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1. Pharmacy Technician - correct answer a person who helps licensed pharmacists provide meds and other health care products to patients
2. Pharmacist - correct answer a person who is educated & licensed to dispense drugs and to provide drug info to patients and other health care providers
3. U.S. D.E.A. - correct answer United States Drug Enforcement Administration -enforces federal laws & regulations governing controlled substances
4. Schedule Me Drugs - correct answer Abuse potential- high abuse potential (no medical use accepted)
5. No prescriptions allowed
6. Examples- heroin/LSD/Mary Jane/PCP/amphetamines
7. Schedule II Drugs - correct answer Abuse potential- high/accepted medical use
8. Prescription required (no refills unless prescription written to renew)
9. Examples- Cocaine/codeine/amphetamine salts (Adderall)/opium/morphine
10. Schedule III Drugs - correct answer Abuse potential- moderate (medical usage)
11. Refills 5 times in a six month period
12. Examples- compounded drugs with small amounts of narcotics (other drugs with high potential for abuse like Tylenol or empiric with codeine tablets) and certain barbiturates.
13. Schedule IV Drugs - correct answer Potential abuse- low (medical usage)
14. Prescription required (5 refills in 6 month period)
15. Example- barbital/diazepam (Valium)
16. Schedule V Drugs - correct answer Potential abuse- low abuse (medical usage)
17. Prescription- none but must 18 yr. To buy

18. Acu- - correct answer Abrupt, sudden (acute)
19. Adeno- - correct answer Gland (adenoid)
20. Adipo- - correct answer Fat (adipose)
21. Aero- - correct answer Air (aerosol)
22. Alb- - correct answer White (albumin)
23. Ambulo- - correct answer Walk (ambulatory)
24. Andro- - correct answer Male (androgen)
25. Angio- - correct answer Vessel (angiogram)
26. Arthr- - correct answer Joint (arthritis)
27. Bucc/a- - correct answer Inside of cheek (buccal)
28. Carcin/o- - correct answer Crab,cancer (carcinogen)
29. Cardi- - correct answer Heart (cardiology)
30. Cereb- - correct answer Brain (cerebrum)
31. Chemo- - correct answer Chemistry/chemical (chemotherapy)
32. Chol- - correct answer Bile (cholangiogram)
33. Cyst- - correct answer Urinary bladder (cystoscopy)
34. Cyt- - correct answer Cell (cytology)
35. Dactyl- - correct answer Finger (syndactylism)
36. Dermat- - correct answer Skin (dermatologist)
37. Encephal- - correct answer Brain (electroencephalogram
38. Erythro- - correct answer Red (erythrocytes)
39. Gastr- - correct answer Stomach (gastric acid)
40. Gluco- - correct answer Sugar (glucose)

41. Hemo- - correct answer Blood (hematoma)
42. Hepat- - correct answer Liver (hepatoma)
43. Hydro- - correct answer Water (hydrocephalus)
44. Lachry- - correct answer Tear (lachrymal fluid)
45. Lacto- - correct answer Milk ( lactose)
46. Lapar- - correct answer Abdomen (laparoscope)
47. Laryng- - correct answer Larynx/voice box (laryngitis)
48. Leuko- - correct answer White (leukemia
49. Lingua/o- - correct answer Tongue (sublingual)
50. Mal- - correct answer Bad ( malpractice)
51. Mast, mamm- - correct answer Breast (mastectomy)
52. Melano- - correct answer Black (melanoma)
53. Meter- - correct answer Measure (thermometer)
54. My- - correct answer Muscle (myalgia)
55. Nas- - correct answer Nose (nasal)
56. Nephr- - correct answer Kidney (nephrosis)
57. Ocul/o - correct answer Eye (ocular)
58. Odont- - correct answer Shaped like a tooth (orthodontist)
59. Onc/o- - correct answer Tumor (oncology)
60. Opthalm- - correct answer Eye (opthalmoscope)
61. Optic/o- - correct answer Eye (optician)
62. Oste- - correct answer Bone (osteoarthritis)
63. Ot- - correct answer Ear (otalgia)

