Chapter Terms
- alchemy
- the European practice during the Middle Ages that combined elements of chemistry, metallurgy, physics, and medicine with astrology, mysticism, and spiritualism such as turning ordinary metals into silver and gold
- chain pharmacy
- a community pharmacy that consists of several similar pharmacies in the region (or nation) that are corporately owned
- community pharmacy
- any independent, chain, or franchise pharmacy that dispenses prescription medications to outpatients; also called a retail pharmacy
- compounding pharmacy
- a pharmacy that specializes in the preparation of nonsterile (and sometimes sterile) preparations that are not commercially available
- formulary
- a list of drugs that have been preapproved for use by a committee of health professionals; used in hospitals, in managed care, and by many insurance providers
- franchise pharmacy
- a small chain of professional community pharmacies that dispense and prepare medications but are independently owned; sometimes called an apothecary
- health maintenance organization (HMO)
- an organization that provides health insurance using a managed care model
- home healthcare
- the delivery of medical, nursing, and pharmaceutical services and supplies to patients at home
- home healthcare pharmacy
- a pharmacy that dispenses, prepares, and delivers drugs and medical supplies directly to the home of the patient
- hospital pharmacy
- an institutional pharmacy that dispenses and prepares drugs and provides clinical services in a hospital setting
- independent pharmacy
- a community pharmacy that is privately owned by the pharmacist
- institutional pharmacy
- a pharmacy that is organized under a corporate structure, following specific rules and regulations for accreditation
- long-term care facility
- an institution that provides care for geriatric and disabled patients; includes extended-care facility (ECF) and skilled-care facility (SCF)
- mail-order pharmacy
- a large-volume centralized pharmacy operation that uses automation to fill and mail prescriptions to a patient
- managed care
- a type of health insurance system that emphasizes keeping the patient healthy or diseases controlled in order to reduce healthcare costs
- nuclear pharmacy
- a specialized practice that compounds and dispenses sterile radioactive pharmaceuticals to diagnose or treat disease
- pathophysiology
- the study of disease and illnesses affecting the normal function of the body
- pharmaceutical care
- a philosophy of care that expanded the pharmacist's role to include appropriate medication use to achieve positive outcomes with prescribed drug therapy
- pharmaceutics
- the study of the release characteristics of specific drug dosage forms
- pharmacist
- one who is licensed to prepare and dispense medications, counsel patients, and monitor outcomes pursuant to a prescription from a licensed health professional
- pharmacognosy
- the study of medicinal functions of natural products of animal, plant, or mineral origins
- pharmacokinetics
- individualized doses of drugs based on absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination
- pharmacology
- the scientific study of drugs and their mechanisms of action
- pharmacy technician
- an individual working in a pharmacy who, under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist, assists in activities not requiring the professional judgment of a pharmacist; also called the pharmacy tech or tech
- therapeutics
- the study of applying pharmacology to the treatment of illness and disease states