EEE I XO PHINMA PRESCRIPTION ABBREVIATIONS a a ante before aa ana ofeach ad ad up to ac. ante cibum before meals ad. auris dextra right ear adulib ad libitum luse as much as one desires; freely admov. admove apply jagit agit stir/shake alt. alternate alth alternis horis every other hour am. ante meridiem morning, before noon amt. amount amp ampule amt amount | aq aqua water alas. auris laeva , auris sinistra left ear ATC around the clock au. auris utraque both ears aurist. auristillae ear-drops, bis. bis twice bd. / bid bis in die twice daily BM. Bowel Movement Blood Pressure bolus as largesingle dose (usually intravenous) blood sugar body surface area inside cheek capsula capsule cum with (usually written with a bar on top of the “c” cibos food cum cibos with food cubic centimeter complete blood count cibus food chartulae powder papers; divided powders ‘compound er,crm ream sw dextrose 5% solution DSNS dextrose 5% in normal saline (0.99%) ___| | de, D/C, dise discontinue dieb. alt. diebus alternis, every other day ail dilute DR delayed-release disp, dispense ‘div. divide dtd, dentur tales doses give of such doses Dw. distilled waterPHINMA EC enteric-coated Ix. elixir emp ‘ex modo prescripto as directed cemuls ‘emulsum emulsion ER, XR extended-release et et and |exaq ex aqua in. water fl. fd, fluid ft. fiat makejlet it be made LB, m pa grain | xtt(s) gutta / guttae drop(s) 4 Hypodermic hhr hora hour hs. hora somni at bedtime 1D intraderm: Mm intramuscular inj. injectio injection wv intravenous We intravenous push 1vPB. intravenous piggyback 1 Jaevus Jeft LAS. label as such lin Jinimentum Jiniment ig, liquor solution Jot. lotion M. ‘misce mix m.min minimum minimum | meg or ug ‘microgram mau. more dicto utendus to be used as directed | meq milliequivalent | mg. milligram | Mm, misce mix mist. mistura mixture mite mitte send ml milliliter nebul nebula spray NMT, not more than oct, nocte at night non rep. non repetatur no repeats Ns Normal Saline (0.9%) |1/2 NS half normal saline (45%) NIE not to exceed 0D or od ‘once a day/once per day od. ‘oculus dexter right eve os. ‘oculus sinister left eve ou. oculus uterque both eves on ‘ounceper by or through ps. rectally pic. after meals: pm. post meridiem evening or afternoon pra pro re nata| as needed po. ero by mouth or orall bby rectum pulvis powder quaque every ‘quaque alterni every other day quaque die ante meridiem every day before noon / every morning quarter die sumendus four times a da quaque die post meridiem, ‘everyday afternoon quaque hora every hour quaque hora somni ‘every night at bedtime: quaque 1 hora with other numbers ‘every 1 hour ( can replace quaque die everyday quarterin die four times a day every other da quarter quaque hora every four hours quantum sufficiat sufficient quantity to make ‘every week rectal rep, rept repetatur repeats RL, R/L Ringer's lactate s sine ‘without ( usually written with a bar on top of the *s” sa. secundum artum use your judgement SC, sube, subcut, subqSQ subcutaneous sig signa ‘write on label SL ‘sublingually, under the tongue sol solutio solution s.os., si opsit siopus sit ifthere isaneed ss semis [one half stat statim ‘immediately ‘supp suppositorium suppository susp suspension syr syrupus syrup tab tabella tablet tal.t talus such tbsp tablespoon troche trochiscus lozenge tsp teaspoon tid. terin die three times a day tw. three times a week top. topical TPN. total parenteral nutrition tr, tine, tinct. tincture ud, utdiet ut dictum as directed ung. ungentum, ointment vag vaginally w with w/o without x times ¥.0. years oldOut-Patient Prescription Prescriber Registration No. Number assigned ta tne Prescribe information: preserbver trom DEA required Samanta sasne.Omee andres ‘onoll controlled aubstonce Maria A. 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With dext RightHOSPITAL PHARMACY WORKBOOK [Rating Date Submitted Activity No. 7 : i THE PRESCRIPTION” prescripticn order is an order for medication issued by a pnysicia dentist or other properly licensed medical ;ractitioner. rescription order isa part of the professional relationship among criber pharmacist and the patient. It is the oharmacist’s responsibility in this relationship to provide quality pharmaceutical care meets the medication needs of the patient. is an important therapeutic transaction between the physician and the patient. It must communicate clearly with the pharmacist and adequately instruct the patient on how to take the prescribed medicine. prescriptions usually are written rescriber, on printed forms that contain blank spaces for the required information. These forms are calied prescription blanks and are supplied in the for of a pad. Most prescription blanks are imprinted with the name, address, telephone number and other pertinent information of the physician or his other practice site. The printed information