Glossary
Pharmacy Aide Terms & Vocabulary
15 essential pharmacy aide terms with plain-English definitions: the vocabulary you’ll hear in training and on day one.
Key pharmacy aide vocabulary
These 15 terms come up constantly in pharmacy aide training, on the job and in interviews. Knowing them helps you follow instructions, document accurately and sound prepared.
- Controlled substance
- Regulated drug.
- Copay
- Patient’s share of cost.
- Counseling
- Pharmacist advice.
- Drive-thru
- Pickup window.
- HIPAA
- Privacy law.
- Insurance card
- Coverage information.
- Inventory
- Stock on hand.
- OTC
- Over-the-counter.
- Pharmacist
- Licensed medication expert.
- Point of sale
- Checkout system.
- Recall
- Product withdrawn.
- Refill
- Repeat prescription.
- Shelf tag
- Price label.
- Technician
- Fills prescriptions.
- Will-call
- Bins of ready prescriptions.
Practice these terms
Test yourself with the free Pharmacy Aide practice test: it includes vocabulary questions built from this list. For a complete course, see Pharmacy Aide training.
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