prescription

• Prescription


  An order for medication issued by a physician, dentist, or other properly licensed medical practitioner
• Prescription


  • Designates a specific medication and dosage to be prepared by a pharmacist and administered to a particular patient
• Prescription


  Usually written on preprinted forms containing the traditional symbol (meaning ''recipe,'' ''take thou,'' or ''you take''), name, address, telephone number, and other pertinent information regarding the physician or other prescriber

  
• Prescription

  Blank spaces are used by the prescriber to provide information about the patient, the medication desired, and the directions for use
• Rx symbol

  Abbreviation for the Latin term "Take Thou" which means "you take"
• Parts of a Prescription

  • Prescriber information and signature
  • Patient information
  • Date prescription was written
  • Superscription (Rx symbol)
  • Inscription (Medication prescribed)
  • Subscription (Dispensing instructions to the pharmacist)
  • Signa (Directions to the patient)
  • Special instructions

  
• Date on prescription


  Helps the pharmacist to keep the day-to-day patient's record in chronologic order and refer to old cases in future
• Patient information on prescription

  Name helps identify the correct patient, age and sex are important for dosage, address is for contacting the patient

  
• Inscription


  Contains the names and quantities of the prescribed ingredients, can be divided into base, adjuvants, and vehicle
• Subscription


  Contains directions to the pharmacist regarding the type and compounding of dosage form and number of doses to be dispensed
• Signa


  Contains directions to the patient regarding the administration of the drugs
• Prescriber's signature and license number

  Turns the prescription into a legal and authentic order, S2 license number is important for prescriptions containing narcotics
• Erroneous prescriptions shall be filled and reported to the DOH
• Violative and impossible prescriptions shall not be filled and shall be reported to the DOH
• Prescription form for dangerous drugs

  Only 1 dangerous drug per prescription, partial filling allowed but no refill, valid for 1 month
• During the public health emergency, an ordinary prescription in triplicate may be used instead of the special prescription form for dangerous drugs
• The original copy of the dangerous drug prescription goes to the pharmacy, the duplicate to the patient, and the triplicate is retained by the prescriber