Chapter 7 Drug Information References

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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


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