Study Set Content:
the frequency and duration of a drugs prescribed or recommended use
Medication Scheduling
patients failure to adhere or comply with the instructuctions.
Medication non-adherence
Where the brand name precedes the generic name• Where the generic name is the one in parenthesis • Where the brand name is not in parentheses• Where more than one drug product is prescribed on one prescription form.
Erroneous Prescription
where generic name is not written• where the generic name is not legiblewhile the brand name is legibly written• when the brand name is indicated withinstruction such as "no substitution" iswritten
Violative Prescription
where only the generic name is written butis not legible • where the generic name does not correspond to the brand name• where both the generic name and thebrand name are not legibly written• when the drug product prescribed is notregistered with FDA
Impossible Prescription
the molar concentration, M, of the solution is the number of moles of the solute contained in one L solution
Molarity
the molal concentration, m, is the number of the solute contained in one kilogram of solvent
Molality
measure of concentration equal to the gram equivalent weight per liter of solution.
Normality
measure of the reactive capacity of a molecule. The solute's role in the reaction determines the solution's normality.
Gram equivalent weight
known as the equivalent concentration of a solution. It is mainly used as a measure of reactive species in a solution and during titration reactions or particularly in situations involving acid-base chemistry
Normality
the quantitative amount administered or taken by a patient for an intended medicine effect
Dose
The amount of dose taken at one time
Single dose
amount of dose or the total amount of doses taken in one day
Daily dose
The number of times the doses are taken in a day
Divided doses
the amount of dose taken during the course of treatment
Total dose
The schedule of dosing or the manner in which the drug is taken for the entire duration of treatment.
Dosage regimen
Oral Liquids units
mL tbsp tsp gtt
1 ml to drops
20
Solids units
mg and mcg
Injectables units
mg mcg ml