clarifies the prescriber’s name when it is signed illegibly, and his address and telephone number facilitates additionai professional cornmunication, as May be required. are also required for controlled substances ( Prescription blanks include certain security features. especially Schedule II) to rs are medico legal dot in ink. The lega! responsibility for ion. The prescription order consi uments. Therefore they prescribing lies Prescription ordet ists of must be written legibly i in the doctor who signs the prescripti the following elements: 1. Date 2. Identity of the prescriber 3. Identity of the patient 4. Body of the prescription 5. Signature 1 - DATE. This Is important due to its legal significance. It also enables the pharmacist to verify matters if too much time has elapsed since its writing.| ' Hosp) TAL PHARMacy WORKROg, \K $ i ~ IDENTITY OF THE prese DE ane CRIBER . License classifi . Address . Office telephone Number (if any) ICation PwN sil - IDENTITY OF THE Patient 1. Name 2. Address 3. Age of the patient j. 4. Diagnosis Tv - BODY OF ie PRESCRIPTION (Inscription) a) The symbol Rx (superscript; brevias: ) Tet bese eae scription) is an abbreviation for recipe, the b) Name of the drug, strength and dose > Names of drug and Prescription should i aporaved ice only. uld not be abbreviated, use >» When writing the drug name, the ri piel a! generic name may be > If two or more drugs are Prescribed, they may be written one below the other with the appropriate dosages, » If the formulation has more e than one ingredient, the principal drug is written first, then the vehicle, the solvent for the solution or the bulking agent for a capsule goes last. » In general practice, the following should be noted. i) For solids, quantities of one gram or more should be written 1g etc ~ If less than 1 gram, it rust be written in milligrams. (e.g) 500mg not .5g - Avoid unnecessary zeros after decimal point (e.g) img not 1.0mg i a When decimals are unavoidable, a zero must be written in front of the decimal point where there is no other figure. (e.g) 0.5m! not .5m! = ie of Co point is acceptable to express a range e.g) 5 - 19 : oa ai) nou issn abbreviations. aa write “units' not U, See ee ee eat a fies in metric units. tii) Strength of the medication must be Meee Gio ae can The terin millilicer (m! or mL) may be 4 centimeters (cc) or cm3.re HOSPITAL Prinny iv) Dose and dose frequency < Preparations to be taken, as interval should be ae ir e Prescribeg Av 1 ampoule of Furosemide” hould be stated, in red’ ambic case of minimum des " 9u0Uus direction like strengths may be available where ampoules grea ty - DIRECTIONS TO THE PHARMACIST N cections like “Dispense 100m (subscription) Plas It may include soiution Mix’ etc, al syringe’ * make NSE with or, vi - GIRECTIONS TO THE patient (Signa 5 7 Must be drug specific and patien| 4 y Simple directions in English are » Avoid abbreviations, But recor used. Nscription) it specific Preferred, snised Latin abbreviations May be v. SIGNATURE. The order must be Signed (last name in full) in ink. COMMON PRESCRIBING ERRORS Tllegible Ambiguous directions Insufficient information Inappropriate Prescription of drug vy INCORRECT PRESCRIPTIONS ry Violative Prescriptions: 1. Where the generic name is not indicated 2. Where the generic name is Not legible and a brand Name which is legible, is indicated; and where the brand name is undirected and instructions added (such as the phrase “nosubstitution" which tend to obstruct, hinder or Prevent proper generic dispensing). w Violative prescriptions shall not be filled. The pharmacist shall advise the prescriber of the problem to be able to get the proper prescription. Erroneous Prescriptions: 1. Where the brand name precedes the generic name; 2, Where the generic name is the one in parenthesis; and 3. Where the brand name is not in parenthesis. ee eePoh Src ana mpm RS HOSPITAL PHARMACY WorkBoox Erroneous prescription shall be filled, s * Such p-escriptions shal ve kept and reported by the Pharmacist to theauthorized offic cl appropriate action : - Impossible Prescriptions 1, When only the generic name is written but it is not legible, Impossible prescriptions shall not be 7 filled. The pharmacist. shall advise the prescriber of the Problem: ‘ to be able to get the proper prescription. ACTIVITIES 1. Think of an imaginary name of a physician and prepare (design) prescription blanks intended for prescription drugs and controlled substances. 2. Secure a certain number of empty boxes of drug products from the instructor. 3. With these boxes, make a specific diagnosis (even if it is "presumptive") of which the drug is a treatment of choice. 4. Write prescription orders for these drugs. 5. Paste the Prescription orders on the space provided. 6. Using the Prescription blanks prepare one example for each type of incorrect Prescription. ees