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    The document discusses the components of a medical prescription, including: 1) The prescription contains information about the prescriber, patient, date, drug name, dosing instructions, and prescriber's signature. 2) It discusses the main parts - the superscription, inscription, subscription, and signatura - which provide information on the drug, dosing, and instructions. 3) Prescriptions can be written or electronic, and some use tamper-resistant paper or security features to prevent modification or counterfeiting.

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    The Medical Prescription

    Objective:
    Know the components of a complete
    drug order or prescription &
    understand the importance of each
    one.

    Prescription
    is an order for medication issued by a
    physician, dentist, or other properly
    licensed medical practitioner.
    May be a written prescription
    presented at the pharmacy or it may be
    transmitted from the prescriber by
    telephone or by other electronic means.

    Rx symbol
    meaning recipe, take thou,
    or you take

    (1) Prescriber information


    and signature
    (2) Patient information
    (3) Date prescription was
    written
    (4) symbol (the
    Superscription), meaning
    take thou, you take,
    or recipe
    (5) Medication prescribed
    (the Inscription)
    (6) Dispensing
    instructions to the
    pharmacist (the
    Subscription)
    (7) Directions to the
    patient (the Signa)
    (8) Special instructions.

    Main Parts of a Written Prescription


    1. Superscription
    Consists of the heading where the symbol Rx is found.

    2. Inscription
    Also called the body of the prescription
    Provides the names and quantities of the chief
    ingredients of the prescription.
    Also included are information like the dose, dosage
    form

    3. Subscription
    Gives specific directions for the pharmacist on how to
    compound the medication.
    Directions are usually expressed in contracted Latin

    Main Parts of a Written Prescription


    4. Signatura
    Also called transcription
    Gives instructions to the patient on how, how
    much, when, and how long the drug is to be
    taken.
    Instructions are preceded by the symbol S or
    Sig.

    5. Special instructions
    Information regarding refilling, warnings

    6. Signature of the physician


    Including PRC number, S2 license, etc.

    In hospitals and other institutions, the forms


    are somewhat different and are referred to
    as medication orders.

    A prescription or medication order for an


    infant, child, or an elderly person may also
    include the age, weight, and/or body surface
    area (BSA) of the patient.

    Tamper-Resistant Prescription Pads

    Invented to prevent the unauthorized


    copying, modification, or counterfeiting of
    prescriptions.
    use of security paper, erase-resistant paper,
    thermochromatic ink (which results in the
    appearance of the word VOID on
    photocopies),
    and/or imbedded holograms.

    e-prescribing/e-prescriptions

    In the inpatient or outpatient setting, a


    medication order, for a patient is entered
    into an automated data entry system as a
    personal computer (PC) or a handheld
    device loaded with e-prescribing
    software and sent to a pharmacy as an
    e-prescription.
    When received, a pharmacist immediately
    reduces the order to a hard copy and/or
    stores it as a computer file.

    Examples of
    Prescriptions

    Woman, 22 years. New


    patient. Migraine with
    increasingly frequent
    vomiting. Paracetamol no
    longer effective during
    attacks. You explain to her
    that the paracetamol does
    not work because she
    vomits the drug before it is
    absorbed. You prescribe
    paracetamol plus an antiemetic suppository,
    metoclopramide, which she
    should take first, and wait
    20-30 minutes before
    taking the paracetamol.

    References:
    Pharmaceutical Calculations 13th
    Edition by Howard C. Ansel.
    2010.
    Essential Medicines and Health
    Products Information PortalA
    World Health Organization
    resource available at
    http://apps.who.int/medicinedocs/en/
    d/Jwhozip23e/5.4.html#Jwhozip23e.5
    .4

    Selected Latin Terms (Signa) and


    Medical Abbreviations
    Abbreviation
    (Latin Origin)

    Meaning

    Abbreviation
    (Latin Origin)

    Meaning

    a.c. (ante cibos) Before meals

    Ad lib (ad
    libitum)

    At pleasure,
    freely

    aq. (aqua)

    A.M. (ante
    meridiem)

    Morning

    b.i.d. (bis in die) Twice a day

    with

    Et

    And

    h. Or hr. (hora)

    Hour

    h.s. (hora
    somni)

    At bedtime

    i.c. (inter cibos)

    Between meals

    min. (minitum)

    Minute

    noct. (nocte)

    Night

    p.c. (post cibos)

    After meals

    P.M. (post
    meridiem)

    Afternoon;
    Evening

    p. o. (per os)

    By mouth
    (orally)

    p.r.n. (pro re
    nata)

    As needed

    Stat (statim)

    immediately

    Water

    q.i.d. (quarter in Four times a

    Selected Latin Terms and Medical


    Abbreviations
    Acronyms

    Meaning

    Acronyms

    Meaning

    BM

    Bowel
    movement

    BP

    Blood pressure

    BS

    Blood sugar

    CHD

    Coronary Heart
    Disease

    CHF

    Congestive
    Heart Failure

    GERD

    Gastrointestinal
    Reflux Disease

    GFR

    Glomerular
    Filtration Rate

    HRT

    Hormone
    Replacement
    Therapy

    HT or HTN

    Hypertension

    IOP

    Intraocular
    Pressure

    Myocardial
    Ischemia/Infacti
    on

    OA

    Osteoarthritis

    Patient

    SOB

    Shortness of
    Breath

    MI

    Pt

    Selected Latin Terms and Medical


    Abbreviations
    Acronyms

    Meaning

    Acronyms

    Meaning

    UTI

    Urinary Tract
    Infection

    amp.

    Ampule

    Cap.

    Capsule

    D5LR

    dextrose 5% in
    lactated
    Ringers

    CIVI

    Continuous (24
    hour)
    intravenous
    infusion

    ID

    Intradermal

    IM

    Intramuscular

    IT

    Intrathecal

    IV

    Intravenous

    IVB

    Intravenous
    bolus

    IV Drip

    Intravenous
    infusion

    IVPB

    Intravenous
    piggy back

    NGT

    Nasogastric
    tube

    SL

    Sublingual

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