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Question 1

SISSY

Answer 1

(Date prescribed and name of patient)

• Superscription (recipe, Rx)
• inscription (name and strength of drug, metric terms)
• subscription (directions to pharmacist - Disp: 28 capsules)
• signa (directions to patient: how you want patient to take meds)
• your signature

Question 2

Schedule I

Answer 2

• High potential for abuse with no currently accepted medical use in the US
• Heroin, marijuana, LSD, Mescaline, etc

Question 3

schedule II

Answer 3

• High abuse potential with severe psychological or physcial dependence liability
• certain opioid drugs, preparations containing amphetamines or methamphetamines as a single active ingredient
• CANT BE PHONED OR FAXED IN –> REQUIRES HARD COPY
  
  • morphine, codeine, etc

Question 4

Schedule III

Answer 4

• Less potential for abuse than schedule I or II
• use may lead to low or moderate physical dependence or high psychological dependence
  
  • anabolic steroids
  • codeine phosphate + acetaminophen

Question 5

Schedule IV

Answer 5

• potential for limited physical or psychological dependence
  
  • phenobarbitol, chloral hydrate, librium, valium, serax, klonopin, ativan
  • anxiety and surgical meds

Question 6

Schedule V

Answer 6

• potential for less abuse than those listed in schedule IV
• buprenex, lomotil, codeine-containing cough mixtrures