Interpreting and Verifying Prescriptions Flashcards
Legal Components of Prescriptions
1) Prescriber information and signature
2) Patient information
3) Date of issuance
4) Rx symbol
5) Name and strength of medication
6) Quantity prescribed
7) Dispensing instructions for the pharmacist
8) Directions to the patient
9) Refills
What are the requirements of a sig?
1) Verb
2) Quantity
3) Dosage Form
4) Route
5) Frequency
6) Additional Instructions
What is the verb used for nasal spray administration?
Instill
Roman numeral: I, i, j?
1
Roman numeral: ss?
1/2
Roman numeral: V, v?
5
Roman numeral: X, x?
10
Roman numeral: L, l?
50
Roman numeral: C, c?
100
Roman numeral: D, d?
500
Roman numeral: M, m?
1000
Sig: ATC?
Around the Clock
Correct or incorrect: qd.
Incorrect: q day
What is the most common dispensing process?
1) Assembly
2) Verification
3) Prospective Drug Utilization Review (DUR)
4) Patient Counseling
What are the steps involved in the Assembly of Prescription?
1) Receive prescription or refill request
2) Enter in formation into patient profile
3) Electronically bill insurance, if applicable
4) Generation of a prescription label
5) Product filling
What is the purpose of the Verification Process?
1) Systematic process to verify accuracy
2) Identify any errors or omissions
1) Compare label to prescription
2) Compare product to prescription
True or False: Auxiliary labels are a proper substitute counseling.
False
What are the steps in the Prospective DUR?
Must be preformed before dispensing medications
- Over-utilization or under-utilization
- Therapeutic duplication
- Drug-disease contraindication
- Drug-drug interactions
- Incorrect drug dosage or duration or drug treatment
- Drug-allergy interactions
- Clinical abuse/misuse
What are the steps in the mandatory counseling in Tennessee?
- Name and description of medication
- Dosage form, dose, route of administration, and duration of drug therapy
- Special directions and precautions for preparation, administration, and use by the patient
- Common side effects or adverse effects or interactions and therapeutic contraindications that may be encountered, including avoidance, and the action require if they occur
- Techniques for self-monitoring drug therapy
- Proper storage
- Prescription refill information
- Action to be taken in the event of a missed dose
What are the three prime questions from the Indian Health Services Model pertaining to patient counseling?
- What did the prescriber tell you this medication is for?
- How did your prescriber tell you to take the
medication? - What did your prescriber tell you to expect?
What are the steps in the dispensing process?
1) Order Entry
2) Product Assembly
3) Pharmacist Verification
4) Prescription Pick-Up
5) Error Discovery
