UNIT VII: PRESCRIPTION and Common Abbreviations Flashcards
refer to medicines which can only be dispensed by a pharmacist to a patient, upon the presentation of a valid prescription from a physician, dentist, or veterinarian and for which a pharmacist’s advice is necessary.
Prescription / Ethical Medicines
The symbol that is usually said to stand for the Latin word “recipe” meaning “to take.”
“Rx”
Pediatric
children
Geriatric
old people
This part of the prescription is represented by the symbol RX.
Superscription
In the ancient times, superscription considered as a prayer to … for the fast recovery of the patient.
Jupiter, the God of healing
RX abbreviation for the Latin term “take thou” which means?
“you take”
This is considered as the main part of the prescription order. It contains the names and quantities of the prescribed ingredients.
Inscription
This part of the prescription contains directions to the patient regarding the administration of the drugs. It is generally represented as ‘Sig’ on the prescription.
Signatura
This part of the prescription contains directions of the prescriber to the pharmacist regarding the type and compounding of dosage form along with number of doses to be dispensed.
Subscription
BN precedes the GN.
Erroneous Prescription
(GN) in parenthesis.
Erroneous Prescription
(BN should be in parenthesis.)
More than one drug product is prescribed.
Erroneous Prescription
What to do with erroneous prescriptions?
shall be filled
GN is not written
Violative Prescription