Prescription Orders for Laboratory Examination

These flashcards cover key prescription orders and terminology related to various antibiotic and medication classes as outlined in the lecture notes.

Natural Penicillin

Penicillin-VK, tablets 500 mg
Dispense 40 tablets
Sig: Take orally 1 tablet ac, qid for 7 days

Antistaphylococcal Penicillin

Oxacillin, 250 mg capsules,

Dispense 60 capsules

Sig: take 1 capsule tid, for 10 days orally

Extended Spectrum Penicillin

Amoxicillin 250 mg capsules
Dispense 20 capsules
Sig: take 1 capsule, 3 times/ day, daily for 10 days

Penicillin + Beta-Lactamase Inhibitor

Augmentin 250 mg tablets

dispense 15 tablets

sig: take 1 tablet, 3 times/day, daily for 5 days

Second Generation Cephalosporin

Ceftin250 mg tablets
Dispense 1 bottle

Sig: orally, take 1 tablet every 12 hours, for 10 days

Third Generation Cephalosporin

Cefixime 200 mg tablets
Dispense 20 tablets
sig: orally, take 1 tablet twice daily , for 10 days.

Macrolide

Erythromycin 250 mg tablets
Dispense 60 tablets
Sig: take 2 tablets, 4 times/day, daily, for 7 days.

Azalide

Azithromycin 500 mg tablets
Dispense: 50 tablets

sig: Orally, 500 mg as a single dose on day 1 followed by 250 mg/day for 4 days

Glycopeptide Antibiotic

Vancocyn 125 mg capsules

Dispense 1 bottle
Sig.: orally, take 1 tablet every 6 hours, for 10 days

Bacitracin

Bacitracin, ophthalmic ointment 500 units/g

dispense 1 tube

sig: Externally, apply locally did for 7-10 days

Lincosamide

Clindamycin, gel 1,2%/0.0025.Dispense 1 tube.Sig: Externally, apply locally approximate a pea sized amount once daily for 1 month

Chloramphenicol

Chloramphenicol 250 mg capsules. Dispense 112 capsules.Sig: take 2 capsules, qid, for 14 days

Tetracycline

Doxycycline 100 mg capsules
Dispense 1 bottle
Sig: Orally, initially 100 mg b.i.d for 3 to 6 weeks or until improvement after that 100 mg orally/day

Aminoglycoside

R/

Gentamycin, vials 40 mg/ml

Dispense 60 vials

Sig: i.m. injection, 2 vials dissolved in physiological serum, every 8 hours, daily, for 10 days.

Topical Sulfonamide

Mafenide acetate, 10 % cream

Dispense 1 tube
Sig: apply to burned skin surfaces, 2 times / day, daily

Trimethoprim-Sulfonamide Combination

Sulfasalazine 500 mg tablets,Dispense 100 tablets. Sig: orally, take 4 tablets every 4 hours in the beginning of the treatment and then continue with 1 tablet every 4 hours

Fluoroquinolone

Ciprofloxacin, 500 mg tablets

Dispense 100 tablets

Sig: take 1 tablet, twice daily, at meals, daily for 2 weeks

Amphotericin B

Amphotericin B 50 mg vial
Dispense 21 vials
Sig: slowly IV infusion, 1 vial disolved in sterile water once every 2 days for 6 weeks

Azole

Voriconazole 200 mg tablets
Dispense 1 bottle
Sig: orally, take 1 tablet bid, for 2 month

Antiherpes Simplex Agent

Griseofulvin 250mg tablets

Dispense 1Bottle (one)

Sig : orally, 2 tablets/day, at meals , for 4 weeks

Anti-herpes

Acyclovir 200 mg capsules.Dispense 50 tablets. Sig: Take 1×5 capsules daily for 10 days

Antihelmintic

Albendazole 200 mg tablets
Dispense 12 tablets
Sig: Orally, take 2×2 tablet/ day for 3 days

Metronidazole

Metronidazole 250 mg tablets
Dispense 1 package
Sig: Orally, take 2×1 tablet/day, per 10 days

M-cholinomimetic

Pilocarpine, 2% ointment

Dispense 1 tube
Sig. : externally, apply locally in conjunctival sac, 3 times/day.