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Prescription

The document outlines the definition and types of prescriptions, including pre-compounding and extemporaneous prescriptions, along with their essential components such as date, superscription, inscription, subscription, transcription, and signature. It emphasizes the importance of clarity and accuracy in prescriptions to minimize errors, providing ten steps to achieve this, including careful entry, awareness of look-alike drugs, and thorough patient counseling. Additionally, it highlights the need for prescriptions to be simple and free of unnecessary abbreviations.

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Prescription

The document outlines the definition and types of prescriptions, including pre-compounding and extemporaneous prescriptions, along with their essential components such as date, superscription, inscription, subscription, transcription, and signature. It emphasizes the importance of clarity and accuracy in prescriptions to minimize errors, providing ten steps to achieve this, including careful entry, awareness of look-alike drugs, and thorough patient counseling. Additionally, it highlights the need for prescriptions to be simple and free of unnecessary abbreviations.

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Common Clinical

abbreviations used
in handling
medications

Module 6 Lesson 1

DEFINITION
A prescription is a written order (handwritten or
electronic) by a registered physician directing the
pharmacist to prepare or dispense pharmacological
agents/medications for the diagnosis, prevention,
mitigation, treatment, and cure of a disease.

Types of Prescription
There are mainly two types of
prescription:
1)Pre-compounding prescription:
Prescription for already prepared
drug (by pharmaceutical companies)
e.g. Cap. Ciprofloxacin (500 mg) etc.
2)Extemporaneous prescription:
The pharmacists prepare the
medication according to the drugs
and dosages directed by the
physician.

Difference between Pre-compounding and


ExtemporaneousPrescription

PARTS OF PRESCRIPTION
An ideal
prescription should
have the following
parts:

Date

Superscription

Inscription
Subscription

Transcription
Signature

PARTS OF PRESCRIPTION
An ideal
prescription should
have the following
parts:

Date

Superscription

Inscription
Subscription

Transcription
Signature

PARTS OF PRESCRIPTION
DANGEROUS DRUG
PRESCRIPTION

Triplicate copy.
Date
Superscription

Inscription
Subscription

Transcription
Signature

Date:
- Prescription is still valid
- To know when the medicines were last dispensed
- To prevent the misuse of the drug by the patients

Superscription:
Information about the prescriber (name, address and
telephone number)
Information about the patient (full name, address, gender,
DOB, weight & height if necessary)
Rx symbol
-It is an abbreviation of Latin term “Recipe”, meaning “to
take” or “take thou”

Inscription:
-Main part of the prescription.
-It gives the information about the name of the
drug (generic or trade name), its formulation and
unit dosage.
Subscription:
-Subscription provides information to the
pharmacists about the quantity and dosage form of
the drug to be dispensed.
Transcription:
-Transcription is the prescribers direction to the
patient contains instruction about the amount of
drug, time and frequency of doses to be taken.

Signature & Instructions:


-

Prescription should be signed by the prescriber.


-Refill instructions (if needed)
-Special instructions (if any)
*Suspension – Shake well before use
(Auxilliary label)

A Prescription should be:


-Kept simple
-Abbreviations free (if necessary Latin abbreviations
should be used)
-Trailing zeros should be avoided, Leading zeros must be
added
-It should provide clear and specific directions

Ten Steps To Minimize


Prescription Error
1. Correct entry of the prescription must be

ensured.
2. It should be confirmed that the prescription

is correct and complete.


3. A prescriber or pharmacist must be aware of

look-alike, sound alike drugs.


4. Extra care should be given with zeros and

abbreviations.
5. Workplace must be organized.

Ten Steps To
Minimize
Prescription Error
6. Distraction should be reduced when possible.

7. Focus must be given on reducing stress and


balancing heavy workloads.
8. Drugs should be stored properly taking
adequate time.
9. All prescriptions should be checked thoroughly.

10. Thorough patient counseling should be


provided.

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