Prescriptions

Question 1

What are the 3 types of prescriptions?

Answer 1

1. Over the counter: no prescriptions needed.
2. Legend: Drugs with prescription form.
3. Controlled=drugs requiring safegaurds like storage, limited refills.

Question 2

What are Schedule I controlled substances?

Answer 2

Drugs that have no accepted medical use like heroin.

Question 3

What are Schedule II controlled substances?

Answer 3

Drugs with high abuse potential with severe psychic or physical dependence. Like opium, morphine..

Question 4

What are schedule III controlled substances?

Answer 4

Drugs that have less abuse potential than II and include certain narcotic analgesics. Like prescription strength Tylenol with codeine.

Question 5

What are schedule IV controlled substances?

Answer 5

abuse potential less than III. Like Barbital, triazolam.

Question 6

What are schedule V controlled substances?

Answer 6

Abuse potential less than IV. Like cough syrup.

Question 7

What is Superscritpion and Inscription?

Answer 7

Super=Date, name, address.

Inscrip= Name and strength of meds.

Question 8

What is Subscription and Signatura?

Answer 8

Sub=Directions to pharmacist

Sig= Directions for patient in plain terms.