64. Patho- - correct answer Disease (pathology)
65. Phleb/o- - correct answer Vein (phlebotomy)
66. Ven/o- - correct answer Vein (venipuncture)
67. Procto- - correct answer Rectum (proctologist)
68. Psych- - correct answer Mind (psychology)
69. Ren- - correct answer Kidney (renal)
70. Rhino- - correct answer Nose (rhinovirus )
71. Spir- - correct answer Breathing (spirometer)
72. Thrombo- - correct answer Blood clot (thrombolysis)
73. Tom/e- - correct answer Cut (phlebotomy)
74. Tox/o- - correct answer Poisonous (toxicology)
75. Uro- - correct answer Urine (urology)
76. Uter/o- - correct answer Uterus (intrauterine)
77. Hyster/o- - correct answer Uterus (hysterectomy)
78. Vaso- - correct answer Blood vessel (vasoconstriction)
79. Xanth/o- - correct answer Yellow (xanthin)
80. Xero- - correct answer Dry (xeroderma)
81. Zyme- - correct answer Ferment (enzyme) A- - correct answer Without (aphonia)
82. Ab- - correct answer From/away from (abduct)
83. Ad- - correct answer Toward (adduct)
84. Ambi- - correct answer Both (ambidextrous)
85. Ana- - correct answer Up/against/back (anaphylactic)

86. Ante- - correct answer Before (antecubital)
87. Auto- - correct answer Self (autoimmune)
88. Bi- - correct answer Two/double (biceps/bilateral)
89. Bio- - correct answer Life (biopsy/biology)
90. Cata- - correct answer Down (cataleptic)
91. Brady- - correct answer Slow (bradycardia)
92. Circum- - correct answer Around (circumcised)
93. Con- - correct answer Together (congestion)
94. Contra- - correct answer Against (contraception)
95. De- - correct answer From/away from/down (decalcify)
96. Deca- - correct answer Ten (dekaliter)
97. Dia- - correct answer Through/complete (diagnosis)
98. Dis- - correct answer Separate/apart (dislocated)
99. Dys- - correct answer Bad/abnormal/painful (dyspepsia)
100. Ec- - correct answer Out/away (ectopic)
101. Ecto- - correct answer Outside (ectoplasm)
102. Em- - correct answer In (embolism)
103. En- - correct answer In (endemic)
104. Endo- - correct answer Into/ within (endoscope)
105. Epi- - correct answer Upon/high (epidermis)
106. Eu- - correct answer Well/good (eupnea)
107. Infra- - correct answer Within/ inside (intravenous)
108. ISO- - correct answer Equal (isometric)

109. Juxta- - correct answer Near/beside (juxtaarticular)
110. Macro- - correct answer Large/long (macrocyctic)
111. Mega- - correct answer Large (megacephaly
112. Meso- - correct answer Middle (mesodermal)
113. Meta- - correct answer Change/after (metastasis)
114. Micro- - correct answer Small (microscope)
115. Milli- - correct answer One-thousandth (milliliter)
116. Neo- - correct answer New (neonatal)
117. Non- - correct answer Not (noninvasive)
118. Para- - correct answer Near/beside/ beyond (paramedics)
119. Per- - correct answer Through (percutaneous )
120. Peri- - correct answer Around (perianal)
121. Re- - correct answer Again/back
122. Retro- - correct answer Backward/behind
123. Semi- - correct answer Half
124. Sub- - correct answer Under/beneath/below
125. Super- - correct answer Above/over
126. Supra- - correct answer Above/excessive
127. Syn- - correct answer Together/with
128. Ultra- - correct answer Beyond/excessive
129. FDA - correct answer
130. FDA - correct answer
131. OTC - correct answer Over the counter

