Clinical Pharmocology and prescribing

Question 1

What must be on a prescription?

Answer 1

Docs Name
Signature
Physical Address
MCNZ reg no.
Contact phone no.
Patients name
Full residential address
Age if under 13

Question 2

What are the three parts of a prescription?

Answer 2

Recipe
Sig/Signa
M or Mitte

Question 3

Recipe (3)

Answer 3

Name of medicine
Formulation (caps, tablets)
Strength

Question 4

Sig

Answer 4

Instructions for patient
weird lettering thing
o.d = once daily
p.o = orally

can be more detailed

Question 5

M

Answer 5

Instruction for pharmacist, specifies quantity to be dispensed