prescription writing
Terms
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- epocrates
- what is the most common, full fledged drug database used in the US today
- PRN
- what should you not write alone
- tsp
- teaspoon
- # (even if measuring mL)
- what sign is placed in front of the subscription
- ISMP (institute for safe medical practice)
- what is the organization trying to address some of the errors that cause harm
- pc
- after meals
- address, dea#
- what is addionally needed on schedule II prescriptions (2)
- solution
- sol
- inscription
- drug name, concentration, and formulation are part of what
- three times a day
- tid
- tab
- tablet
- prn
- as needed
- no
- is writing MgSO4 acceptable
- inscription, subscription, signatura
- what are the three lines of a perscription (top to bottom)
- label
- sig
- dea
- who regulates controlled substances
- tid
- three times a day
- three
- how many security features must a tamper-proof pad have
- after meals
- pc
- signatura
- where would you put the reason for a prescritpion
- schedule III
- what class of controlled substances includse codeine and hydrocodone
- heroin, LSD, marijuana
- what are three examples of schedule I drugs
- five
- how many schedules are there for controlled substances
- none
- what do you write in the refill section if you do not intend any refils
- yes
- is it legal to write a prescription for a family member
- every hour
- qh
- hour
- h
- medicaid
- as of october who requires perscriptions to be written on tamper-proff prescription pads
- none
- what is the dosing limitation for schedule III and IV drugs
- ointment
- ung
- one
- which is prefered: 1 or one
- schedule IV
- what class of drugs includes propoxyphene
- no
- can controlled substance prescriptions be refilled
- po
- by mouth
- 90
- how many days can a mail-order prescription last
- 30
- how many days does a drug supply last for a chronic patient
- schedule I
- what class of controlled substances are so potentially addictive that no one can legally use them
- hs
- hour of sleep
- ung
- ointment
- 5 times in 6 months
- how many times and in how many months can schedule III and IV prescriptions be called in
- qod
- every other day
- instructions
- what does the signatura contain
- three
- how many lines does a well-written prescription have
- by mouth
- po
- every
- q
- schedule II
- what class of controlled substances includes cocaine, morphine, oxycodone
- signatura
- what line would you put PO on
- every hour
- oh
- Q6H (because tells spacing, not just frequency)
- what is better to write, QID or Q6H
- sig
- label
- bid
- twice a day
- gt
- drop
- controlled drugs, narcotics
- what two classes of drugs require a patient's address
- ac
- before meals
- drug name, concentration, formulation
- what are the three components of the inscription (in order)
- qh
- every hour
- susp
- suspension
- diversion
- term used to describe the effort to get controlled drugs out of the hands of those who should not have these medications
- recipe
- what does Rx stand for
- schedule II
- what class of controlled drugs can you not call in
- qid
- four times a day
- training zeros
- what do you want to avoid with whole numbers
- twice a day
- bid
- caps
- capsule
- schedule V
- what class of controlled drugs are the least abusive and addictive and are often sold OTC
- day
- d
- gtt
- drops
- every other day
- qod
- sol
- solution
- d
- day
- h
- hour
- capsule
- caps
- as directed
- ut dict
- tablespoon
- tbsp
- hour of sleep
- hs
- Rx
- what is the superscription
- nursing homes
- what is one of the few exceptions that is allowed to fax prescriptions (p)
- teaspoon
- tsp
- 1 million
- how many people die yearly from wrong drug or dose
- dispense as written
- where do you sign if you want a patient to use the trade drugs you specify
- label
- what does signatura mean in latin
- drops
- gtt
- as needed
- prn
- drop
- gt
- amount
- what does the subscription tell a pharmacist
- no
- is it ever OK to abbreviate drug names
- suspension
- susp
- superscription
- what is the Rx sympol called
- dea
- who must you be registered with to prescribe or administer controlled substances
- six months
- how long is a schedule III, IV or V prescription good for
- controlled substances
- drugs taht have abuse or addiction potential
- 100
- there must be fewer than how many doses for prescriptions of schedule II drugs
- none
- what is the dosing limitation for scheudle V drugs
- product selection permitted
- what do you sign if you don't care if a patient uses generic drugs
- by mouth
- what does PO mean in english
- before meals
- ac
- ut dict
- as directed
- q
- every
- four times a day
- qid
- tbsp
- tablespoon
- schedule I
- what class inculdes heroin, LSD, marijuana
- schedule II
- what class of controlled substances is the most sever that we can legally use
- tablet
- tab
- one year
- what is the longest that a prescription can be good for