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| Federal Upper Limit (FUL) | A list of multiple-source medications and their upper limits for state Medicaid program reimbursement. |
| Fee-for-Service | Traditional indemnity type of business insurance that provides coverage for health care services to members. With this type of coverage, providers are paid a fee for each service delivered, in contrast to capitated systems in which a fixed amount is paid in advance for all services that may be provided during a given period of time (usually a month). |
| Fidelity | Putting the interest of the patient before the interest of the employees or the pharmacy. |
| Fluid Extract or Tincture | Medication dosage form in which the active ingredients (often a plant extract) is dissolved in a base of alcohol and/or water. |
| Food and Drug Administration (FDA) | The federal agency that supervises the development, testing, purity, safety, and effectiveness of prescription and OTC medications. |
| Formulary | A list of medications that are covered (or not covered) by a third-party prescription program. |
| Frequency | How often the patient takes a medication; interval. |
| Gel | Semisolid suspension of very small particles, usually in a water base. |
| Generic Drug | Multiple-source drug that does not have a brand name. Also known as a 'generic equivalent.' |
| Generic Name | The official or chemical name of a product’s active ingredients. |
| Generic Substitution | A process of substituting the lower-cost generic version of a medication when a brand-name medication is prescribed. Generic substitution is often mandated by third-party payers to reduce prescription costs. |
| Geometric Dilution | Adding equal portions of medications when compounding. |
| Glaucoma | Disorder in the eye characterized by high pressure which may lead to decreased vision and blindness. |
| Half-life | Time at which a medication decreases to half of its original potency. |
| Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) | Act to ensure protection of patient information and confidentiality. |
| Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) | A type of third-party plan in which providers share risks with the insurance company by being obligated to provide health care services in return for a fixed amount of reimbursement for each patient assigned to them. Patients are often required to use only those health care providers to whom they are assigned. |
| High-Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) Filter | A special filter used in laminar-flow hoods that is designed to remove small particles and bacteria from the air. |
| Hydroalcoholic | Those liquids that contain a combination of alcohol and water. |
| Hypodermis | Area below the dermis consisting of fatty tissue where several medications, such as insulin are injected; subcutaneous layer. |
| Incidental Disclosure | Personal information is shared unintentionally with unauthorized users during the performance of daily operations. |
| Indemnification | A reimbursement mechanism in which the patient pays the pharmacy and is later reimbursed by the insurance company for a portion of the cost. (Note the difference between indemnification and assignment of claims.) |
| Indication | What a medication is used for. |
| Inducer | Stimulating or increasing the effect of a process; agonist. |
| Inhibitor | Inhibiting or decreasing the effect of a process; antagonist. |
| Intramuscular (IM) | Injections employing small volumes of fluid that are delivered deep into muscle tissue by relatively longer and larger-bore needles. |
| Intraocular Pressure (IOP) | Pressure in the eye that is elevated in disorders, such as glaucoma. |
| Intravenous (IV) | Injectable medication that is administered intravenously (into the vein). |
| IV Admixture | Compounded sterile preparation prepared by adding medication to an IV bag. |
| IV Bolus | See IV push. |
| IV Infusion | Intravenous preparation administered over hours to days at a constant drip rate. |
| IV Piggyback (IVPB) | Intravenous preparation administered at a constant drip rate along with a large volume parenteral such as normal saline or dextrose usually through a Y-site connector port. |
| IV Push | Medications given intravenously over a short period of time. |
