Prescription Flashcards
A prescription is
a written medication order by the doctor or dentist or veterinarian that is given to the patient so that he or she can read the instructions on how to take the drug(s) and purchase drug(s) that is/are meant to treat his or her condition.
A written order directing the pharmacist to prepare or dispense pharmacologic agents for the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of a certain disease.
prescription
A chemical substance that affects the processes in living organisms and is used for the prevention (prophylaxis), treatment, and diagnosis of a certain disease.
Drugs
Drugs that do not require prescription
OTC
Aim to treat a certain disease and have more potential adverse effects than OTC drugs.
Prescription drugs
monitored by the PDEA and is written in a specialized prescription that is also issued by the said government agency.
Regulated drugs
rational prescribing
Fulfills the following criteria: Appropriate diagnosis Appropriate indication Appropriate drug Appropriate dosage Appropriate duration Appropriate route of administration
Irrational prescribing
When medically inappropriate, ineffective, and economically inefficient drug are used.
May contain address and clinic schedule.
Prescriber’s signature, name followed by the suffix MD, the prescriber’s address, PRC license number, S2 number, and PTR number.
S2 number
PRESCRIBER’S INFORMATION AND SIGNATURE
written to avoid medication error.
PATIENT’S INFORMATION
Date of the consult or when the prescription was written.
DATE OF THE PRESCRIPTION
The sign RX which is
instruction to the pharmacist.
RX is derived from the Latin word
“recipe” or “recipere”
“body of the prescription”
inscription
content of inscription
The name and dose of the medicine
Name of the drug should always be in generic name
The brand name should be written below the generic name and should be inside a parenthesis
Dose of the drug is the drug’s unit dosage
