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