Interpretation of medical orders and prescription Flashcards
a substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, treatment or prevention of a disease in human beings or animals
DRUG
a. refer to those medications that REQUIRE a prescription.
b. “legend” refers to the phrase on every manufacturer’s prescription drug stating “CAUTION: FEDERAL LAW PROHIBITS DISPENSING WITHOUT A PRESCRIPTION”.
c. not considered safe for use without medical supervision.
LEGEND DRUGS
a. refer to those drugs that DO NOT REQUIRE a prescription.
b. the letter OTC mean “OVER THE COUNTER”.
c. considered safe for use without medical supervision.
OTC DRUGS
an order for a medication or medical device, issued by a licensed prescriber.
PRESCRIPTION
a. name of prescriber must be imprinted on prescription order.
b. address and phone of prescriber.
c. Drug Enforcement Agency DEA number for controlled substances.
d. State License number for certain 3rd party prescriptions.
PRESCRIBER INFORMATION
a. name and address of patient.
b. age of patient.
c. date the prescription was prescribed for the patient.
PATIENT INFORMATION
a. name, strength, dosage form, quantity and directions for use. This is referred to as the “dispensing directions”.
b. signature of prescriber indicating if BRAND or its GENERIC EQUIVALENT should be dispensed.
c. indication as to the number of refills. If no refills are authorized, then the prescriber may indicate this fact by using the letters “NR”.
MEDICATION INFORMATION
a. designated by a superscript ® at the end of the drug name, indicating it has been registered with the US Patent Office.
b. only the patent holder may use the trade/brand name of the drug.
c. a brand name distinguishes a particular product from those of its competitors.
d. if a brand drug is desired, the prescriber will indicate this fact by writing in the appropriate space “DAW”, Dispense As Written.
BRAND or TRADE NAME
a. is often a contraction of the chemical name, sometimes indicating the chemical class to which the drug belongs.
b. if “DAW” is not indicated, then the generic equivalent will be dispensed.
c. is properly referred to as its nonpropriety name.
GENERIC NAME
a. describes the structure of the drug by standard chemical nomenclature.
CHEMICAL NAME
a. approved generic equivalents of brand name drugs may be substituted if the DAW is not indicated in the prescriber’s own handwriting.
b. certain 3rd party payors require that the prescriber write on the prescription order “Brand Medically Necessary” for the brand drug to be dispensed, in addition to the DAW notation.
c. generic drugs must be sold at a lower price than the brand name drugs
GENERIC SUBSTITUTION
- LABEL REQUIREMENTS
2. AUXILIARY LABELS
PRESCRIPTION LABELING: (non-controlled drugs)
