Week 4 terms Flashcards
national drug code
National Drug Code (NDC). A unique eleven-digit character code given to a drug that identifies the labeler, product, and package size.
DUR
Drug Utilization Review (DUR). A system of drug use review that can detect potential adverse drug interactions, drug-pregnancy conflicts, therapeutic duplication, drug-age conflicts, and so on. There are three forms of DUR: prospective (before dispensing), concurrent (at the time of prescription dispensing), and retrospective (after the therapy has been completed). Appropriate use of an integrated DUR program can curb drug misuse and abuse and monitor quality of care. DUR can reduce hospitalization and other costs related to inappropriate drug use.
Formulary
A specific list of drugs included with a given plan for a client. Types include closed formulary, negative formulary, and open formulary.
Intervention
Educational, directive (eg, formulary or prior authorization), or consultative communications between providers, especially pharmacists to physicians.
prim.
one
mono.
one
uni.
one
hemi.
half
semi.
half, or partial
bilateral
two
di
two
dipl.
double
tri.
triple
ec. OR ecto
outside
.stomy
creation of an opening
