Chapter 1 Textbook Definitions

Question 1

Apothecary

Answer 1

Forerunner of the modern pharmacist; a shop where medicines are gathered, stored, and compounded by skilled artisans using herbs and other natural ingredients.

Question 2

Automated dispensing process

Answer 2

A computerized drug storage device that automatically tracks drug distribution.

Question 3

Biopharmaceutical

Answer 3

A drug produced by recombinant DNA technology

Question 4

Black box warning

Answer 4

Information printed on a drug package insert to alert prescribers to potential problems with the drug.

Question 5

C-I

Answer 5

Schedule 1 - The highest potential for abuse which may be used only for research.

Question 6

C-II

Answer 6

Schedule 2 - A drug with a high potential for abuse, dispensing is severely restricted.

Question 7

C-III

Answer 7

Schedule 3 - A drug with a moderate potential for abuse, can be refilled no more than 5 times in 6 months and only by a physician.

Question 8

C-IV

Answer 8

Schedule 4 - A drug with the same restrictions as schedule 3 but with less potential for abuse.

Question 9

C-V

Answer 9

Schedule 5 - A drug with a slight potential for abuse, some may be sold without prescription.

Question 10

What does CAM stand for?

Answer 10

Complementary and alternative medicine

Question 11

DEA form 222

Answer 11

The form used to order C-II substances

Question 12

What does DEA stand for?

Answer 12

Drug Enforcement Administration

Question 13

What does FDA stand for?

Answer 13

Food and Drug Act

Question 14

Legend drug

Answer 14

A drug that requires a prescription

Question 15

Pharmakon

Answer 15

A greek word meaning a magic spell, remedy, or poison that was used in early records to represent the concept of a drug.

Question 16

Prophylactic drug

Answer 16

A drug that prevents or decreases the severity of a disease.