MIDTERM 01 - Prescription Flashcards
A medication order written by either a physician, dentist, or veterinarian
Prescription
Latin word for prescription
Praescriptus
Latin word which means ‘before’
Prae
Latin word which means ‘to write’
Scribere
It contains the name of the physician, his specialization, clinic address, contact number, and clinic schedules (Parts of a prescription)
Prescriber’s information
It contains pertinent information about the patient such as the name, address, sex, age, and sometimes the weight of the patient (Parts of a prescription)
Patient information
It contains the date when the prescription was written (Parts of a prescription)
Date of prescription
It contains the Rx symbol, which is from the Latin word “recipe” meaning “take through” or “you take” (Parts of a prescription)
Superscript
It contains the medication prescribed; it is also the body or principal part of the medication order (Parts of a prescription)
Inscription
It contains the dispensing directions to the pharmacist for preparing and labeling the prescription (Parts of a prescription)
Subscription
It contains the instructions for the patient on how and when to take the medication (Parts of a prescription)
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