What terms are used in a pharmacy?
Use this helpful reference to navigate key pharmacy terms and concepts.
- [ A ] Antibiotic Stewardship.
- [ B ] Biopharmaceutical industry.
- [ C ] Clinical trials.
- [ D ] Dispensing.
- [ E ] Efficacy.
- [ F ] Formulation.
- [ G ] Generic nonproprietary.
- [ H ] Hospital pharmacy.
Is medical terminology used in pharmacy?
Some of the terms you will be taught will be specifically related to drug names and types, while others will be anatomy and physiology or more general medical terminology. Still others will be commonly used abbreviations of key terms.
What is pharmacological terminology?
Different pharmacokinetic concepts describes what happens to a drug in the body, how it is absorbed, how it is metabolized and excreted. Pharmacodynamic concepts describe what the drug does to the body and how it takes effects.
What are the abbreviations for prescriptions?
RxMedical prescription / Short name
What is PBP in pharmacy?
Pharmacy Benefit Manager. An organization that provides administrative services in processing and analyzing prescription claims for pharmacy benefit and coverage programs. PBP Identifier. Plan Benefit Package Identifier. The unique number CMS assigns to identify a specific PBP within a contract.
What is pharmacodynamics in pharmacy?
Pharmacodynamics is the study of a drug’s molecular, biochemical, and physiologic effects or actions. It comes from the Greek words “pharmakon,” meaning “drug,” and “dynamikos,” meaning “power.”
What does Rx stand for?
Medical prescriptionMedical prescription / Full name
What is PO OD prescription?
Medical Abbreviations on Your Prescription
| Abbreviation | Meaning | Latin Term |
|---|---|---|
| od | right eye | oculus dexter |
| os | left eye | oculus sinister |
| po | by mouth | per os |
| pc | after meals | post cibum |
What are the 3 branches of pharmacology?
Pharmacology Overview
- Pharmacokinetics, which refers to the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of drugs.
- Pharmacodynamics, which refers to the molecular, biochemical, and physiological effects of drugs, including drug mechanism of action.
How are drugs named?
Pharmaceutical names are assigned according to a scheme in which specific syllables in the drug name (called stems) convey information about the chemical structure, action, or indication of the drug.
What is OD and BD?
BD/BDS: It means that the medicine must be taken twice. TDS: It means that the medicine must be taken thrice. QTDS: Medication to be taken four times a day. QID: Four times a day. OD: Once a day.
What is OD in drug prescription?
OD (lens prescription): Abbreviation of “oculus dexter.” Latin for “right eye.” (The words “dexterity” and “dextrous” derive from “dexter” since the right hand is usually more skillful than the left.) OS stands for “oculus sinister” which is Latin for left eye.
What is TRR in CMS?
TOP. Transaction Reply Report (TRR) A report that CMS provides to Part D sponsors containing details of the rejected and accepted enrollment transactions that CMS has processed for a Part D sponsor’s contract(s) over a specified time period.
What is CMS plan benefit?
Plan Benefit Package (PBP): A set of benefits for a defined MA or PDP service area. The PBP is submitted by MA organizations and PDP sponsors to CMS for benefit analysis, marketing and beneficiary communication purposes.
What are the 4 steps of pharmacokinetics?
Think of pharmacokinetics as a drug’s journey through the body, during which it passes through four different phases: absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion (ADME). The four steps are: Absorption: Describes how the drug moves from the site of administration to the site of action.
What is Tmax of drug?
Definition: The time it takes for a drug to reach the maximum concentration (Cmax) after administration of a drug that needs to be absorbed (e.g. an oral drug). Tmax is governed by the rate of drug absorption and the rate of drug elimination.
What is Rx and Dx?
Rx stands for the Latin Recipe. Dx is Diagnosis. Tx is Treatment. Hx is History. Sx is Symptoms.
What does BD means in prescription?
twice a day
b.i.d., bid, bd. twice a day / twice daily / 2 times daily.
What is Rx full form?
Medical prescriptionMedical prescription / Full name
Rx: A medical prescription. The symbol “Rx” is usually said to stand for the Latin word “recipe” meaning “to take.” It is customarily part of the superscription (heading) of a prescription.
What is BD and OD?
What is meant by Posology?
posology. / (pəˈsɒlədʒɪ) / noun. the branch of medicine concerned with the determination of appropriate doses of drugs or agents.
Who is the father of pharmacology?
Jonathan Pereira (1804-1853), the father of pharmacology.
What are 4 types of drugs?
7 Drug Categories
- (1) Central Nervous System (CNS) Depressants. CNS depressants slow down the operations of the brain and the body.
- (2) CNS Stimulants.
- (3) Hallucinogens.
- (4) Dissociative Anesthetics.
- (5) Narcotic Analgesics.
- (6) Inhalants.
- (7) Cannabis.
Why do drugs have 3 names?
Drug brands
Many drugs have multiple trade names, reflecting marketing in different countries, manufacture by different companies, or both. Thus the trade names for atorvastatin include not only Lipitor (in the U.S.) but also Atocor (in India).
What is SOS in pharmacy?
if occasion require; if necessary. used in writing prescriptions. History and Etymology for SOS. Latin si opus sit.