered medication that has been premixed

MMD

Marion Merell Dow

M/J

Mead Johnson Nutritionals

MSD

Merck & CO

NVR

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

NNP

Novo Nordisk

NOV

Novopharm

Disposable Weighing Devices

Papers (glycerin), boats (plastic)

P-D

Parke-Davis

Compounding

The act of mixing, reconstituting, and packaging a drug

FD

Pfizer Pharmaceuticals

UPJ

Pharmacia & Upjohn

PG

Procter & Gamble

PUR

Purdue Pharma

ORG

Roche Labortories

ROX

Roxane Labortories

RUG

Rugby Laboratories

SAN

Sandoz

SKF

SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals

Containers

Spray bottles, ointment tubes, plastic jars, vials, bottles, stick containers, ophthamlic

Droppers

Sterile and nonsterile

TRQ

Taro Pharmaceuticals

TEV

Teva Pharmaceuticals

Non-sterile compounding

The compounding of two or more medications in a non-sterile environment (no clean room or hold is required)

Compounding Record (CR)

The form that documents a non-sterile compounding process

Solvent

The greater part of a solution that dissolves a solute

Solute

The ingredient that is dissolved into a solution

Calibration

The markings on a measuring device

Reconstitution

The mixing of a liquid and a powder to form a suspension or solution

Bulk Repackaging

The process by which the pharmacy transfers a medication manually or by means of an automated system from a manufacturer's original container to another type of container

Triturate

To grind or crush powder, such as a tablet, into fine particles

UPS

Upsher Smith Laboratories

Magnetic stirrers

Used in beaker to stir contents

WY

Wyeth-Ayerst

Z/G

Zenith Goldline Pharmaceuticals