Principals of prescription writing for dentists Flashcards
Who can prescribe?
Doctors
Dentists
Pharmacists
Nurse practitioners
Optometrists
GSL
General sales lists
No need fro the presence fo a pharmacist
P?
Pharmacy medicines - a pharmacist must see before medicine sold
POM?
Prescription only medicine
Prescription forms in NHS Scotland ?
GP100p in Scotland (yellow)
Use generic name or the brand name?
Generic name (chemical name)
When do you need to write the dob of a pt?
Under 12 - child
If you make a mistake on a prescription and score something out you didn’t earn to, what can you do?
Initial any mistakes
What must be included on the prescription?
3mg or 3.0mg?
3mg
0.5ml o5 .5 ml?
0.5ml
0.5g or 500mg?
500mg
Change to non-decimal form if you can
What info about dosage. Must be included?
Dose and dose frequency
Preparations to be taken ‘as required’ wat should be included in prescription?
Minimum dose interval
IM
Intramuscular injection
How long is a prescription valid for?
6 months
When prescribing controlled drugs - what is mandatory to write on the prescription?
Write the Quantity and figures
How long are controlled drugs prescriptions valid for?
28 days
What does a patient information leaflet give to practitioners?
Medico-legal safeguard
What factors influence prescribing in dentistry?
Age
Pregnancy/ breast feeding
Renal disease
Liver disease
What should you take no consideration with elderly pts?
Polypharmacy - drug interactions
Form of medicine - dysphagia (difficulty swallowing)
Physical and mental changes
Where to check drug doses for children?
BNF(C)
If the pt is under 12, do you put this on the prescription?
Yes
What forms of the drug would you prefer to prescribe to a child?
Liquid
Sugar-free
