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Previous Chapter. Randa Hilal-Dandan, and Laurence L. Goodman and Gilman's Manual of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 2e. McGraw Hill; The frequency is simply how often you want the patient to take the medication. This can be anywhere from once a day, once a night, twice a day, or even once every other week. So you need to write out 'daily' or 'every other day. You need to add this to the prescription. I highly recommend that you spell out the number after the sign, even though this is not required.
The last instruction on the prescription informs the pharmacist how many times the patient can use the same exact prescription, i. A physician may prescribe 1 pack of an oral contraceptive with 11 refills, which would last the patient a full year. This is convenient for both the patient and physician for any medications that will be used long term. This example is a common medication prescribed when people are leaving the hospital. It is one mg tablet, taken at bedtime. The prescription is for 30 pills and no refills.
Zofran is a very popular anti-nausea medication used after surgery. This is not always the case, though. When the patient complains of nausea, the nurse can give this medication because it has been prescribed. This example shows a common way to write prescriptions for liquids, especially for children.
Liquids come in specific strengths per amount of liquid. Here, the strength is 10 mg per 5 mL. Email Address Please enter a valid email address. Thanks for subscribing! Please check your email for further instructions. Try Now. Prescription Writing with Example Prescriptions. Patient information: This portion of the prescription should include at least the first and last name of the patient and the age of the patient. Many names such as "Smith" and "Jones" should include the complete name and address to help distinguish patients with similar names.
An address is required on schedule II controlled drugs and should be included on prescriptions for any controlled substance. When the exact age is unavailable the word "adult" may be used in the age slot.
Children and the elderly may need the weight listed when oral medications are prescribed. Date prescribed: The date is part of the legal document confirming when the prescription was written.
Pharmacists are often presented prescriptions with dates that are well past the prescribing date. Some patients elect to save prescriptions for future use. This often includes antihistamines and antibiotics that may not be indicated or are even dangerous for the patient's present condition.
Superscription: This is the Rx symbol on the prescription form that designates the written document to be a prescription. Rx is an abbreviation for a Latin phrase that means "take thou.
Inscription: An inscription includes the drug name, concentration and type of preparation. Drug names should not be abbreviated and correct spelling is important to assure that the correct medication is dispensed. Maxitrol neomycin and polymyxin b sulfates and dexamethasone, Alcon and Tobra Dex tobramycin and dexamethasone, Alcon are examples of drugs that are prepared in ointment ung or drop gt form.
Cortisporin neomycin and polymyxin B sulfates, bacitracin zinc and hydrocortisone, Glaxo Wellcome comes in ophthalmic and otic ear drops preparations. Specify which preparation you wish the patient to use. Drug names can be written using the chemical name, such as ciprofloxacin 0. This preparation is still under patent, so if you use either name the pharmacy will provide the product manufactured by Alcon. Tobramycin has recently come off patent.
If you prescribe "Tobrex" the patient should receive the drug manufactured by Alcon unless you check the box on the prescription stating generics are acceptable. If you write "tobramycin," the patient will likely receive the generic form of the drug.
Homatropine and pilocarpine come in different concentrations. It is good practice to always specify the concentration, even if the drug comes in only one concentration. That drug may come in other concentrations in the future. Concentration and preparation form should be written just to the right of the drug name. Use the metric system of weights and measures.
To avoid misinterpretation of the preparation strength, follow this standard in writing percentages: If the percent is less than one, always precede the decimal with a zero, such as 0. Writing 1. The doctor's instructions to the pharmacist, Sig, should be as specific as possible to ensure patient compliance and proper use of medication.
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