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Module 4
Section 6 Key terms and definitions
Question | Answer |
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What is the importance of container labels? | This provides details about medications and directions for patients use. |
What is the importance of information labels filed with the prescription form? | This verifies prescription information entered on the container label. |
Which tasks are performed automatically by the computer system after the pharmacist authorizes the prescription entry? | updating patient profiles and daily prescription logs, printing patient labels for prescription containers, printing prescription information labels (filed with the original prescription forms), printing patient receipts |
What information appears on labels for prescription containers related to the medication itself? | Name, strength, dosage form, and expiration date. Directions for use, manufacturer, quantity dispensed, refill information, any cautions required by federal an state law |
What information appears on labels for prescription containers that is not directly related to the medication? | pharmacy name, address, and telephone number, prescriptions serial number (RX number), prescribers name, and patient's name. |
What information appears on information and labels that are filed with original prescription related to how a medication is dispensed? | dispensing date and time, quantity dispensed, type of container cap, day supply, dispense as written noted as "yes or no" |
What information is contained on the receipt affixed to the outside of the prescription bags? | patient's name, medication name, strength, and dosage form, quantity dispensed, dispensing date, amount to be paid by the patient |
Which type of labels contain warnings and reminders and are affixed directly to the prescription containers? | auxiliary labels |