Prescription Flashcards
refer to medicines which can only be dispensed by a pharmacist to a patient, upon the presentation of a valid prescription from a physician, dentist, or veterinarian and for which a pharmacist’s advice is necessary.
Prescription / Ethical Medicines
“Rx” is usually said to stand for the Latin word
“recipe” meaning “to take.”
Every prescription must bear the date on which the particular medicines are prescribed. This helps the pharmacist to keep day-day Patient’s record in chronologic order which helps the pharmacist or a physician to refer the old case in future.
To avoid misuse of the narcotic or other habitat forming drugs containing prescriptions by the patient a number of times for dispensing
Date:
Name helps the pharmacist to identify the correct Patients avoiding any chance of giving the medicine to a person other than the one it is dispensed for.
Age of the patient becomes important in the case of the Pediatric(children) and Geriatric(old people) cases. Because the dose of drugs in such cases varies(due to their differences in ability to metabolize drugs). Hence dose of the drugs are calculated based on the age factor in such cases.Name, Age, Sex and Address of the patient
Name, Age, Sex and Address of the patient
This part of the prescription is represented by the symbol RX.
In the ancient times it is considered as a prayer to Jupiter the God of healing for the fast recovery of the patient.
Now a days it is used as a abbreviation for the Latin term “Take Thou” which means “you take”
Superscription:
This is considered as the main part of the prescription order.
It contains the names and quantities of the prescribed ingredients.
The name of each ingredient is written on a separate along with its quantity.
Inscription:
This part of the prescription contains directions to the patient regarding the administration of the drugs. It is generally represented as ‘Sig’ on the prescription.
The instructions may include: The quantity to be taken,The frequency of administration and The mode of administration
Signatura:
This part of the prescription contains directions of the prescriber to the pharmacist regarding the type and compounding of dosage form along with number of doses to be dispensed.
Subscription:
info
&
date
header:
you take symbol
superscription:
medication prescribed
inscription:
direction for pharmacist
subscription:
direction for patient
signatura:
patient’s info
footer:
Where the brand name precedes the generic name
Where the generic name is the one in parenthesis
Where the brand name is not in parentheses
Where more than one drug product is prescribed on one
prescription form.
Erroneous Prescription
Where generic name is not written Where the generic name is not legible and a brand name which is
legible is written
When the brand name is indicated and instructions added (such as the phrase “no substitution”) which tend to obstruct, hinder or prevent proper generic dispensing.
Violative Prescription
When only the generic name is written but it is not legible. When the generic name does not correspond to the brand name
. When both the generic name and the brand name are not legible . When the drug product prescribed is not registered with FDA
What to do with impossible prescriptions Impossible prescription shall not be filled. They shall be and reported by the pharmacist of drug outlet or any other interested party to the nearest DOH office for appropriate action. The pharmacist shall advise the prescriber of the problem and/or instruct the customer to get the proper prescription.
Impossible Prescriptions
