Prescription Writing Flashcards
Analgesic Powder for Headache
Rx. -Metamizole 500 mg -Caffeine 50 mg Make 10 such doses Label: 1 dose in case of pain, max 3 times a day
Combined smooth muscle relaxant and analgesic powder with a parasymphatholytic
Rx. -Atopine Sulphate .5mg -Papaverine Chlorate 50 mg -Metamizole 500 mg Make 10 such doses Label: 1 dose in case of pain, max 3 times a day
Salt Laxative
Rx.
-Magnesium Sulphate 100g
Label: 2 teaspoons in a cup of water and drink
Solution for Cold
Rx. -Codeine Chlorate 200 mg (10x20mg) -Aspirin 5g (10x.5g) -Ascorbic Acid 1g (10x.1g) -Sacharose 15g (10% cant be too sweet) -Distilled Water 150g (10x15g) Make a solution Label: 3x1 soup spoon daily
Codein chlorate- cough suppression
Add distillate water until 150g
1 soup-spoon=15g
1 tea spoon = 5g
Antacid Powder
Rx. -Magnesium oxide 500 mg -Aluminum hydroxide 500 mg Make 20 such doses Label: 3 x 1 doses after meal, max 3 times a day
Keratolytic Cream
Rx. -Salicylic Acid 5g or 10% -White Petroleum 50g Make an ointment Label: Cream for external use only
Local Anesthetic Cream
Rx. -Lidocaine 2.5g or 5% -Hydrophilic Petroleum White petroleum of each on equal amount to make 50 g Make an ointment Label: Cream for external use only
Antibiotic Eye Drops
Rx. -Neomycine Sulphate 50mg -Sodium Chlorate 80mg -Distilled Water 10g Make an eye drop Label: Eyedrops for external use only
Smooth Muscle Relaxant Suppository with Meperidin
Rx. -Meperidine 20mg -Atropine Sulphate .5mg -Vehicle as much as needed Make 10 suppositories Label: 1 suppository in case of pain, max 3 times a day
used more for babies, patient vomiting, with severe nausea (abdominal problems) colitis
Vehicle- need to have some sort of carrying material. should be solid at room temperature, but dissolves in body- coccoabutter. weight between 2-3 g
Combined Smooth Muscle Relaxant powder with a parasympatholytic (for GI spasm)
Rx. -Methylhomatropine bromate 5mg -Papaverine Chlorate 100mg Make 10 such doses Label: 3 x 1 dose daily
Antitussive Drops
Rx. -Codeine Chlorate 400mg (20x20mg) -Distilled Water 20g Make a solution Label: 3 x 20 drops daily
Combined Smooth Muscle Relaxant and Analgesic Powder with a parasympatholytic
Rx. -Atropine Sulphate .5mg -Papaverine Chlorate 50mg -Metamizole .5g Make 10 such doses Label: 1 dose in case of pain, max 3 times a day
Drops in cancer pain
Rx. -Morphine HCL 300 mg -Distillated Water 10g Make a solution Label: 10 drops every 4 hours
Tablets for chronic heart failure
Rx.
-Digoxin .25mg
Dispense 100 tablets
Label (sig.): Take 1 tablet at 9:00 AM each morning
(b/c long half-life, 2 days, accumulates in the body, importantw e take it at same time for those which accumulate)
Tablets for Hypertension
Rx.
-Lisinopril 10mg
Dispense 30 tablets
Label (sig.): 1 tablet daily