dispensing lecture Flashcards
prescription
legal document or order by a qualified healthcare professional
-physician, dentist, veterinarian
-for diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of a specific patient’s disease
-written by a licensed practitioner
-written as part of proper physician/patient relationship
legal document, prima facie, evidence in a court of law
parts of a prescription
1- prescriber information
2- patient information
3- date
4- superscription
5- inscription
5- subscription
6- signature
prescriber information
name of doctor
contact info of doctor
prescription number
license number / S2 license number
patient info
name, age, weight, gender, address
child: age, weight, gender
date info
date the prescription was made
protects the patient from abusing a medication
to know when was the last time it was refilled
superscription
Rx (take thou)
inscription
drugs composition and dose
may be an official or unofficial formulation
subscription
instructions for the pharmacist
number of units and the amount to be administered
signatura, signa, or transcription
instructions for the patient
how and when should the medicines are taken
special instructions
optional
prescription errors
1- erroneous
2- violative
3- impossible
erroneous
brand name before generic name
brand name not in parenthesis
actions: fill/dispense, report to DOH officer
violative
no generic name
generic name not readable
brand name is readable
“no substitution”
action: do not refill, report to DOH
impossible
-brand name and generic name not readable
-brand name does not match with the generic name
-medicine is not registered with FDA
action: do not fill, report to DOH
handling of prescription
1- receiving
2- reading and checking
3- collecting and weighing the materials
4- compounding, labeling and packaging
receiving
get the prescription
do not alter facial expression
reading and checking
read behind the counter
check the validity
verify the prescriber’s signature and date
read all the lines and words, do not make any guesses
as soon as there is any doubts, call the prescriber or another RPH
compounding, labeling, and packaging
-prepare one prescription at a time
-compounding must be carried out in accordance with the pharmacopoeia or formulary instructions
-container should be clearly marked with a label
labels should bear the following infos
-prescription name
-patient name
-registration number
-dispensing date
-instructions for use
-date of expiration
-storage conditions
-name of pharmacy
-address of pharmacy
sources of errors in prescription
1- legibility
2- checking
3- too many customers / patients
4- lack of concentrations
5- too many phone calls and social media
6- lack of experience
a.c.
ante cibum
before meals
a.d.
aurio dextra
right ear
a.m.
ante meridiem
morning
h.s.
hora somni
at bedtime
o.u.
oculus uterque
both eyes
p.c.
post cibum
after meals