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Who can write prescriptions:
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– Dentists, physicians, nurse practitioners, podiatrists, veterinarians (some states pharmacists)
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How long does Pharmacy have to file our prescription for?
What should it be written in? |
– Pharmacy has to file our prescription for 5 years. DEA controls this
– Prescription should be written in ink |
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Prescription form includes:
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Name, Address, Age, date, Drug name, presentation form and mg, # of pills or tablets (disp), instructions of how to take it, Refills
– Superscription: – Name , address, age, date (e.g. printed already) – Inscription (body): e.g. Penicillin VK Tablets 500 mg – Name – dose form – strength of medication – Subscription: quantity to be dispensed – E.g. Disp: Thirty (30) tablets – Signatura (transcription) – Instructions to patient: - e.g. Sig: take one tablet by mouth every 6 hours for dental infection – Write if refills are needed and signature – E.g. – Motrin tablets 600mg (concentration is not needed when there is only one form in the market) – Disp: twenty (20) tablets – Sig: Take one tablet by mouth every 6 hours for pain and swelling as needed – Refills: 2 Signature – DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency) number is only required if it is a controlled substance |
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Substances Schedule: Act of 1970
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– Schedule I: No accepted medical use in the U.S. today
– Schedule II: No refills, No telephone Rx (unless emergency) – Schedule III: Refills 5x within 6 month period. Telephone Rx is OK – Schedule IV: Refills 5x within 6 month period. Telefone Rx is OK. – Schedule V: Mostly Over the counter (OTC) |
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Prescriptions should include:
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– Name and address of prescriber and the patient
– Written in pen or indelible pencil – DEA number – Date of Rx |
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Apothecary abbreviations
– H.s. = – P.c. = – A.c. = – P.r.n. = – P.o. = – N.p.o. = – B.i.d. = – T.i.d. = – Q.i.d. = |
– H.s. = Hora somni at bed time
– P.c. = post cibum after meals – A.c. = ante cibum before meals – P.r.n. = pro re nata as needed – P.o. = per os by mouth – N.p.o. nothing by mouth – B.i.d. twice a day – T.i.d. three times a day – Q.i.d. four times a day |