132. DEA - correct answer Drug Enforcement Administration
133. Durham Humphrey Amendment-1951 - correct answer Came up with definition of OTC and prescriptions. One has adequate directions for use and other drugs do not.
134. How are Schedule II drugs ordered? - correct answer Pharmacists order the drugs with Form 222
135. Who must have a DEA license - correct answer Anyone who orders schedule II drugs
136. Form 222 includes: - correct answer -purchaser signature
137. -company name and address

- order date 

138. -# of packages of each item
139. -size of package of each item
140. How many orders on a form 222 can a pharmacist order up to? - correct answer A maximum of 10 orders
141. NDC - correct answer National Drug Code
142. Schedule II and Controlled Drugs must include what on the label? - correct answer -pharmacists name
143. -pharmacists address
144. -pharmacy name
145. -Drug serial #
146. -date prescription filled
147. -prescribers name
148. -directions on use
149. -cautionary statements
150. *schedule type/ phone # in some states
151. Poison Prevention-1970 - correct answer Child lock on less unless other wise told
152. OSHA-1970 - correct answer Occupational Safety & Health A. Becomes a thing because workers were becoming hurt and ill and they needed some type of protection provided for them
153. Drug List-1972 - correct answer Introduce NDC for many new drugs so they were identifiable

154. Medical Device-1976 - correct answer Items like IUD did not need to be approved by the FDA
155. Resource Conservation Recovery-1976 - correct answer Waste like radioactive ones be regulated and destructed properly
156. Drug Regulation Reform- 1978 - correct answer Shortening of time for trial of new drugs
157. Orphan Drug- 1983 - correct answer Make previously not available drugs available to treat rare diseases
158. Drug Price Competition & Patent Term Restoration- 1984 - correct answer Encouraging making of generic meds and creative new drugs
159. Prescription Drug Marketing- 1987 - correct answer -Prohibited the sampling/ selling or trading common people
160. -illegal to bring meds back into the US once they were imported out
161. Omnibus Budget Reconciliation -1990 - correct answer Pharmacists must inform patients of new drugs and refills
162. FDA Safe Med Devices-1990 - correct answer FDA increased ability to regulate meds and manufacturers had to better their quality control due to many accidents and deaths
163. Anabolic Steroid Control-1990 - correct answer Regulates steroids in response to dying/injured athletes when misusing them. (Steroids are now schedule III)
164. Americans with Disabilities-1990 - correct answer Prohibits discrimination against those with a disability
165. Dietary Supplement Health & Edu- 1994 - correct answer Required increase of regulation of dieting drugs
166. Health insurance-1996 - correct answer All insurance policies were to obey all HIPAA laws or companies were fined or imprisoned
167. FDA Modernization Act-1997 - correct answer (FDAMA) affected user fees/compounding in pharmacies/ & medical devices regulation. Also extended pediatric drug trials. Manufacturers required to place "Rx" on labels. Act made to speed up drug approval process

168. Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act-2003 - correct answer Offer Medicare recipients a tax break so they could afford the new meds
169. Isotretinoin (Accutane) Safety & Risk Management Act (Proposal Only) - 2004 - correct answer (Not passed act)
170. FDA created SMART (system to manage accutane related teratogenicity) due to deaths, depression, spontaneous abortions, and more
171. Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic-2005 - correct answer Created to stop illegal use of methamphetamine (this act controls other drugs like crack/ cocaine)
172. Medical Tamper-Resistant Prescriptions- 2008 - correct answer Secures that a prescription cannot be changed.
173. cc - correct answer Cubic centimeters
174. g/gm - correct answer Gram
175. gr - correct answer Grain
176. gtt - correct answer Drop(s)
177. ht - correct answer Height
178. m^2 - correct answer Square meter
179. mcg - correct answer Microgram
180. mEq - correct answer Milliequivalent
181. mm - correct answer Millimeter
182. no/NO - correct answer number
183. ss - correct answer One- half
184. T/tbsp - correct answer Tablespoon
185. Tsp - correct answer Teaspoon
186. U - correct answer Unit
187. wt. - correct answer Weight

