Dispensing Flashcards
doctor’s order on the patient’s chart for the use of specific drugs. This is commonly used in the hospital or institutional setting and is also considered as a prescription in the law.
Medication Order
written order and instruction of a validly registered physician, dentist or veterinarian for the use of a specific drug product for a specific patient.
Prescription
Rx means
to take
Where did Rx come from
The eye of horus
permits the writing of more than one drug product in one prescription form
Administrative Order No. 90 series of 1990
aka transcription
Signa/Signatura
For the pharmacists
Subscription
For the patient
signa
Incorrect prescription:
- Brand name precedes generic name
- Generic name is the one in parenthesis
- Brand name is not in parenthesis
Erroneous Prescription
Incorrect Prescription
-Generic name is not written
-Generic name is not legible but a legible
brand name is written
Violative
Incorrect prescription
- Only the generic name is written but is not legible
- Generic name does not correspond to the brand name
- Both the generic and brand names are not legible
- Drug product prescribed is not registered with the Philippine FDA
Impossible Prescription
The act by a validly-registered pharmacist, of filling a prescription or a doctor’s order on the patient’s chart.
Dispensing
T/F Poison is labeled in eed label showing in black ink the components for such prescription
F - “For external use only” yun
aka generic
multisource
originator
innovator