Prescription Writing

Question 1

legend drugs

Answer 1

dispensed by pharmacist only

needs prescription

Question 2

OTC

Answer 2

no prescription necessary

Question 3

controlled drugs

Answer 3

require prescription as well as additional safe guards and regulations from federal and state agencies

DEA - from federal gov’t
stage - DHHR

Question 4

divided drugs to 5 schedules

Answer 4

controlled substance act of 1970

Question 5

schedule 1

Answer 5

high abuse potential

LSD, heroin, marijuana??

no acceptable medical use and have very high abuse potential

Question 6

schedule 2

Answer 6

high abuse potential
with physical/psych dependence

do have medical indications

must have written and non-refill Rx

morpine, fentanyl, hydromorphone, methadone, cocaine, amphetamine, oxycodone, methamphetamine

Question 7

schedule 3

Answer 7

abuse potential limited
-narcotic analgesics limited

hydrocordone, codeine

Question 8

schedule 4

Answer 8

less of abuse potential than schedule 3

benzos - diazepam, lorazepam, alpraxolam, clonazepam

Question 9

schedule 5

Answer 9

low abuse potential

lomotil, robitussin with codeine

Question 10

DEA certificate

Answer 10

physician must obtain in order to prescribe controlled substance

Question 11

best time to apply for license

Answer 11

during residency

-bc you have no history

Question 12

important transaction between physician and patient

Answer 12

prescription writing

Question 13

Rx

Answer 13

prescription

old term for recipe

Question 14

doses

Answer 14

in metric system

Question 15

all that remain of ancient art of prescription

Answer 15

Rx and signatura

Question 16

present prescription

Answer 16

contain single ingredient

Question 17

cost of adverse medical events

Answer 17

7,000 deaths
37.6 billion in cost

errors - often caused by illegibility and misunderstood transcations

Question 18

parts of prescription

Answer 18

superscript
inscript
signature
name and sign of prescriber
labeling
refills

Question 19

superscript

Answer 19

name, address, age of patient

DATE important**

Question 20

date on superscript

Answer 20

alpha-numeric

May 19, 2014

NOT 5/19/14

always on date you see patient

Question 21

inscription

Answer 21

name and amount or strength of each med

ex. lasix 40mg
amox 250mg/5mL
cream 0.5%

Question 22

subscription

Answer 22

how much med given to patient

number of pills
volume of liquid
size of tube

Question 23

signatura

Answer 23

directions for patient

ex - 1 cap TID pc

one cap three times a day after meals

avoid - take as directed

also include intended use - for pain, for 7 days

Question 24

labelling

Answer 24

when physician wants patient to know name of drug

Question 25

refills

Answer 25

schedule II - not refillable**

Question 26

not refillable

Answer 26

schedule I and II

Question 27

drug name

Answer 27

write it out

Question 28

for decimal points

Answer 28

use leading 0 and avoid trailing 0

0.5, not .50

Question 29

ac

Answer 29

before meals

Question 30

pc

Answer 30

after meals

Question 31

hs

Answer 31

at bedtime

Question 32

QD

Answer 32

daily

Question 33

QOD

Answer 33

every other days

Question 34

OD

Answer 34

right eye

Question 35

OS

Answer 35

left eye

Question 36

OU

Answer 36

both eyes

Question 37

threapeutic duration

Answer 37

number of pills match expected duration of Tx

aware of lethal doses

Question 38

pediactric prescription

Answer 38

need to calculate dose, concentration, and frequency usually based on patients weight

Question 39

pounds to kg

Answer 39

divide pounds by 2.2