188. w/v. - correct answer Weight to volume ratio
189. PO, p.m. - correct answer By mouth, orally
190. PRN, p.r.n. - correct answer As needed
191. PR, p.r. - correct answer Through the rectum
192. PV,vag - correct answer Through the vagina
193. Pulv. - correct answer A powder
194. q - correct answer Every
195. q AM - correct answer Every morning
196. q h - correct answer Every hoir
197. q2h - correct answer Every 2 hours
198. q.i.d. - correct answer Four times a day
199. q.v. - correct answer As much as you want
200. S (s with bar on top of it) - correct answer Without
201. Sat. - correct answer Saturated
202. Sig. - correct answer Instruction to patient
203. SL, sl - correct answer Sublingual
204. sol., Soln. - correct answer Solution
205. SP - correct answer spirits
206. S.O.S. - correct answer There is a need
207. supp., suppos. - correct answer Suppository
208. syr. - correct answer Syrup
209. T - correct answer Temperature
210. tab - correct answer Tablet

211. t.i.d., TID - correct answer Three times a day
212. tr., tinct - correct answer Tincture
213. w.a. - correct answer While awake
214. WK, wk - correct answer Week
215. X - correct answer Times, for
216. AD - correct answer Right ear
217. AS - correct answer Left ear
218. AU - correct answer Both ears
219. BT - correct answer Bedtime
220. D/C - correct answer Discharge/discontinue
221. HS/hs - correct answer Half-strength
222. i/d - correct answer One daily
223. IJ - correct answer Injection
224. IN - correct answer Intranasal
225. OJ - correct answer Orange juice
226. o.d.,OD - correct answer Once daily
227. OD - correct answer Right eye
228. OS - correct answer Left eye
229. US - correct answer Both eyes
230. Per os - correct answer By mouth or orally
231. q.d. Or QD - correct answer Every day
232. qhs/ qn - correct answer Nightly at bedtime
233. q.o.d./ QOD - correct answer Every other day

234. qId - correct answer Daily
235. q6PM - correct answer Every evening at 6pm
236. SC, SQ, sub q - correct answer Subcutaneous
237. ss (both s's with a bar over them) - correct answer Sliding scale or one-half
238. SSI - correct answer Sliding scale insulin
239. SSRI - correct answer Sliding scale regular insulin or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
240. TIW/ tiw - correct answer Three times a week
241. AQ, aq. - correct answer Water
242. a (with bar over it) - correct answer Before
243. aa or aa (with bar over them) - correct answer Of each
244. a.c. - correct answer Before meals
245. ad - correct answer To, up to
246. ad lib. - correct answer As desired
247. b.i.d. - correct answer Twice a day
248. BSA - correct answer Body surface area
249. Buc. - correct answer Buccal
250. c (with bar over it) - correct answer With
251. cap. - correct answer Capsule
252. comp. - correct answer Compund
253. d - correct answer Day
254. dil - correct answer Dilute
255. disp. - correct answer Dispense

256. el./elix - correct answer Elixir
257. fl/fld - correct answer Fluid
258. h/hr - correct answer Hour
259. IM - correct answer Intramuscular
260. IV - correct answer Intravenous
261. liq - correct answer Liquid
262. m. - correct answer Mix
263. mixt., mist. - correct answer A mixture
264. noc. - correct answer Night
265. Non rep., n.r. - correct answer Do not repeat
266. NPO - correct answer Nothing by mouth
267. Oint./ung - correct answer Ointment
268. P - correct answer After
269. p.c. - correct answer After meals
270. per. - correct answer By, through
271. PNS - correct answer Peripheral nervous system (contains the cranial and spinal nerves) these branch from the brain and spinal chord to all body parts
272. ANS - correct answer Divides into 2
273. Parasympathetic nervous system
274. Sympathetic nervous system
275. CNS - correct answer Central Nervous System
276. PNS - correct answer Peripheral nervous system (contains the cranial and spinal nerves) these branch from the brain and spinal chord to all body parts
277. ANS - correct answer Divides into 2
278. Parasympathetic nervous system
279. Sympathetic nervous system

280. CNS - correct answer Central Nervous System