WEEK 1: The Prescription and Medication Order Flashcards
refers to the process of preparing and giving medicine to a named person on the basis of prescription
Dispensing
it involves a correct interpretation of the wishes of the prescriber and the accurate preparation and labeling of medicine use by the patient
Dispensing
includes all the activities the occur between the time the prescription is presented and the time the medicine or other prescribed items are used to the patients
Dispensing
ensure that an effective form of the correct medicine is delivered to the right patient in the correct dosage and quantity, with clear instructions, and in a package that maintains the potency of the medicine
Good Dispensing Practice
it contains names and quantities of the desired
substances, with instructions for the pharmacist for the preparation of the medicine and to the patient for the use of the medicine at a particular time.
Prescription
a formula written on a piece of paper
Prescription
orders for medications, nondrug products, and services that are written by a licensed practitioner or midlevel practitioner who is authorized by state law to prescribe.
Prescription
an order of medication issued by a physician, dentist, veterinarian, or other properly licensed
medical practitioner
Prescription
serves as a vehicle for communication from the prescriber to the pharmacist about the needs of the patient
Prescription
printed forms containing blank spaces for filling in the required information, usually supplied in pads
Prescription Blanks
used for in-patients
Medication Order Forms
with only one ingredient, those written for a single component or prefabricated product nd not requiring compounding or admixture by the pharmacist
Simple Prescription
with more than one ingredient, those written for more than a single component and requiring compounding
Compound Prescription
prescriptions for controlled substances contains a narcotic substance or other habit forming drugs
Dangerous Drug Prescription
yellow prescription
Dangerous Drug Prescription
these are prescriptions transmitted to a pharmacy by computer
E - Prescriptions
with ten or more than two ingredients of the same therapeutic uses
Polypharmacy
also called shotgun preparation
Polypharmacy
is a prescription that is prescribed very often by the same doctor, of the same ingredients and compounded by the same pharmacist
Magistral Prescription
also called the blind prescription and consists of word, symbols, to present the names of the drugs
Coded Prescription
unethical practice
Coded Prescription
full name and address of the patient are necessary on a prescription for identification purposes
Patient Information
important in establishing the medication record of the patient
Date
superscription
Rx symbol
it forms the beginning of a direct order from the prescriber to the compounder
Rx symbol
inscription
Medication Prescribed
body or principal part of the prescription
Medication Prescribed
orders requiring mixing of ingredients
Compound Prescriptions
subscription
Dispensing Direction to the Pharmacists
may be the quantity to be dispensed or the dosage form of the drug
Common Prescription
the part that gives direction to the pharmacist for preparing the prescription
Compounded Prescription
chief, active, ingredient
Basis
used as assist to the basis
Adjuvant
qualifies the action of basis and the adjuvant
Corrective
added to dilute the active ingredients processing the prescription order
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Directions for the Patients
this includes: method of administration, dose, frequency, and special instructions
Directions for the Patients
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“take” or “give”
Oral Dosage Forms
“apply”
Externally Applied Products
“Insert”
Suppositories
“place” or “instill”
For eye, ear, nose drops
“as needed” - indicated by the prescriber
Refill Instructions
name, office, address, signature, s2 number, and the PTR number
Prescriber’s Information
single dose of medication that should be administered immediately
Stat Order
one-time medication. Drug is to be given at a certain time
Single Order
drug to be given for a certain number of doses for a certain number of days
Standing
administered routinely until order is cancelled by another order
Standing
the drug is administered when necessary or as needed based on the patient’s needs
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